Half of Bellevue’s New Traffic Speed Cameras Vandalized

Half of Bellevue's new speed cameras damaged just a week after installation

Police are now driving past speed-camera locations to deter and respond to vandalism while doing their routine patrols, a Bellevue police spokesperson said.

Four new Bellevue speed safety cameras vandalized

Not long after the city of Bellevue installed new speed safety cameras, four of the eight cameras were vandalized on the evening of Aug. 23, according to multiple news reports.

Bellevue speed cameras vandalized just a week after installation

Half of the eight speed cameras in Bellevue installed just over a week ago have been vandalized, the city said.

Half of Bellevue's new speed cameras vandalized days after installation

Half of Bellevue’s new traffic speed cameras vandalized

Four of the eight new speed safety cameras installed in Bellevue last week were vandalized over the weekend on 148th Avenue Northeast and Forest Drive Southeast.

4 of Bellevue's 8 New Speed Cameras Vandalized as $124 Tickets Near for Downtown Commuter Routes

Half of the speed safety cameras Bellevue installed this month have been damaged by vandals, and the Bellevue Police Department says it has increased patrols around the camera sites while it looks for whoever is responsible. The vandalism comes as the city prepares to switch the cameras from warnings to $124 citations in September and to expand the program this fall onto two of the arterials that carry the most traffic into downtown Bellevue: Be…