Bellevue police crack down on theft as holiday shopping begins

Bellevue police crack down on theft as holiday shopping begins

The holiday shopping season is officially underway, and retailers throughout western Washington are gearing up for a surge in shoplifting and organized retail theft rings. In Bellevue, police work closely with retailers to identify, investigate, and arrest shoplifters. “You hear, from time to time, stores closing down because their losses are so great. We don’t ever want to see that in Bellevue,” Bellevue Police Department (BPD) Captain Shelby S…