Man arrested in Bellevue for attempted kidnapping of 16-year-old girl
Mar 31, 2025, 2:00 PM | Updated: 2:10 pm
A Bellevue police vehicle with its lights activated. (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)
(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)
A man suspected of attempting to kidnap a teenage girl in Bellevue has been arrested, according to the Bellevue Police Department (BPD).
“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,” BPD Chief Wendell Shirley said in a statement. “This collaboration continues to demonstrate how a strong partnership between law enforcement and residents can keep communities safe.”
The attempted kidnapping Friday
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BPD officers were initially called to the parking lot of the QFC in the Lake Hills neighborhood Friday afternoon shortly after 4 p.m. following a report of an attempted kidnapping. A 16-year-old girl had just exited a Metro bus when the suspect, who had also been on the bus, allegedly approached her. Police said he “accosted” the teenage victim. A bystander intervened and called police, which caused the suspect to flee the area on foot.
Officers, with the help of a K-9 unit, searched the area, but were unable to find the suspect.
On Monday morning, community members reached out to BPD and said they had seen a person matching the suspect’s description. The suspect was seen boarding a bus near the same QFC as Friday’s kidnapping. BPD officers followed the bus and arrested the suspect once he exited.
BPD is currently investigating this incident.
