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2014 BELLEVUE RESIDENTS GUIDE
Police sub-stations bring officers close to community The Bellevue Police Department is an internationally accredited law enforcement agency committed to providing the highest quality law enforcement, community education and support services possible, according to Interim Police Chief Jim Montgomery.
Jim Montgomery
and professional staff use a combination of reactive and proactive response methods to effectively and quickly respond to calls for service. To help reach our goal of a safe community, we partner with our caring community to identify problems early on and look for the best solution.
"Our residents enjoy a low crime rate and an outstanding quality of life," Montgomery said.
Bellevue is the fifth largest city in Washington, with a population of nearly 130,000 served by 178 police officers and 42 civilian staff. To maintain this quality of life, the Bellevue Police Department’s officers
located downtown in City Hall. The Crossroads and Factoria substations are committed to a full range of police services including Community Oriented Policing and Problem Oriented Policing. Sub-station officers emphasize pro-active enforcement, problem solving, neighborhood safety presentations, and the hosting of a variety of community special events. Community Special Events include the Child Safety Fair, National Night Out Against Crime and Drug Take Back Days.
The Bellevue Police Department has two full service community sub-stations. They are located in Crossroads, outside the Crossroads Mall, and in Factoria, inside the Marketplace at Factoria. Each station is manned by a full time BPD Patrol officer.
The Downtown Squad functions as a hybrid combination of patrol squad and community services unit. In addition to responding to calls for service in the downtown area it also is pro-active in handling pervasive problems such as graffiti, noise complaints and alcohol related issues stemming from the evergrowing nightlife population.
Police sub-stations are open during regular business hours Monday thru Friday and are staffed by Police Department volunteers. There is one full time station officer posted at the Main Police Station
One of the core missions of the Downtown Squad is increasing citizen’s perception of safety in the downtown area so that they can feel free to work, live and play in a safe clean environment.
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