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New school year features later start time for high schools
Safety is top priority; allowing extra travel time recommended
The first day of school for the Bellevue School District is Thursday, Sept. 1. The Bellevue Police Department, the Transportation Department and Bellevue School District will work to ensure that students, parents and commuters…
Suspects in multiple car thefts arrested
Suspect interviews reveal criminal tactics, crime prevention tips
After a lengthy investigation, investigators with the Bellevue Police Special Enforcement Team on Aug. 17 arrested three people suspected in a series of vehicle break-ins and auto thefts throughout the region.
Charged…
Bellevue Teen Seriously Injured in Crash
Speed, Impairment Suspected
BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Last night shortly after 10:00 p.m., Bellevue Police and Fire responded to a reported single vehicle rollover traffic crash in the 5200 block of Highland Drive. When responders arrived, they found a vehicle in the middle of the roadway that had…
Bellevue man arrested for sex offenses
Suspect allegedly targeted coworkers, juvenile
Bellevue Police Tuesday arrested a 22 year-old Bellevue man after two women and a girl came forward, alleging a host of sex offenses. The women and girl all knew Dariel De Los Santos due to his employment at Jubilee Reach, an Eastside…
Help us help you stay safe
The Bellevue police and fire departments are asking for your help on
this upcoming July 4. We need everyone's help to have a safe
celebration. Residents are encouraged to attend one of the many public
fireworks displays in the region and to refrain from lighting their own
neighborhood displays.…
$65,000 worth of stolen jewelry recovered
Early on June 10 Bellevue Police served search warrants in Burien and Des Moines, and recovered $65,000 worth of jewelry that was stolen from the Bellevue Square Nordstrom's in December. A vehicle involved in the crime was also seized. There were no arrests, although charges in the…
Carjacking suspect caught
Bellevue police have arrested a 24-year-old Seattle woman suspected of a carjacking in the Lake Hills area on Friday.
At 9:56 p.m., on Friday, police responded to a report of a carjacking on the 15600 block of Southeast 10th Street. It was reported that two women drove to their residence and…
Flying envelopes tip cops to mail thieves
For the second week in a row, Bellevue police arrested suspected mail thieves in the midst of pilfering parcels. Shortly before 4 a.m. on Sunday, an officer patrolling the 16400 block of Southeast Newport Way saw a vehicle by a mailbox. When he began following the vehicle,…
Bragging burglar arrested
Suspect used stolen Hummer as battering ram in Bellevue burglary
A Renton man suspected of stealing a vehicle in Bellevue and using it in a crime spree was arrested after he allegedly left a trail of evidence that led investigators straight to him.
On April 17, a Bellevue resident reported that his…
Mail thieves returned to sender
A trio of mail thieves received a first-class delivery to the King County Jail Monday morning, courtesy of the Bellevue Police Department.
Shortly after 1 a.m. Monday, a patrol officer patrolling the 100 block of 98th Avenue Northeast in West Bellevue noticed three suspicious individuals…