Crime & Safety
At Least 3 Women Assaulted Near Highland Park: Bellevue Police
Bellevue detectives said a man forcefully kissed one woman and grabbed another, attempting to pull her into the nearby woods.
BELLEVUE, WA — Bellevue detectives are looking to hear from anyone who may have encountered a man recently arrested in connection with the assaults of three women near Highland Park. According to police, a 32-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of unlawful imprisonment after he attacked women "with sexual motivation" last weekend.
Police said the man forcefully kissed one woman and grabbed another, attempting to force her into the nearby woods. He remains in jail on $150,000 bail.
Here's how police describe the man:
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The victims report the man wore a bright orange sweatshirt or puffy jacket w/reflective stripes, jeans, tan boots. He’s of Hispanic descent, speaks little English, is 5’2”, with distinctive small & widely spaced teeth.
— Bellevue, WA Police (@BvuePD) October 13, 2021
Detectives have reason to believe more women may have been victims of the same man and urge anyone who was to call 911 and report what happened.
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