On Saturday, protesters in downtown Bellevue chanted "Black lives matter" as well as profanity about the police. BELLEVUE, Wash. — Bellevue police asked people to avoid the downtown area as a protest moved through the city Sunday. There have been protests for various national and international issues in downtown Bellevue for at least the past three weeks. Several officers had objects thrown at them. A protest that started in downtown Bellevue Saturday evening prompted the city to enact an emergency order to prohibit weapons in the downtown core. “I was not going to wait until I started seeing the violence,” said Mylett. House passes $1.9T pandemic bill on near party-line vote, Bellevue police found rocks, sticks along planned route before Saturday protest, 70 suspects referred to prosecutor after May looting in Bellevue, Community cleanup planned in Bellevue after looting, property damage. BELLEVUE, WA - Bellevue police are advising workers to leave work early in anticipation of a large protest in the downtown area this afternoon. That ban included rocks, sticks and skateboards, though firearms were not prohibited. Hundreds protest in downtown area, looters damage property. Protests due to the recent death of George Floyd took place in … Demonstrators marched after the death of George Floyd, a black man who died Monday in Minneapolis police custody. Another protester tagged the ground with spray paint, according to police. On Saturday, protesters in downtown Bellevue chanted "Black lives matter" as well as profanity about the police. Protests broke out in downtown Seattle and Bellevue on Sunday. Eastside. Mayor Robinson signed an emergency order issuing a curfew in Bellevue from 5 p.m. June 1 to 5 a.m. June 2 in the Bellevue downtown area in light of likely continued public disturbances. “I can’t go into all the specific details about what we knew leading up to it, but some of that information came from that group themselves,” Mylett said. Bellevue Mayor Lynn Robinson has declared a civil emergency throughout the Eastside city and imposed a 5:30 p.m. curfew for downtown in response to protests that began Sunday afternoon. Avalanche program aims to save lives in the Cascades, 'I'd like to apologize': Gig Harbor chiropractor fined $60,000 for defying mask orders, Heavy snow pummels Snoqualmie and Stevens passes, Friday's high school football scores - Week 2, Find the perfect snow backcountry skiing in Chelan Country. … More Detectives continue to look through video and follow up … See COVID-19-related city vaccines, actions, updates, business resources and community resources. The protest happened outside the Hyatt Regency along Bellevue Way in the heart of the city's shopping district. VERIFY: Are fully vaccinated people still getting COVID-19? Five months later, 70 suspects are facing charges. On Saturday, the city activated a rarely used emergency order prohibiting anything that could be used as a weapon in downtown Bellevue. Bellevue Police said … Hundreds of looters ransacked major shopping malls and even small businesses across Bellevue on May 31 amid the peaceful protests in the wake of George Floyd's death. BELLEVUE, Wash. — Forty-six people have been arrested or had charges referred for looting during protests in downtown Bellevue in May, according to Bellevue police. “Today, many across Seattle came together to grieve, to protest, and to commit themselves to the cause of justice,” Mayor Durkan said in a Saturday evening news conference. Editor's note: The above video originally aired in May 2020 during coverage of looting and protests in Bellevue. On Friday, the city released photos that purported to show that officers found sticks and rocks placed along the protest route. Police are authorized to confiscate weapons and issue fines for violations of the order. The looters were chased away but police said the situation downtown … Local News WA Rep. Jayapal confident $15 minimum wage will stay in COVID relief package ; Gee and Ursula How the Mars Perseverance mission could provide clues to where Earth is headed “We hadn’t had to initiate that emergency except in two cases. As part of the emergency declaration, the city is enacting a curfew tonight from 5:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. tomorrow (Monday) in the downtown area and east of Interstate 405. “Victory, success for everybody,” said Mylett. BELLEVUE, Wash. — Bellevue Police Chief Steve Mylett declared victory after a Saturday protest he feared would turn violent ended peacefully. The city has also requested further law enforcement support from the county and the state. The City of Bellevue announced this evening that Mayor Lynne Robinson has again reissued curfew orders for the Downtown Bellevue area, following a continued risk of public disturbances and property damage. SEATTLE — Protesters in downtown Seattle rallied for the third time in as many days over the killing of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, in Minneapolis by four police officers. Bellevue police ask for the public's help in identifying suspects in downtown Bellevue looting on May 31, 2020. Protesters marched through the downtown Bellevue core. Despite a 6 p.m. curfew imposed by Mayor Durkan on Monday, protesters … Local news and events from Bellevue, WA