http://bellevuepd.com/coppsblog BPD's "Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving" Unit Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:19:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The month of September is set aside for National Disaster Preparedness month.  This is a time for all of us to take a minute to make sure we are prepared at home/work in the case of any type of natural/un-natural disaster.  The American Red Cross (www.redcross.org) has numerous articles and lists ... http://bellevuepd.com/coppsblog/?p=448 The 2010 Citizen's Police Academy starts tonight.  We have a great schedule planned.  We will be hearing from Chief Stacey tonight on the History and Organization of the Bellevue Police Department and Lt. Elbert on Recruiting and Professional Standards.  Sam and Louie's will also be providing Pizza and Salad for dinner ... http://bellevuepd.com/coppsblog/?p=445  Imagine you are at home lounging on the couch when you hear police sirens. You pull the curtains back from the window and see two police cars next door. An  officer is talking to your neighbor while another office is looking in the bushes.   You wonder what could have happened, ... http://bellevuepd.com/coppsblog/?p=436 I work at Two Springs Elementary, where the Level 3 sex offender photo list was hung in the teachers' lounge. Last year a new employee was shocked to see that a man she knew was on the poster. It behooves us as parents, neighbors, and educators to be aware of those who ... http://bellevuepd.com/coppsblog/?p=429 Even with all the new stories, articles, and warnings according an article on Opposing Views, by MomLogic  28% of teens still chat with Strangers on-line, 69% give out their physical location, 18% post photos of themselves and 12% post their cell phone number.  These are very scary statistics.  Parents really need to ... http://bellevuepd.com/coppsblog/?p=425 It seems to me I have seen a lot more reports recently about thefts from vehicles.  For the most part this is a preventable crime.  Lock your doors! Park in a well lit area! Don't leave your purse, back pack, laptop, iPod, GPS, or anything of value sitting in plain view ... http://bellevuepd.com/coppsblog/?p=420 With the school year starting back up we really need to pay attention to what our kids are doing on the Internet.  Check out this article by Fierce CIO on the top five back to school online safety questions every parent should ask. We can't be too safe in todays ... http://bellevuepd.com/coppsblog/?p=417 Thank you to all our National Night Out Party Hosts.  We had 72 parties here in Bellevue.  I drove around McGruff and Bucky Bear (Village Inn's Mascot) and we made it to 12 parties and had a lot of fun.  Several parties went all out and had Bounce Houses, snow ... http://bellevuepd.com/coppsblog/?p=414 This Saturday Swine Dining is hosting a fundraiser for the Bellevue Police K9.  There will be "Dunk a Pig" (Dunk Tank), bounce house and T-shirts for sale.  There will also be a pork eating contest amoung the some Police Officers.  The hours of the fundraiser is from 10:30-3:00pm and the pork ... http://bellevuepd.com/coppsblog/?p=411 There have already been some fires and injuries caused because of Fireworks this year.  The National Fireworks safety website has some good information to keep you safe this Fourth of July.  Go to http://www.fireworksafety.com/ for more information.  In Bellevue Fireworks are permissible from 10 days prior to the 4th of July up ... http://bellevuepd.com/coppsblog/?p=408