November 11

Bailin’ on the bill: The ‘victim’ called Bellevue Police to report his vehicle stolen, but later called back and stated that the vehicle was not stolen, but had been sold. The reason he lied was because he had gotten a toll bill from the state and the vehicle’s new owner’s information had not yet been transferred onto the account. It was unknown at the time if either party was attempting to avoid the new I-405 tolls.

November 12

Beware of dog: An unknown suspect forcibly entered a garage on 162nd Avenue Northeast and stole tools. Someone was home at the time and the family dog was barking at the garage. The suspect apparently didn’t see a ‘Beware of Dog’ sign on the fence, but the dog saw him and began barking. Apparently afraid the barking would alert the homeowner, the suspect prepared dog food to try and divert the dog. The suspect managed to bypass the dog, who was likely distracted by a squirrel.

Homesick for high school: Officers responded to an alarm at a school under construction on 143rd Avenue Northeast, and found the suspect had cut through two fences to access the construction area. A K-9 track lead to the apartments at the Northwest corner of the school, but no suspects were located.

November 13

Mailbox mischief: A building manager reported that approximately 66 mailboxes for the apartment’s residents had been pried open. It was unknown if any mail was taken, but it has been confirmed that anyone who pries open mailboxes to revise their letter to Santa does end up on the naughty list.

Caught red-handed: A Bellevue officer located several stolen items from the Bellevue You-Store-It for sale on ‘offerup.com’. The items were later pawned in Federal Way, but another officer made an arrangement to meet with the suspect at the Newport Hills Park and Ride to purchase more stolen merchandise. When the suspect showed up, he was arrested without incident. Police are investigating further because the suspect maybe be tied to several other burglaries.

Urine trouble: For the last several months, a homeless individual has created so many disturbances that customers say they are afraid to get out of their cars. He described that the suspect has thrown pallets into the street on multiple occasions, banged her hatchet against the fence threatening bus drivers and chased him with a bucket of urine threatening him. The suspect was taken into custody for a mental evaluation.

November 14

City hall hullabaloo: The suspect was having some sort of mental breakdown and was escorted by his wife to city hall, where he proceeded to kick over the heavy outdoor garbage can and at one point tossed a heavy metal ashtray over the railing from the second floor onto the first floor parking lot below. He rushed toward two police officers and threatened to kill them. He was taken into custody, and continued to make threats to kill and asked officers to taser him and shoot him. He was later transported to Overlake Hospital for a mental evaluation.

Parking space stabber: The suspect pulled his car into a parking space in the west garage of Bellevue Square Mall, pulling past the victim, who had been waiting to pull into the spot. When the victim yelled at the suspect for taking his space, the suspect grabbed a knife out of his trunk and moved towards the victim, who was seated in his car, making threats to stab him. The suspect was arrested for assault 2.

November 15

Shoplifting showdown: The 6’ 8”, 265 lb. intoxicated suspect shoplifted two pairs of jeans from Macy’s. When Loss Prevention caught him, the suspect immediately began throwing punches, striking one in the nose and biting another. He was finally wrestled to the ground and placed into handcuffs. Officers arrived and placed the suspect under arrest for robbery and a $5,000 warrant out of Auburn for a DUI.

Once a bad driver…: The suspect was passed out in the driver’s seat of her running vehicle on the 1700 block of Bellevue Way Northeast. She was arrested for DUI and taken to jail. She had previously been convicted of DUIs in 1993, 1997 and 2014 and a reckless driving conviction in 2013.