Blue Knights
WA III

BKWA III
Club Background

Washington III History

In late 2006, Twenty-one charter members formed the Washington III Chapter of the Blue Knights Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club in the Tri-Cities area of Washington State. We presently have well over 60 members covering the Mid-Columbia Basin, Southeastern Washington and Oregon.

Washington III is part of theWest Coast Conference , which is comprised of Washington, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Utah as well as Northern and Central California, Northern Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii, and Australia/New Zealand. The WCC also includes the five Western Canadian Provinces/Territories
(Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan,
Northwest and Yukon Territories).

WA III Officers

President: Jerry Bickford
(Retired Seattle PD)

Vice President: Bill Eden
(Retired Riverside California PD)

Secretary: Rick Rochleau
(Franklin County Sheriff's Office)

Treasurer: John Barriball
(Retired Whatcom County Sherrif's Office)

Directors:
Tony Belsito (Retired Richland PD)
Rick Kent (Franklin CO Sheriff's Office)
Robert Chappell (Hanford Patrol/DOE)

History of the Blue Knights

In the Spring of 1974, several law enforcement officers* from the Bangor, Maine (USA) area met and and formed a small, local motorcycle club. The rest, as they say, is history.
Soon, Blue Knight chapters were being formed in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and beyond. With the addition of Canada, and later Australia, the Blue Knights became an international organization.

*Our Founding Fathers are: Joel Rudom, Bill Robinson, Doug Miner, Ed Gallant, Mike Hall, Chuck Gesner, Wayne Labree, Chuck Shuman

As of January 1, 2007, we have 586 chapters and almost 20,000 members in 28 countries.

Jerry Bickford
BK WAIII President

Ride with Pride!