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Pedestrian struck in crosswalk, injured in hit and run
Bellevue Police traffic investigators are seeking information about a vehicle involved in a serious injury hit and run that occurred on Saturday night, Nov. 9, in the 15200 block of Lake Hills Blvd.
At approximately 6:15 p.m., officers responded to an injury traffic collision where a 20-year-old…
Police looking for hit-and-run driver
Bellevue Police are seeking information about a vehicle involved in a serious injury hit and run that occurred the night of Nov. 7, at the intersection of 140th Avenue Northeast and Northeast Eighth Street.
At approximately 6:24 p.m. officers responded to an injury traffic collision…
Apartment fire injures 7, displaces residents
At approximately 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Bellevue Fire received multiple calls of a fire at the Hampton Greens Apartment complex, in the 4500 block of 148th Avenue Northeast.
Fire and police units arrived within four and a half minutes and encountered a large thermal column of smoke, visible from…
Missing child still a mystery
Bellevue Police detectives are still assigned to a missing child case that started on Nov. 6, 2011, when 2-year-old Sky Metalwala was reported missing in Bellevue. To date, investigators have pursued more than 2,200 tips and leads in this case, however Sky remains missing.
The…
Scammers target people leaving banks
The Bellevue Police are warning the public about fraud scams where suspects are targeting vulnerable, trusting individuals, senior citizens and individuals for whom English is a second language.
The police have seen three recent cases that occurred in July, September and October. The scam artists…
Take back drugs Saturday (2)
The Bellevue Police Department is partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration as part of the nationwide prescription drug "Take-Back" initiative. We want your expired, unused and unwanted medications, including prescription drugs.
On Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Bellevue Police will…
Man found dead off Bellevue boat launch
A call came into 911 just after 9 a.m. Thursday, reporting a submerged truck about 60 feet off shore in the water at the Sweyolocken boat launch, 3000 block of Bellevue Way S.E.
Bellevue Police and firefighters responded to the scene within minutes. Two divers from the fire…
Experts to take questions at crime prevention forum
A group of subject experts, including police detectives and a county prosecutor, will speak and take questions at a crime prevention forum on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 6-8:30 p.m., at the Bellevue Library, 1111 110th Avenue N.E.
Police Chief Linda Pillo will speak, along with the following experts:
Phone…
Fatal traffic accident involving a motorcyclist
A traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a car turned deadly Friday at 6 p.m. Bellevue Police and firefighter-paramedics responded to a collision in the intersection of Northeast 10th Street and 102nd Avenue Northeast within four minutes. The motorcyclist, a 23-year-old man, …
Arrests in murder for hire investigation
Early on Wednesday, at approximately 2 a.m., two Seattle men were arrested for conspiracy and solicitation of first-degree assault. The 23-year-old and 39-year-old cousins originally concocted a plan to hire someone to murder the older man's girlfriend. They later changed this to have her assaulted…