Bellevue Police Department (Washington)

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Bellevue Police Department
Common name	Bellevue Police Department
Abbreviation	BPD
Motto	Providing a safe environment through community involvement and innovation
Agency Overview
Formed	1953
Preceding agency	Municipal Police
Employees	271
Annual Budget	$38,000,000
Legal personality	Governmental agency
Jurisdictional Structure
Divisional agency	City of Bellevue in the State of Washington , United States
General nature	Local civilian police See also Police
Operational Structure
Sworn members	176
Unsworn members	95
Agency executive	Linda Pillo, Chief of Police
Units	List Patrol SWAT Traffic
Commands	List City Hall Station Factoria Substation Spiritwood Substation Crossroads Substation Transit Station Substation
Facilities
Stations	5
Website
http://www.bellevuepolice.net

The Bellevue Police Department is located in Bellevue, Washington. As of 2006, there were 176 commissioned officers and 95 civilian employs^[1]. The department's annual operating budget is about $38 million ^[2]. It services almost 120,000 people^[3]. The main Bellevue Police Station is located in Bellevue City Hall, at 450 110th Avenue Northeast. There are also four substations throughout the city. BPD patrol seven districts. The current police chief is Linda Pillo.

Contents 1 Command structure 2 History 3 Sections of department 3.1 Patrol 3.2 Community policing 4 Crime 5 Recruiting 6 Training 7 Radio and dispatch 8 Relationship with other agencies 9 References 10 See also 11 External links

[edit] Command structure

• Police Chief Linda Pillo (the first female police chief for Bellevue Police Department) ^[4]
• The former Police Chief was Jim Montgomery ^[5]

[edit] History

Bellevue became incorporated in 1953 and the police department was created^[6].

[edit] Sections of department

[edit] Patrol

Bellevue is divided into seven districts. BPD does not patrol part of the Eastgate and Beaux Arts Village neighborhoods; the King County Sheriff's Office has jurisdiction to those unincorporated areas.

[edit] Community policing

The Bellevue Police Department has various School Resource Officers. They also have a substation at the Factoria Mall, the downtown bus-transfer station, the Spiritwood Manor, and at the Crossroads Mall. BPD also offers a Community Academy twice a year ^[7]. A 2008 survey showed that the public strongly supported and appreciated Bellevue Police^[8].

[edit] Crime

BPD offers a crime map (through Google Maps) on their website: http://www.bellevuewa.gov/crimemap/

Offenses	2007	2006
Homicide	0	2
Rape	14	22
Robbery	26	41
Aggravated Assault	24	33
Violent Crime Total	64	98

^[9]

Offenses	2007	2006
Burglary	256	303
Larceny	1555	1715
MV Theft	251	199
Arson	11	20
Property Crime Total	2073	2237

^[10]

Offenses	2007	2006
Total Part 1 Crimes	2137	2335

^[11]

[edit] Recruiting

The Bellevue Police Departments require new officers to have two years of college education or prior military experience, a GED, a Washington State Driver's License, and a clean criminal record. They, along with most of the surrounding departments, are hiring^[12]. They use http://www.publicsafetytesting.com/ to test people.

Entry-Level Police Officer Salary	$4,445 TO $6,267
Experienced Police Officer Salary	$5,362 TO $6,267

^[13]

[edit] Training

Bellevue Police have a training center that they share with the Bellevue Fire Department, located at 1838 116th Ave NE. New recruits train with King County Sheriff's Office. Those who pass the academy have in-service training for six months.

[edit] Radio and dispatch

The Bellevue Police Dispatch Center is located on the top floor of city hall^[14]. They communicate using a 800 MHz trunked radio system called Eastside Public Safety Communications Agency (EPSCA).

Bellevue Police radio channels: Bel-1, Bel-2, Car-Car, Tac-1, Tac-2, Records, etc...

[edit] Relationship with other agencies

Both Bellevue School Security and Bellevue Community College Security are approved to talk on BPDs main radio channel^[15], though BCC security has their own channel they do most communicating on (not on the trunked system). The Clyde Hill Police Department is dispatched by BPD.

[edit] References

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[edit] See also

• List of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies
• List of law enforcement agencies in Washington

[edit] External links

• Bellevue Police Department
• City of Bellevue, WA
• Department Organization Chart
• Bellevue Police 2006 Annual Report
• Eastside Regional Communications Center
• Bellevue Police Prayers Partners (by the First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue)