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University Police said a Western Washington University student was robbed of her phone and other belongings in front of Buchanan Towers residence hall on campus at 9:44 p.m. Sunday.
Police said the student was waiting at the bus stop at Bill McDonald Parkway when a man approached her,…
In his early days on the University of Washington campus as a freshman, Kaid Tipton got his first taste of what it was going to be like as a student of color at the state’s most elite public school.
He ran into a former classmate from Kentridge High School in Kent, who greeted him with a…
Western Washington University police and officials responded appropriately after a threat against a student prompted cancellation of classes in November, according to a consultant’s report released March 2.
However, consultant John N. Vinson, the chief of police at the University of…
When racist threats were posted about Western Washington University’s black ASB President, Western took action.
A new report says that action was appropriate.
Western spokesman Paul Cocke recognizes the findings probably won’t satisfy everyone.
Outside consultant John Vinson, hired by Western Washington University to review the procedures and processes used to investigate a threat made via Yik Yak last November, has completed his report, which is available online here.
Vinson, police chief at the University of Washington,…
A visitor in a Western Washington University classroom was cited for having a concealed handgun Friday afternoon, Feb. 12.
A student in a class in Parks Hall 146 noticed a man had a gun in his waistband around 12:35 p.m., according to a campus alert sent out about an hour later.
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[ Update: As noted below, a composite sketch of the suspect has been released by the Bellingham Police Department. ]
The Bellingham Police Department is investigating a series of incidents of indecent exposure and voyeurism that are occurring near the Western Washington University campus…
A suspended Western Washington University student acknowledged to a campus police officer that he wrote “Let’s lynch her” on an online thread about a black student leader but said he promptly deleted it, according to the Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
Tysen Campbell, who is…
With paths in the campus core being constricted by the construction at the Carver Academic Facility, University Police are paying close attention to dismount zones on campus.
The rules, which have been in place for several years, state that bicycles, skateboards and other wheeled…
In the wake of the shooting Thursday at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., Western faculty, staff and students are reminded of important safety information.
Western has an excellent video titled “Three Rules for Surviving an Active Shooter: Run. Hide. Fight,” which is…