Community in Action: Meet the Arlington Police Department Located in the north of Snohomish County is the city of Arlington that exists today because it “won” a 19th-century land feud against its neighbor, Haller City. It serves as a basecamp for the North Cascades, where the local municipal airport and the 30-mile Centennial Trail offer […]
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Do you recognize this guy?? You might have seen him in a popular video that is circulating of a police officer buying a gentleman a new coat and snow pants. This video demonstrates what a BlueBridge interaction looks like. We’re excited to introduce to you, Sergeant Dan McNamara. He is a third-generation law enforcement professional
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How Puyallup Police Chief Scott Engle is Bridging the Gap in Community Care Leading with Heart and Partnership in Puyallup We are thrilled to introduce you to the leader of the Puyallup Police Department, Chief Scott Engle. With a career spanning over 25 years and a deep-rooted love for the “Land of Generous People,”
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Meet Chief Rafael Padilla: Leading Community-Centric Policing in Kent, Washington We are proud to introduce you to the dedicated Chief of Police for the Kent Washington Police Department, Rafael Padilla! Chief Padilla brings a wealth of experience, having served as a police officer for 33 years. He began his distinguished career in Hawaii with the
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Sept. 23. 2025 We were both honored and thrilled last week when the editors of Upworthy reached out because they had caught wind of the great things BlueBridge has been accomplishing and wanted to do a story on us! For those unfamiliar with Upworthy, they’re arguably the largest “good news” content provider in the online
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Chief Kelly Park’s ‘Why’ For Chief Kelly Park of the King County Sheriff’s Office, a defining moment early in her career solidified her path. While still in field training, she was dispatched to a domestic violence call. There, she found a woman, battered and bleeding, hiding under a staircase. The victim was frightened, her self-esteem
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We’re overdue for our second ever Agency Program Director (APD) Highlight! As you may already know, each BlueBridge program is run by someone at our partner law enforcement agency who steps up to the plate and volunteers to run it. These individuals are crucial to the BlueBridge program and the longevity of programs at the
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BlueBridge’s spending software vendor, PEX, recently featured us in an important case study on Nonprofit uses for the PEX spending platform. We were honored to be the spotlight amongst their thousands of customers! To read the case study, please click here!
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Every month, we shine a spotlight on a BlueBridge Participating Officer (PO), sharing their invaluable experiences with the program. These officers are hand-picked by BlueBridge Alliance headquarters based on their exceptional use of the program. For June, we’re thrilled to introduce Officer Gregorio Alvarado. Officer Alvarado has served with the Moses Lake Police Department for
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By now, you all may be familiar with the Participating Officer Highlights that we do. However, today’s highlight may look a little different. We are doing our very first Agency Program Director highlight and it is no other than the wonderful Olivia Martinez! We want to shine a light on our hard working Agency Program
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