Patch. Bellevue city leaders on Sunday declared a civil emergency and imposed a citywide curfew after dozens of people began protesting and looting in the city's downtown core. | ADA/Title VI Notices | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Site Map. The Seattle Times' Eastside section covers the news of Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Woodinville, Issaquah, Sammamish, Mercer Island, … One was on May 31st when we had the riots in Bellevue and all the property destruction and everything else that we were witnessing first hand. Feb 16, 2021 The curfew will be in effect tonight from 5:00pm June 2 to 5:00am June 3. Another protester tagged the ground with spray paint, according to police. Some are breaking windows and destroying property, according to Bellevue Police. BELLEVUE, Wash. — Bellevue police found rocks, sticks and propane tanks along a planned protest route one day before Bellevue Mayor Lynne Robinson declared a civil emergency due to protests … Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. The city held a news conference Sunday to discuss the situation, aired live and posted to the city's YouTube channel. Mayor Robinson declared the emergency as a result of looters downtown damaging property and stealing merchandise. “You look at our track record in welcoming protesters to Bellevue,” said Mylett. Protesters fall back from clouds of smoke and tear gas at a protest May 31 in downtown Bellevue. Bellevue police tweeted Sunday that, "Dozens of subjects broke into Bellevue Square and looted many stores." Protesters face Bellevue Police in downtown Bellevue Sunday, May 31, 2020. The emergency order was lifted around 11 p.m. Saturday. The chief said his city wasn’t going to get hit again, especially since investigators' intel pointed to the threat of violence. Translations: Español, 中文, Tiếng Việt, 한국어, Pусский. VIDEO: Protests turn destructive in downtown Seattle Police said the crowd became “violent and aggressive” and began to throw bottles at officers and hurl lit fireworks into the crowd. Mylett said the city has not overused its civil emergency status during protests. DeVos was scheduled to speak inside the Hyatt at … On Sunday evening, Bellevue’s mayor declared an emergency because of the violence and said she was enacting a 5:30 p.m. curfew for the downtown area. 'Are you beeping?' A woman helping to clean up downtown walks near graffiti Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Seattle, following a night of unrest and protests over the death of … The emergency order briefly banned anyone from possessing anything that could be used as a weapon in downtown Bellevue, though firearms were not prohibited. Bellevue wants community input on an independent review of BPD’s use of force The review makes 47 reccomendations regarding changes in BPD’s tactics, techniques and policies. Seattle police declared a riot on Capitol Hill around 9 p.m. after hours of peaceful protests downtown. © 2019 City of Bellevue | All Rights Reserved. “We wanted to prevent it and I think we were successful in doing it.”. The crowd was protesting the death of an unarmed Black man, George Floyd, killed by police officers in Minneapolis. BELLEVUE, WA - MAY 31: Firefighters extinguish a truck fire on May 31, 2020 in Bellevue, Washington. BELLEVUE — Bellevue declared a civil emergency throughout the Eastside city and imposed a curfew Sunday evening for downtown in response to protests that began in … And then on this past Saturday.”. Photo by Haley Ausbun/Sound Publishing Bellevue businesses see damage, … Critics on social media called the city's response to a planned protest an "overreaction" to a group of protesters that did not warrant a "civil emergency.". 3 p.m. “For the public, for the police, for the protesters.”. Interstate 5 through downtown Seattle was closed Sunday afternoon because of protest activity, the second day in arrow the main north-south freeway on the West Coast was shut down, and there was also widespread stealing in Bellevue, Washington. Back in May, dozens of looters, in what was believed to be a well-organized plan, broke into downtown businesses. Latest headlines: South African COVID-19 Variant Confirmed In Washington ; Wet Weather System To Stick … City Hall is closed during the pandemic. The curfew states no person – with the exception of law enforcement and other emergency response personnel, government officials and authorized media – shall enter or remain in the public right of way, public parks or any other public place as bounded approximately on the west by 100th Avenue Northeast, on the south by Main Street/Southeast First Street, on the east by 120th Avenue Northeast/Northeast First Street and on the north by Northeast 12th Street (map). UPDATE: 10:30 p.m. 5/31/20 - Bellevue Mayor Lynne Robinson has signed a Civil Emergency Order prohibiting people from "possessing transporting, purchasing, furnishing or selling any weapon, including but not limited to: rocks, bottles, pipes, bats, clubs, chains, sharpened objects, shields, gas in the cur, flare torches, paint balls, light bulbs, any incendiary devices, pry-bars, skateboards, liquid filled balloons, lumber or any other objects which can be used to inflict bodily harm or damage to property" in the curfew area. Bellevue …