Bellevue Police arrested a 55-year-old postal worker from Newcastle for assault Oct. 3.

Police responded to the reported assault on 160th Avenue Southeast, in front of Phantom Lake Elementary School, at 11:15 a.m., according to a Bellevue Police Department release.

When officers arrived, they learned a postal worker, driving a marked postal-service vehicle, intentionally hit an individual with the postal vehicle she was driving.

The incident started when the victim allegedly saw the postal worker yelling obscenities at another citizen. The victim became concerned about the postal worker’s behavior, and decided to take a photo of the vehicle in order to file a complaint with the postal service.

The victim walked over to the front of the postal vehicle, attempting to photograph it. The suspect then put the postal vehicle into drive and intentionally struck the victim’s leg.

The victim, who police say was not injured in the incident, staggered back and the suspect struck the victim’s leg two additional times.

The victim reported that the postal worker was “laughing hysterically” while she was intentionally driving towards the victim, according to police.

The suspect, a Newcastle resident, was booked at the Bellevue Police Department and interviewed by Bellevue officers and U.S. Postal Inspectors.

Newcastle staff alerted police Sept. 2 after receiving a suspicious letter at City Hall, 12835 Newcastle Way, Suite 200. The letter, titled “Nuclear war is in bible prophecy,” contained odd ramblings about the bible, Satan and the “mark of the beast.” Police reviewed the letter, with a return address from California, and determined there were no explicit threats.

Comb caper

A man was banned from the Bartell Drugs store, 6939 Coal Creek Parkway S.E., after attempting to steal a $2.49 comb Sept. 3.

Anonymous assault

Two women were assaulted by a group of unknown suspects while walking in the 13300 block of Southeast 95th Way between 10:30-11:30 p.m. Sept. 5. The two sisters said a group of people started punching, kicking and pulling their hair. Police met the duo, who said they couldn’t identify any suspects and wouldn’t assist with prosecution, at Overlake Hospital.

$1,800 heist

More than $1,800 worth of goods, including a laptop and iPod, was stolen from a vehicle parked in the 6800 block of 129th Place Southeast between Sept. 8 and 9.

Bothersome barking

A resident in the 8400 block of 127th Avenue Southeast reported to police Sept. 9 that his neighbor’s dog constantly barks. The neighbor has recordings of the dog’s barking and has contacted animal control in the past.

College crime

A Toyota 4Runner parked in the 8300 block of 154th Avenue Southeast was stolen between Sept. 12 and 13. The car had Alaska license plates, as the owner was stopping by in state, on the way to begin his sophomore year at Oregon State University.