On the morning of September 5th at around 8:45 a.m., an adult female was walking in the Enatai Neighborhood Park located at 10661 SE 25th St., when she was approached by a suspect holding a handgun. The suspect demanded the victim’s cell phone and fanny pack. After taking the property, the suspect ran to a green Kia driven by a second suspect and fled the area in the vehicle. Bellevue Police responded and contacted the victim, who was not injured. The Kia was abandoned and later recovered by Police in Mercer Island.
The suspect is described as a thin black male in his 20s, between 5’9” tall and 6’ tall and was wearing an olive green hooded sweatshirt with the hood up and a black bandana with a white skull image on it covering his face. The driver of the involved Kia was also wearing a black bandana with a skull image covering his face. Bellevue Detectives are investigating and have the involved vehicle, which is being processed for evidence.
Bellevue Police believe this was an isolated incident in the neighborhood, and ask all residents to be vigilant and report suspicious behavior by calling 9-1-1.
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