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Bellevue Police searching for suspect who tried to kidnap woman at knifepoint
Bellevue Police are searching for a suspect after an attempted kidnapping on Saturday.
BELLEVUE, Wash. - CAPTURED --
Authorities said Wednesday that the suspect wanted for an attempted kidnapping was in jail in Snohomish County. The suspect has not yet been identified.
WANTED Feb. 13, 2021 --
Bellevue Police are searching for a suspect after an attempted kidnapping on Saturday.
According to police, the suspect tried to force a woman into his van at 6:20 p.m. near Northup Way and 108th. He threatened her with a knife.
The woman flagged down another car, police said, and the man fled westbound on SR 520 toward Seattle.
Officers said they were searching for a Black man in his 20s, about 5' 9" tall, with a slender build, wearing a black hat, gray hoodie and gray jeans.
The vehicle was a 1990s model white Dodge Caravan. Authorities released photos of the van and asked for anyone with information to call 911.
Photo credit: Bellevue Police Department