<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3f7Q8s_0vkpRrXt00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3f7Q8s_0vkpRrXt00" width="1500" height="844" >BELLEVUE, Wash. — A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a Bellevue police officer and driving under the influence on Wednesday morning.According to the Bellevue Police Department, at around 6:14 a.m. a resident notified law enforcement that a man was slumped over the wheel in a 2016 silver Hyundai sedan on the intersection of 148th Avenue Northeast and Bel-Red Road.When officers arrived at the scene, they found the man passed out in the driver’s seat. They also found the vehicle running and in “drive,” police said. The ignition had been removed and the lock on the driver’s door had been punched.Police found the man was “in possession of various tools that could be used to conduct additional theft and burglary crimes.”“Bellevue Police developed probable cause and made the decision to arrest the man for driving under the influence and possible motor vehicle theft,” BPD said. “As a precautionary measure and before officers attempted to make an arrest, two marked police vehicles were maneuvered in front of and behind the vehicle.”BPD said the man began resisting arrest when officers woke him up. Additional units were dispatched to the scene for backup. Tasers were deployed to arrest the man and take him into custody.During the incident, an officer sustained a broken finger while the man was resisting arrest.The man was arrested for driving under the influence, assault of a police officer, resisting arrest, possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of burglary tools, ignition interlock violation, possession of stolen mail and driving while suspended.BPD was notified the man may have allegedly been involved in another incident in Redmond. They also recovered suspected stolen mail from about 29 victims in Bellevue and Redmond.</div></body>

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Man arrested for assaulting Bellevue police officer, DUI

BELLEVUE, Wash. — A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a Bellevue police officer and driving under the influence on Wednesday morning. According to the Bellevue Police Department, at around 6:14 a.m. a resident notified law enforcement that a man was slumped over the wheel in a 2016 silver Hyundai sedan on the intersection of 148th Avenue Northeast and Bel-Red Road.