Campus Community Police Service

New partnership unites riders, community against bike thieves

Jun 30, 2020

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 can now enlist the help of thousands of extra eyes across the city in an effort to keep their bikes safe from thieves, thanks to a new partnership with 529 Garage. Western is the first Canadian university partner for the North American online bike-recovery service. “Bike theft is an ongoing concern to the campus community,” said Kim Reynolds, a Campus Community Police Service (CCPS) investigative staff sergeant. “Many faculty, staff and students utilize cycling as their preferred mode of transportation to commute to campus and Western is committed to supporting this among our community.” 529 Garage is a free, smartphone app/online bike registry uniting cyclists and law enforcement in a community effort to reduce bike theft. To participate, riders register their bicycle online via the website or app. Should a rider’s bike go missing, they can activate an alert through the 529 Garage app, which sends out a broadcast to all users in the area to be on the lookout for the missing bicycle. Last year alone, riders reported 765 bikes stolen in London, according to London Police, with many of those thefts happening downtown and on Western’s campus. More than one million bikes are already registered through the 529 Garage initiative. “The increased number of bikes on campus increases the opportunity for theft to occur,” Reynolds said. “Registering your bike discourages theft and aids in its identification and return should your bike be stolen.” Along with the free registration, CCPS has purchased a number of tamper-resistant 529 Garage shields for the bicycles. The stickers, each with unique IDs, are not mandatory to be part of the initiative, but can act as a deterrent to potential thieves. Stickers are available at the CCPS office from 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Police quash campus threat; student arrested

Oct 4, 2016

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

Oct 3, 2016

Western released the following statement regarding an ongoing police investigation related to a threat to campus.

Redmond to head Campus Community Police Service

Aug 29, 2016

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

May 26, 2016

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

Apr 7, 2016

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’

Nov 11, 2015

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

Nov 5, 2015

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

Oct 22, 2015

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

May 21, 2015

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

May 13, 2015

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

Jan 18, 2015

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

Apr 4, 2014

Western’s Campus Community Police Service has issued a warning about a series of vehicle break-ins across campus in recent weeks.