Suspect arrested in Bellevue, WA attempted kidnapping
Bellevue, WA police investigate attempted kidnapping
Bellevue police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man suspected of an attempted kidnapping in the Lake Hills area on Friday.
BELLEVUE, Wash. - Bellevue police arrested a suspect in an attempted kidnapping that happened in the Lake Hills neighborhood last week.
The suspect matched the description of a man who allegedly approached a 16-year-old girl in the Lake Hills QFC parking lot on Friday, and community members reported the individual to police.
Police said the suspect boarded a bus near where the original incident took place, and officers followed the bus until the individual got off at the intersection of 116th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 4th Street.
The suspect was arrested, and the incident remains under investigation.
"I want to thank our community members and Bellevue Police’s investigators and officers for taking swift and immediate action to apprehend an individual who was a danger to this community," said Wendell Shirley, Bellevue Chief of Police. "This collaboration continues to demonstrate how a strong partnership between law enforcement and residents can keep communities safe."
Police said the man accosted a 16-year-old girl as she got off a bus they were both riding. The suspect was not initially found.
The Source: Information in this story is from the Bellevue Police Department.
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