The Bellevue Police Department was pleased to welcome children’s YouTube star Blippi to the station for a new episode on the popular educational channel for kids.
Titled “Blippi Meets Police Heroes & Their K9 Dog!,” the latest Blippi episode offers the host and his 25.5 million subscribers a look at some of the tools officers use every day to keep Bellevue a safe place to live, work, and visit for everyone. This includes a brief jiujitsu demonstration and tours of a police car and a motorcycle. Viewers even get to meet Kole, one of the three K9s within the department.
“It was a pleasure to welcome Blippi to the Bellevue Police Department, because this agency takes great pride showing community members of all ages how officers keep this city safe,” said Wendell Shirley, Chief of Police for the Bellevue Police Department.
The Bellevue Police Department brings the Prevention, Intervention, and Enforcement (P.I.E.) philosophy to its public safety mission for the community. In addition to the new Blippi episode, the agency has recently deployed many community-focused opportunities that address the “prevention” aspects of law enforcement, including its annual summer youth camps for middle and high school students and the National Night Out celebration.
Filming for the episode took place in mid-May, and as of this publication, the 10-minute segment has generated more than 159,000 views since its premiere on August 9.
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