Bellevue Police link suspect to Eastside burglaries

An effort by the Bellevue Police Department as part of a multi-agency coordination has led to the arrest of a man wanted for residential burglaries to several Eastside cities.

 

An effort by the Bellevue Police Department as part of a multi-agency coordination has led to the arrest of a man wanted for residential burglaries to several Eastside cities.

Nikolay Prohorov, 23, was arrested by Kirkland Police on Jan. 30 following a morning residential burglary and three attempted burglaries. Upon serving a search warrant of Prohorov’s vehicle and residence, police found property belonging to Redmond victims of 11 residential burglaries, two attempted burglaries and one vehicle prowl in Redmond’s Education Hill District between Nov. 9, 2013 and Jan. 20, 2015.

Victims reported wallets, purses, electronics and jewelry taken from their homes, with entry into the majority of residences appearing to be through unlocked rear sliding doors or windows. Credit and debit cards were used immediately after the burglaries in four of the cases. Investigators used footage from store surveillance where fraudulent transactions were made and fingerprints located at a burglary scene to identify Prohorov.

Prohorov was booked into King County Jail and charged with eight counts of Residential Burglary.