Bellevue declares civil emergency, police chief says gang members responsible for looting
https://q13fox.com/2020/05/31/bellevue-declares-civil-emergency-curfew-in-effect-until-530-a-m-monday/
BELLEVUE – Mayor Lynne Robinson has declared a civil emergency in Bellevue after looters shattered storefronts, assaulted police officers and bystanders and stole from stores in Bellevue Square mall.
There's a curfew in effect from 5:30 p.m. Sunday - 5:30 a.m. Monday in the downtown area and east of I-405. In Seattle, a curfew is in effect from 5 p.m. Sunday - 5 a.m. Monday.
The Bellevue curfew states no person, with the exception of law enforcement and other emergency response activities, city and government officials and authorized media, shall enter or remain in the public right-of-way, or in the public parks, or at any other public place as bounded approximately on the West by 100th Ave NE, on the South by Main St/SE 1st St, on the East by 120th Ave NE/NE 1st St and on the North by NE 12th St.
Police Chief Steve Mylett said at a press conference Sunday evening that officers learned yesterday about known gang members planning to go to a planned peaceful protest in Bellevue and "cause trouble."