Health & Safety

Take steps towards safety

call 911 to report crime in progress
call NORCOM non-emergency at 425-577-5656 (North East King County Regional Public Safety Communication Agency)
Contact North Bellevue Police Department, Bridle Trails Captain Joe Nault at NorthSectorCaptain@bellevuewa.gov
Join The Vine -send request to MarianneHeywood@gmail.com. Bridle Trails resident Marianne Heywood’s distribution list of Bridle Trail residents, known as The Crime Vine, sends short posts about burglaries, suspicious vehicles/activity, messages from the Police, lost and found pets, wildlife issues
Attend Bridle Trails Night Out at Cherry Crest Elementary School every August to get to know your neighbors
Attend BTCC meetings on Crime Prevention & Emergency Preparedness
Join or organize your Neighborhood Crime Watch-more from National Neighborhood Watch Institute
Join or organize your Neighborhood Night Out-more on National Night Out
Join or organize your Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Network, see City of Bellevue Preparedness
Visit City of Bellevue Crime Prevention
Set-up email alerts on CrimeMapping.com™ for up to 2 mile radius

Bears in Bridle Trails State Park?

Avoid leaving food & garbage in your backyards that attract wildlife.

Call Park Ranger, Matt Birklid

Conflict with a neighbor? Call BCRC (Bellevue Conflict Resolution Center) free service at 425-452-4091 or Email BCRC@bellevuewa.gov

Emergency Preparedness from WA Emergency Management Twitter

Take steps to protect your health on smoky days: King County preparedness advice

Police SET (Special Enforcement Team) Tips from previous BTCC meetings

Check your owner manual for Valet keys and remove them from the car
Don’t leave your car out of the garage with the door opener inside.
Check out security devices with motion sensor and record photos or sound. Real time sound andphotos are the best (“Hey, get that TV”). Install the unexpected – video inside the house.
Check out Harbor Freight for a wireless driveway alert for unexpected driveway visitors
Have mail and papers stopped or picked up when you are out of town
Lock your mailboxes
About the bad guys…
Violent crime is not high and has not risen in Bridle Trails
Mail box theft leads to identity theft and burglary
These are not pranksters but drug-addicted, full time groups that work together. They work 24+ hours without sleep. The drugs make them crave sugar (7-11, Goodwill). If one of them goes to jail, they have friends to take over the area.
Some are armed going into the houses. Many are armed when they leave.
They steal cars, park them, and use when convenient to hall stolen goods in a car that is not traceable to them
About the good guys, Members of the Special Enforcement Team…
- Their passion is getting the bad guys AND getting your stuff back.
- Accomplished by tailing, geo tracking, detective work, but they avoid a chase since the bad guys have no thought about who they may kill or injure in their escape.
- Team of 5 officers on 3-5 years rotations, Captain, Lieutenant, and Detective