Apparent bomb scare during police chase shuts down I-90 for hours

Bellevue police say a suspect attempted to light an explosive device while running away from officers on Saturday.

MERCER ISLAND, Wash. — All lanes of Interstate 90 lanes have reopened on Mercer Island after a suspect allegedly attempted to light a bomb while on the run from police Saturday morning, according to the Bellevue Police Department and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).

Both directions of I-90 were closed for approximately three hours and reopened by 3:10 p.m., according to WSDOT.

Just before 10:40 a.m. in the 3500 block of 108th Avenue in Bellevue, officers responded to reports of a driver and passenger

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