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Bike patrol returns
Bellevue's police bike patrol is back. The City Council on Monday voted to add funding for four bike patrol officers and a corporal (supervisor) to the mid-biennium budget.
The former bike patrol unit operated from the early '90s until it was eliminated during the 2011…
Police car hits pedestrian lying in street
A police officer on patrol in his vehicle struck a 21-year-old Bellevue man lying or sitting in the street early Sunday morning. The man in the street was transported to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries to his arm and leg.
At about 2:20 a.m., Sunday, the officer was…
'Lock it, hide it, keep it' to reduce car prowls
On the biggest shopping day of the year, Bellevue Police will announce a new initiative aimed at reducing car break-ins during the busy holiday shopping season. The initiative is called "Lock it, Hide it, Keep it," and encourages visitors and residents of Bellevue to do three simple things…
Grant will help pay for police dog's protective vest
Bellevue Police were awarded a $1,500 grant Wednesday by the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation that will help pay for a protective vest for the department's newest police dog, Ozzy. The Bellevue Police Foundation is chipping in the remaining $500.
Ozzy, who finished his initial…
Council Roundup: Bike cops coming back?
Also, electrical facilities, winter weather and transportation plan
The City Council is considering adding five bike patrol officers to the police force to stem a rise in property crimes, including car thefts and prowls, in the downtown, BelRed and Factoria areas.
In 2011, at the height of the…
Bellevue man arrested for fatal crash
Bellevue Police arrested a 38-year-old Bellevue man Thursday morning for investigation of vehicular homicide and felony hit and run for a crash Wednesday night.
At 7:25 a.m., a resident reported they saw a man covered in blood walking around an apartment building near the site of the…
Child missing for four years
Friday (today) marks the four-year anniversary of the day that two-year-old Sky Metalwala was reported missing, and Police Chief Steve Mylett has issued a renewed request to Sky's mother to provide information in the case.
On Nov. 6, 2011, Sky's mother, Julia Biryukova, reported…
Police arrest alleged ID thieves
Tip from prosecutor leads to arrests, recovered stolen property
Detectives from the Bellevue Police Special Enforcement Team on Tuesday arrested two individuals suspected in a string of crimes throughout the region. County prosecutors say they will charge Somaly Sen with first-degree identity theft…
Police officer pulls suicidal woman from I-405 overpass
On Monday at approximately 3:02 p.m., Bellevue Police responded to the overpass of Interstate 405 at Northeast 10th Street for a report of a suicidal woman hanging over a guardrail. Officers arrived approximately one minute later and found the individual standing on the outside of the…
Tip-A-Cop for Special Olympics Saturday
For the 10th year, Bellevue police officers will trade in their handcuffs for aprons at Red Robin as part of the national "Tip-A-Cop" event benefitingSpecial Olympics. Officers will collect donations and help serve Red Robin restaurant guests.
The event will be at the Red Robin at Bellevue…