Below you will find some updates from the Bellevue Police Department. Please visit the Bellevue Beat Blog for the latest information on incidents and news by the agency.
City News
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…
Police investigate fatal car crash
On Wednesday, at approximately 7:41 p.m., Bellevue Police responded to a reported car crash in the 600 block of 148th Avenue Southeast. When officers arrived, they found a vehicle that had been in a crash in the southbound lanes. The driver inside, a 19-year-old Bellevue man, was dead as…
Police release additional details in fatal crash
Investigators with the Bellevue Police Department have released additional details regarding their investigation into a traffic crash Tuesday that caused the death of a Bellevue toddler on the sidewalk with her mother, waiting to cross the street. Police have also determined the likely cause…
Armed robbery at Bellevue pharmacy
Police seek public's assistance in identifying suspects
On Sunday, at about 8:53 p.m., the Rite-Aid pharmacy at 3905 Factoria Square Mall in Bellevue was robbed. Three suspects entered the store and then entered the pharmacy area by reaching behind the counter and opening the door. Once in the back…
Child dead in Bellevue crash
On Tuesday Bellevue Police and Fire responded to a reported traffic crash at the intersection of 140th Avenue Northeast and Bel-Red Road. Bellevue Police arrived within two minutes. Officers discovered a 28-month-old child that had been struck by a vehicle and killed. Life-saving attempts were made…