Man Caught In Lewd Act At Bellevue Library: Police

BELLEVUE, WA - A Bellevue police officer interrupted a man masturbating inside the downtown library over the weekend.

The incident happened Sunday afternoon. After the officer arrested the man for committing a lewd act, the officer found out the man had outstanding warrants.

Here are more incidents from the most recent Bellevue police blotter from Nov. 26 - Dec. 2:

Nov. 26

Warrant arrest at 15200 Northeast 16th Place
NORCOM Dispatch received a phone call from CrimeStoppers of Puget Sound. CrimeStoppers reported that they received an anonymous tip that a wanted subject was currently at Central Park East Apartments in Bellevue. The subject was a featured fugitive on the television show Washington’s Most Wanted and currently had a felony warrant for escape. In addition, the subject is a 26-time felon currently wanted by Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, King County Sheriff’s Office and the Kent Police Department. The anonymous tip stated that the target subject was possibly in a white minivan with drugs in it. Officers arrived on scene, located a van matching the description occupied by target subject and three other subjects. The van was stolen out of Snohomish. The subjects were detained without incident. Officers recovered from the stolen van a gun, drugs and drug paraphernalia, stolen checks and identifications, stolen license plates and other stolen property possibly affecting numerous victims in King and Snohomish Counties.

Malicious mischief at 11400 Southeast 8th Street
A suspect was seen throwing Christmas decorations off of the small bridge into the Slough while screaming obscenities. A Facilities Manager for the complex stopped the suspect who became threatening. The suspect was arrested on a Bellevue warrant and summonsed for the Malicious Mischief.

Nov. 27

Fugitive/theft at 10700 Northeast 10th Street
Suspects were trespassed from the hotel after accumulating $1400.00 worth of charges they could not pay for. Both suspects had warrants out of Oregon that were confirmed. They were both booked and charged and will be returned to Oregon to face charges.

Nov. 28

Burglary at 4500 116th Avenue Southeast
The suspect broke into a house for sale and stole several items including a 300 LB gun safe. The safe was empty.

Malicious harassment at 14500 Northeast 20th Street
The suspect confronted the victim, an UBER driver, regarding a parking dispute. The initial confrontation involved the suspect pushing a shopping cart into the victim’s vehicle as well as slapping a side window with his hand. The victim confronted the suspect who immediately began making disparaging comment about the victim’s race. The suspect threatened to “beat” the victim and specifically referred to his race. The suspect was contacted by police and admitted to confronting the victim, but denied making threats or using racially charged language. The suspect was arrested.

Warrant arrest at 10100 Northeast 8th Street
A grocery store employee reported to bike officers there was a subject near the restroom yelling and threatening people. The subject was contacted by bike Officers, who determined he had several warrants. The warrant was confirmed and the subject was taken into custody.

Nov. 30

Trespass at 800 116th Avenue Northeast
The suspect sat on the floor of the store and became involved in a verbal dispute with store personnel. An investigation revealed that the subject was trespassing, and he was booked into jail.

Fraud at 600 114th Avenue Southeast
Police were called to the hotel regarding a credit card fraud in progress. The owner of the credit card was contacted and confirmed that his card was being used at the hotel without his consent. Both suspects were contacted by Police outside of their Hotel Room and detained for investigation of fraud. Both suspects were identified and found to have confirmed warrants out of Auburn PD and DOC respectively. In addition, there was a valid No-Contact Order involving both suspects. Both suspects were arrested and booked.

Dec. 1

Burglary, eluding, vehicular assault at 2200 118th Avenue Southeast
Police were contacted regarding an attempted burglary in the Newport Shores neighborhood. A suspect had attempted to open the rear bedroom door of a residence. The suspect was seen leaving in a Silver Volvo SUV with other subjects aboard. A responding Officer located the suspect vehicle on 118th Ave SE. The Officer attempted to stop the vehicle, however it fled at a high rate of speed. Officers later discovered that the vehicle had crashed in the 2200 block of 118 Ave SE. Three male occupants were detained without incident. A female suspect was found injured inside the vehicle and was extricated by BFD and transported to the hospital. The male occupants were transported to the hospital and medically cleared before being booked into jail for warrants, investigation of vehicular assault, and felony eluding.

Injury crash at 156th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 6th Street
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle causing significant injuries. The pedestrian was transported to the hospital. Traffic collision investigators are following up.

Dec. 2

Auto theft, drugs, trespass at 900 Bellevue Way Northeast
The victim invited an individual he had just met to stay in his hotel room. When he awoke the next morning, his rental vehicle had been taken without his permission. One suspect returned with the vehicle later, was detained, was unwilling to identify himself, and was found in possession of suspected narcotics. The suspect was arrested and transported to booking for fingerprint identification. The suspect’s true identity was discovered which revealed a Felony Warrant and Misdemeanor Warrant. The suspect was booked into jail.

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