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Police chief placed on paid administrative leave
Bellevue Police Chief Steve Mylett has been placed on paid administrative leave, effective Thursday, Aug. 2.
Following standard City of Bellevue policy, the city took this action due to allegations reported to the Bothell Police Department against Chief Mylett. The report stems from an alleged…
Update on Saturday’s stabbing incident
Bellevue Police Department detectives continue to investigate Saturday’s violent attack on two Bellevue residents at their home, located on the 16200 block of SE 31st Street. The victims are recovering at Harborview Medical Center after receiving severe stab wounds. The suspect, a 40-year-old woman…
Police to visit neighborhoods for National Night Out
Having a neighborhood block party for National Night on Tuesday, Aug. 7? Bellevue police officers are ready to visit block parties on NNO and check in with you and your neighbors.
While the city has hosted a community NNO event at Crossroads the past few years, there won't be one this year. The…
Barricaded suspect safely taken into custody
At approximately 2:45 p.m. Bellevue Police Detectives located a 34 year old Bellevue man wanted for two outstanding felony burglary warrants. The burglaries are linked to high-dollar crimes, one of which was the Nordstrom smash burglary which occurred at Bellevue Square on Dec. 28, 2015. Detectives…
Bellevue police officer arrested
Early on Saturday, April 28, a Bellevue police officer was arrested after an allegation of a domestic violence assault. The assault was alleged to have occurred approximately three weeks ago in Bellevue. The officer was arrested for fourth-degree assault and booked into the King County jail.
The…
Police investigate suspicious death
On Wednesday, April 18, at approximately 7:41 p.m., Bellevue police officers and firefighters responded to a report of an unconscious female outside of a house on the 600 block of 153rd Avenue Northeast.
When officers and firefighters arrived, they located a non-responsive girl in the…
Police make arrest in mosque fire
Investigators with the Bellevue Police Department have made an arrest in their investigation into a suspicious fire that damaged a vacant Bellevue mosque on Wednesday, March 21. The Islamic Center of Eastside, located at 14700 Main St., had previously been damaged by arson on Jan. 14, 2017 and was…
Police update on mosque fire
Bellevue Police and Fire investigators continue to look into the cause of
a suspicious fire that damaged a vacant mosque in Bellevue Wednesday afternoon, March 21.
Around 4:27 p.m. Wednesday, Bellevue Police and Fire responded to a report of a fire at the
Islamic Center of Eastside, at 14700…
New parking requirement kicks in Dec. 26
A new parking regulation in Bellevue will continue to prohibit parking in the same public place for more than 24 hours but adds a requirement that vehicles must be moved to a different block. The new ordinance takes effect Tuesday, Dec. 26.
The revised code (BCC 11.23.020) closes a loophole that…
Update on prosecution of 'Operation On Demand' cases
In its ongoing efforts to combat human trafficking, sex slavery and the demand side of prostitution-related crimes, the Bellevue Police Department joined forces with other law enforcement agencies in August and launched “Operation On Demand.” Undercover officers and detectives from the Bellevue…