Mango Used As Weapon In Bellevue Assault

BELLEVUE, WA - Mangoes: a delicious tropical fruit that delights people around the world. But did you know the softball-sized stone fruits can also be used as a weapon?

According to Bellevue police, two people were arguing around 7:30 p.m. last Monday over their shared dogs. One of the partners threw a mango at the other, trying to get the other person to let go of the dog he was holding.

Police did not say whether the victim let go of the dog - but the mango-thrower was taken to jail on a charge of fourth-degree assault. The incident happened along the 12300 block of Southeast 46th Court in the Coal Creek area.

Here are other select incidents from the Bellevue police blotter:

March 6, 4:30 p.m., 600 block Bellevue Way NE - Suspect selected clothing from a store rack and removed the security tags. Suspect exited the store and ran from loss prevention, who tackled the suspect and took him into custody. Suspect was arrested for theft and booked into jail.

March 6, 4:30 p.m., NE 10th Street - Suspect crossed the street without using a crosswalk in front of the Officer. Suspect was contacted and later arrested for his outstanding DOC Felony warrant for Escape Community Custody. Suspect was searched and two credit cards and an ID not belonging to the suspect were found. Suspect was booked into jail for his warrant, additional charges pending.

March 7, 3:40 a.m., Denny's along Lake Washington Boulevard - Officer observed a suspicious vehicle, and recognized the occupants from previous contacts. The car parked and both subjects walked into a Denny’s restaurant. Officer ran their names and discovered that both subjects had warrants. The subjects were detained, warrants were confirmed and they both were booked into jail which, like Denny’s, is always open.

March 7, 3:30 p.m., 10100 block of NE 8th Street - Security advised there was a male inside a vehicle smoking something off of tinfoil and masturbating. Officers located the vehicle in question in a parking lot across the street, and saw that the driver was meeting up with a person in a red Dodge Charger. Officer ran the license plate on the Charger and discovered it was stolen. He was able to detain the female passenger but the male driver took off on foot. Responding Officers located the male suspect running a short distance away. Suspect was arrested.

March 10, 1:45 p.m., Downtown Park - Suspect stole victim’s purse while it was left unattended on a park bench. The victim and a witness gave chase and drew the attention of two additional witnesses who joined in the foot pursuit. Witnesses tackled and detained the suspect at a nearby business. After being informed that the police were enroute, the suspect broke free and ran towards downtown park. Witnesses once again engaged in a foot pursuit, tackled the suspect again just inside downtown park and this time pinned him to the ground until police arrived to secure him in handcuffs. Suspect was treated by BFD for a scratch and later booked into jail for theft 3rd degree

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