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The City of Bellevue is committed to serving all community members, including many immigrants and refugees who make their home in Bellevue, with transparent and accurate information in the event changes to laws might affect them. 

Over several months following an officer-involved shooting in Bellevue on Dec. 9, 2024. the Independent Force Investigative Team-King County conducted an investigation. IFIT issued weekly updates on the status of the investigation until it completed that investigation on April 2, 2025. 

Last updated Dec. 10A bomb cyclone lashed Bellevue Nov. 19, bringing down trees throughout the city and leaving hundreds of thousands without power across the region. Status updates regarding the city's response are posted here.Debris Collection

Bellevue’s Police and Fire departments are teaming up Tuesday, Aug. 6, 4-7 p.m., to host a family-oriented event at Crossroads Park for National Night Out, the annual community-building campaign promoting police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie.

The Bellevue Police Department’s Motor Theft Task Force and steering wheel lock giveaways have helped put the brakes on motor vehicle thefts across Bellevue this year, according to mid-year crime statistics.

Bellevue’s Community Crisis Assistance Team – an innovative collaboration between specially trained police officers and mental health professionals from the Fire Department – has helped more than 100 individuals in mental health crises stay out of the criminal justice system over the team’s first

Bellevue Light Rail Unit (BLU) to be at April 27 ribbon-cutting

Car owners can get software March 15, 16 and 17