Feb. 29

Armed student texts threat: A Sammamish High School assistant principal called to report that a student might be a danger to himself. Two school resource officers learned that the student went home after a text message fight with his girlfriend, and that he texted her a veiled suicide threat. The student is known to have firearms at home. Three of the student’s friends went to his house to check on him, and one subsequently snapchatted a photo of him holding an AR-15 rifle. The student’s parents confirmed that he owned a real AR-15 rifle and had access to ammunition for the weapon as well as access to several other firearms in the house. Additionally, in 2011 he threatened to harm people with a knife. Attempts to contact him by phone, text and other forms of social media were unsuccessful. An officer used a patrol car speaker system to call the student out of the house, and he was taken into protective custody without incident. He claimed he was asleep and did not hear the phone. His parents allowed officers to take custody of his guns and hold them for safekeeping.

March 1

Lead foot: An elderly woman was parked in front of Marci’s Jewelry on 116th Avenue Northeast. She hit the gas pedal while the vehicle was in drive and drove through the front floor-to-ceiling window. She was not injured and there’s no structural damage to the building.

Coyotes kill dog: Multiple 911 callers reported hearing a male and female yelling and crying, as well as growling sounds. Responding officers saw grey coyotes in the distance with a small dog in its mouth. It was determined that a couple was most likely walking their dog in the greenbelt near Northeast 29th Street and Bellevue Way when the coyote attacked and seized the dog. A similar attack occurred two months ago at the same location, and those officers were able to find a coyote den in the ravine and a dead carcass of a small dog. Animal Control was notified along with the apartment complex security officer to warn residents while walking their dogs. The owner of the killed dog did not report the attack and was never located.

March 2

Road rage: The suspect ran into the victim’s car, then took off. The victim followed and pulled in front of the suspect’s car at his address on Northup Way. The victim pulled out a gun and pointed it into the air to stop the suspect from leaving. The suspect was arrested for a DUI and hit and run, and the victim’s case was sent to the prosecutor’s office to decide whether he’ll be charged for brandishing a weapon.

Low-speed chase: A man who shoplifted items from Whole Foods on 116th Avenue Northeast attempted to elude police on a getaway bicycle. He was quickly captured by two officers on motorcycles

March 3

Coin conundrum: The “victim” claimed that $10,000 worth of silver bars, collectible coins and silver dollars were taken from her safety deposit box at the U.S. Bank location on Northeast 20th Street. U.S. Bank representaties stated that the victim has both keys to the box and that she is the only person that has accessed the box. She has no certificates or proof that she had the silver or coins.

March 4

Stranger danger: The Bellevue Police sent four units to assist the Clyde Hill and Medina departments with a reported burglary in progress. The reporting party’s teenage son reported that he went into the basement and found an unknown person watching porn. No burglar was located, nor were there any signs of entry.

Beer blowup before bedtime: An intoxicated man went into a 7-Eleven around 8 p.m. to buy more beer. When he did not have enough money to pay for said beer, he got into an argument with the clerk and pulled a knife from his pocket, but didn’t do anything with it. Officers could not arrest him for any crime. Around 9:45 p.m., the same suspect called police, saying his wallet had been stolen. Officers found the wallet in his coat pocket, and told him to go home and go to bed.

March 5

Domestic violence: A woman called police to report that her husband had hit and kicked her during an argument, and at least one of the children supported her statement. The husband and wife are in the process of getting a divorce, but still live together with their two young children. She also made reference to previous abuse that she had never reported. She said they are from India and she never thought she could report abuse, but was feeling more confident about no longer having to put up with it, so she called today. Herm husband denied the assault, but was arrested for domestic violence.

Wanted sex offender found: Management at the downtown QFC called to report a possible wanted person in the store. The officers contacted the man, who refused to identify himself. He was detained based on identification from a photograph. The suspect is a registered sex offender and has a $10,000 warrant for violation of a domestic violence order out of Bellevue in addition to a Department of Corrections warrant.

March 6

Bombed biker: A drunk couple stumbling home from the Hyatt got into a verbal argument, leading the wife to ditch her husband. He called 911 because he lost his wife, then went home to get a bike to go search for her. Police located the wife at the couple’s home, while the husband crashed his bike due to his drunken bike-riding skills.

There goes the neighhhh-borhood: Two loose horses were found wandering around the Bridle Trials area of Bellevue. The officers were unable to corral the horses, and King County Animal Control eventually came out to deal with the animals.