Western is the first university in Canada to join the 529 Garage initiative, a community-powered bike recovery service with registered users across North America. Campus cyclists …
Campus Community Police Service
Police quash campus threat; student arrested
Time was of the essence when Campus Community Police Service, with London Police Service, acted Monday in thwarting a threat of gun violence on campus.
Western statement on campus threat investigation
Western released the following statement regarding an ongoing police investigation related to a threat to campus.
Redmond to head Campus Community Police Service
Chief Superintendent Daniel Redmond, former Regional Commander for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region, has been named Director of Campus Community Police Service, the university announced this week.
Lost, found and sold
Western’s Campus Community Police Service held its annual Unclaimed Found Property Sale on Tuesday at the University Community Centre, featuring everything from bicycles, iPods and jewelry, to watches, a clarinet and even a stainless steel BBQ utensil set. Campus...
Comment sought on campus police
A team of assessors from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) will arrive on April 24 to examine all aspects of Campus Community Police Services (CCPS) policy and procedures, management, operation and support services....
Getting the ‘right people to do the right job’
Mental health is a responsibility of every police force, said Western’s Campus Community Police Service Director John Carson, with his officers dealing with more and more incidents around mental-health issues. “It’s increasing a fair bit, actually. Mental-health...
Quick thinking, teamwork highlight accident response
A quick-thinking PhD student, working in conjunction with Western’s Health and Safety infrastructure, offered a textbook example of how to handle a laboratory emergency on campus this week. On Monday, Patrick Hill, a PhD student in Geology and Planetary Sciences, was...
Student’s death turns attention to campus safety
Western officials are starting the process of what lessons to take away from the traffic death of first-year Health Sciences student Andrea Christidis. “This loss has been keenly felt across campus. Many people are anxious to know if anything could have prevented it,...
All hands on deck for ‘explosive’ exercise
Campus emergency responders gathered for Harmony 10, Western’s annual emergency exercise, in response to a simulated explosion at Western's North Substation last Thursday morning. Campus responders involved in the exercise included Campus Community Police Service;...
Emergency exercise scheduled for Thursday
Harmony 10, Western’s annual emergency exercise, gets underway at 8:30 a.m. Thursday and runs through noon. Exercise activities will be centred at locations around campus. Be aware the exercise will also include testing communication tools. These include mass emails,...
Police continue campus wreck investigation
London Police Service (LPS) continues to investigate a fatal car crash from early Sunday morning on the Western campus. A car travelling along Perth Drive, near the Chemistry Building, left the road and struck a tree some time after 3 a.m. Sunday. LPS confirmed Jan...
Police warn of vehicle break-ins
Western’s Campus Community Police Service has issued a warning about a series of vehicle break-ins across campus in recent weeks.