A Bellevue father says his daughter was bit by a coyote just inches away from their front door. “It was just walking on the mat,” Chang Tong said, pointing at his door mat. The incident is one of five recent close calls involving coyotes in Bellevue in the past week. It happened in the Factoria neighborhood on Tuesday.

A series of alleged coyote attacks in Bellevue's Factoria neighborhood has prompted the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to increase patrols in the area. On Tuesday evening, the WDFW said a coyote bit a child on the hand.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is issuing a warning to the public after they say several people were attacked by coyotes.