Since 2018, Biola has had 92 cases of theft, equating to 95% of property crime committed on campus in the same time period. Those numbers aren't unusually high says Chief of Campus Safety John Ojeisekhoba—they're actually fairly low. But they may be preventable.  As Campus Safety works to reduce...

The outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, a respiratory illness, in Wuhan, China, has been booming in the media, with over 7,700 cases in China and 71 outside, according to the Washington Post as of the evening of Jan. 29. This past weekend, Southern California encountered two cases in Orange County...

Vandalism — Hope Hall Reported Jan. 17, 1:30 p.m. Facilities Management reported graffiti found inside Hope Hall.  Vandalism — Creek Tunnel - La Mirada Boulevard Reported Jan. 19, 4:39 p.m. An officer observed the individuals going into the creek tunnel and saw one of them writing on the...

(This story was originally published in print on Jan. 23, 2020). Eight Biola students and thousands of Puerto Rican residents woke to see picture frames falling from the walls and bed frames shaking violently on the morning of Jan. 7, 2020. In Ponce, homes crumbled to the ground and hundreds of residents...

Biola sees hundreds of students travel domestically and internationally every semester. Six months ago, the university had limited precautions and risk management procedures in place to ensure the safety of students traveling for mission trips and semesters abroad. With a new division, University Travel...

Vehicle Burglary ― Lot K Reported Jan. 14, 7:39 p.m., occurred between Jan. 13, 1:30 p.m. and Jan. 14, 6:55 p.m. A Campus Safety officer reported a locked vehicle burglarized in Lot K. This is an active investigation and was reported to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.  Grand Theft...

Trespassing — Lot K Reported Jan. 6, 2:17 p.m. An officer observed an individual riding a bicycle through Lot K. After the officer made contact with the individual, the individual claimed that he was a BMX rider checking out the structure of the parking lot. The officer made him aware that the...

Weapon(s) on School Grounds — University Drive Reported Dec. 6, 10:07 p.m., occurred Dec. 6, 10:07 p.m. Campus Safety officers reported two students with a sword. Officers made contact and determined that the sword was a prop weapon and not functional, so no actual crime had occurred. However,...

Battery — Bell Tower Reported Oct. 29, 9:01 p.m. A student reported a domestic disturbance in front of the Bell Tower. The two individuals involved are not affiliated with Biola and were given a trespass advisement.  Trespassing — Library  Reported Oct. 29, 9:38 p.m.  The same two individuals...

Los Angeles Sheriff's Department arrested a man who crashed a car into the creek in front of Blackstone Hall. The man was suspected of stealing the car and was trying to evade deputies when he drove onto campus at approximately 11 a.m. The car was stolen off-campus and the theft is unrelated to Biola....

Vandalism ― Horton Hall Reported Oct. 25, 10:37 a.m, occurred sometime prior to 10:37 a.m. Facilities Management reported writing on the wall of Horton’s public bathroom. This case is still active. Trespassing — Lot E Reported on Oct. 26, 5:55 a.m. A Campus Safety officer reported and...

Stewart Hall — Disturbing the peace Reported on Oct. 19, 12:54 a.m. A student reported a noise complaint of loud music and yelling between Stewart and Hope Hall. The individuals left prior to Campus Safety’s arrival.