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Riot prompts police response

Smoke filled the air and loud bangs could be heard several blocks away. Some people launched glass bottles at police who had ordered them off the street, while others sought refuge away from the chaos.
The party that erupted into what police called a riot late Saturday night, Oct. 12, led…

Police use pepper spray as young Bellingham crowd riots

Hundreds of college-age revelers threw projectiles at Bellingham police, who responded with pepper spray to disperse them late Saturday and early Sunday, officials said.

At least three people were arrested during the melee, according to Bellingham police Sgt. Mike…

²ÝÁñÉçÇø president vows to expel any student involved in riots

In the wake of last Saturday's violent riot in the streets of Bellingham, Western Washington University’s president vows to expel any student involved in the confrontation with police.
“If Western students are found to have participated, they do not belong at this university…

More arrests possible after riot on Indian Street in Bellingham

Police used pepper spray to disperse hundreds of drunk, bottle-throwing college students who rioted late Saturday, Oct. 12, north of Western Washington University.

Bellingham Police broke up a block party around 9:30 p.m. Saturday at a Sehome neighborhood apartment complex in the 1200…

²ÝÁñÉçÇø president dismayed by weekend melee off-campus

Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard acknowledged Monday that the school is facing challenges concerning student drug and alcohol use. But he says the off-campus melee on Saturday is anathema to the university's culture.

²ÝÁñÉçÇø student retracts report of sexual assault in Happy Valley

A Western Washington University student falsely reported a sexual assault last month in the Happy Valley neighborhood, police said Friday, Oct. 11.

The woman, 22, told detectives she'd been sexually assaulted by two men while walking home on Taylor Avenue in the early morning hours…

Statement by ²ÝÁñÉçÇø President Bruce Shepard and Associated Students President Carly Roberts
²ÝÁñÉçÇø to test Western Alert notification system Thursday, Oct. 17
Online survey gathers feedback on campus safety
Man found dead in Bellingham park was former ²ÝÁñÉçÇø student

The body found last weekend in a Bellingham park was a 19-year-old former Western Washington University student, Bellingham police and ²ÝÁñÉçÇø officials say.

The man’s body was found Saturday morning in Franklin Park, but had no identification, police said. Officers checked his fingerprints…

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