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.
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Identity theft investigations result in lengthy prison sentences
Two suspects were recently sentenced for numerous counts of Identity Theft after separate investigations by Bellevue Police detectives and others. The suspects, Patrick McCabe and Paul Bauer, were sentenced earlier this month in King County Superior Court.
Bauer received 100 months in prison after…
City to add 4 photo enforcement cameras in January
The City of Bellevue will activate three additional red light photo enforcement cameras on January 1, as well as one additional school zone speed camera later in January.
In March, the Police Department recommended to the City Council the additional cameras to improve safety at two more major…
Police investigate crash that caused serious injury
On Monday, December 15, at approximately 12:31 a.m., Bellevue Police responded to a report of a car crash on the 15400 block of Lake Hills Boulevard. Officers arrived and located two involved vehicles.
Investigating officers arrested one of the drivers, a 25-year-old Bellevue resident,…
Police investigating fatal collision
On Monday, December 1, at approximately 6:05 a.m., Bellevue Police
responded to a report of a traffic crash near the intersection of 150th
Avenue Southeast and Southeast 38th Street. Officers arrived and found a
77-year-old woman who had been struck and fatally injured by a vehicle
in the roadway…
City manager to launch new recruitment for police chief
Today (Monday, November 17) City Manager Brad Miyake announced that the city will go back out for a targeted recruitment for the city's next police chief.
On October 22 and 23, the city invited five police chief candidates to meet with city employees, City Council, community leaders and the…
Police still seeking help on 3-year-old missing child case
Today marks the three-year anniversary of the day that two-year-old Sky Metawala was reported missing, and investigators are still asking for the public's help in this case.
Bellevue Police detectives are still assigned to the case. To date, they have pursued more than 2,500 tips and leads in…
Police looking for missing Newport Hills man
Bellevue Police are looking for a 44-year-old man last seen by friends or family on September 26. His father reported him missing on October 11, after he didn't show up for a meeting.
Michael W. Bennett is a white man, balding,with brown hair, brown eyes, 5-11, 185 pounds. He lives in the…
Wedding ring recovered with help from TV show
On Tuesday the Bellevue Police Department recovered a stolen wedding ring after the case was featured on the Washington's Most Wanted television show on Q13 FOX.
On Friday, September 19, the victim was shopping at the Nordstrom Rack store in Factoria. The victim set her purse down while she was…
Police: Marshawn Lynch accusation was 'false statement'
The Bellevue Police Department has concluded its investigation into assault and property damage allegations made against Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, confirming that Lynch had no involvement in the case.
As a result of the investigation, police have developed probable cause to…
Police investigate stabbing
On Wednesday, October 2, at 10:25 p.m., Bellevue Police responded to a reported stabbing near the intersection of Northeast Fourth Street and 106th Avenue Northeast. At the same time, police received a second 911 call from the Safeway store located in the 300 block of Bellevue Way Northeast,…