Police departments are increasing patrols after a string of residential burglaries have been committed in Bellevue and surrounding areas. The Bellevue Police Department (BPD) believes the burglaries are being committed by suspects in an organized ring that has victimized residents from Kent to Bellingham. They are linked to more than 100 burglaries across western Washington. The group is known to target homes on Thursdays through Sundays between 5 and 9 p.m. They are known to use surrounding trail systems to enter and leave a neighborhood and have a get-away driver and car waiting for them. They often enter homes through a back door but have used a second-story window. According to BPD, they focus on stealing jewelry, cash, purses and safes. The group is also known to burglarize more than one home in a neighborhood. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/police-increasing-patrols-home-burglaries-bellevue-lynnwood/281-31aec048-f4e2-47d0-b620-9a5a3cfdc349