The party's over for tailgaters at Dodger Stadium

Fans who consider tailgating hours before a Dodgers game as cherished a tradition as attending the game itself found ever-present Dodgers security and Los Angeles police officers approaching by bike, in carts and on foot to tell them the party was over Tuesday.

"I thought L.A. was in a budget deficit. But they have enough L.A. police to come here and harass us?" said Dodgers fan Terry Romero. "We're just trying to celebrate opening day." Read more here:

Photo: Terry Romero, who has been to every opening day since Dodger Stadium was built, criticized the effort to curtail tailgating. Credit: Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times