BPD Called to Campus Following Mental Health Crisis
At around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday Oct. 8, the Bellevue Police Department was called to Bellevue College to respond to an individual present on campus. Police officers were present near […]
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Bellevue College Hosts Intense Mass Casualty Simulation for Nursing Students
Bellevue College’s nursing program conducted a mass casualty simulation (MCI) on campus on Aug. 7 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event aimed to supply and prepare BC nursing […]
Seattle Police Officer Fired For Comments Over Pedestrian’s Death- Could this Signal a New Era of Accountability for the Seattle PD?
In Jan. 2023, Northeastern graduate student Jaahnavi Kandula, was struck and killed by Seattle PD officer Kevin Dave, prompting another officer, Daniel Auderer, to deem her life as having “limited […]
Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz Steps Down Amid Discrimination Lawsuit Against Seattle PD
On May 20, a lawsuit was filed by Eric Greening, a Seattle Police Captain, against Chief Adrian Diaz and the Seattle Police Department, who were accused of allegedly discriminating against […]
BC Students Raise Concerns About Safety After Reported Assault On Campus
“I’m just wondering if they caught the guy.” Those were the words of an anonymous BC student when asked about the reported rape in BC’s L building on Tuesday, Feb. […]
BC Evacuation After Reported Assault Raises Concerns Over Emergency Alert System’s Reliability
On Tuesday, February 27, a reported case of sexual assault shook the Bellevue College community. The crime was reported around 8:50 a.m. By the time Bellevue Police arrived, they almost […]
How to Stay Vigilant and Utilize Public Safety Resources at Bellevue College
On May 22, BC Public Safety sent out a Public Safety Bulletin detailing recent incidents related to an individual who identified themself as ‘Chris’. The earliest reported incident was in […]
Protestors call for an end to police brutality in Seattle, and across the country
Not since 2017’s May Day protests has thunder struck the Rainy City. Last weekend’s demonstrations were part of nationwide responding to the killing of unarmed Minnesotan George Floyd. Other demonstrations […]
King County agrees to $2.25 million settlement in the fatal shooting of Seattle teen
In January 2017, 17-year-old Des Moines student Mi’Chance Dunlap-Gittens was shot to death by King County Sheriff’s officers during a misguided sting operation. The high school senior and his 16-year-old […]
Seattle files a motion to end police oversight
On May 7, the City of Seattle and the Department of Justice filed a motion to terminate Seattle PD’s commitment to the “Consent Decree Sustainment Plan,” imposed after the Department […]
Police and Pride: Trying to Improve from a Tense History
50 years ago, the police were a clear enemy of the LGBT community, and for good reason. Police enforced sodomy laws that outlawed homosexual acts, cops raided gay bars, and […]