Posts Tagged ‘Bellingham police’Occupy Bellingham draws hundredsFriday, October 7th, 2011Gina Cole and Kyle Gootkin // THE WESTERN FRONT Hundreds of people flooded downtown Bellingham this afternoon as part of Occupy Bellingham, modeled after the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City. The Bellingham protests started at 4 p.m. today, and within half an hour, about 450 people were marching between the Bellingham Federal Building and Bank of America. (more…) Suspect in Bellingham mail-theft cases arrested Tuesday on suspicion of theftThursday, October 6th, 2011Kelly Robbins // THE WESTERN FRONT After several days of searching, Bellingham Police Detectives located and arrested Tara Jean Ashback-Martinez, a suspect in a mail-theft case that has been continuing since early August. Police say Martinez was a passenger in a red truck that was pulled over in the afternoon on Tuesday, Oct. 4. (more…) Bellingham man stabbed after fight in downtown BellinghamTuesday, May 10th, 2011Kelly Sullivan // THE WESTERN FRONT A 26-year-old Bellingham man was stabbed in the leg, outside of the Horseshoe Cafe around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7. The victim was found bleeding heavily when Bellingham Police arrived on the scene shortly after receiving a call about an assault on the 100 block of Holly Street. (more…) Local middle school put on lock downMonday, April 18th, 2011Brian Corey // THE WESTERN FRONT Bellingham Police arrested 46-year-old Eric Skylar Freeman under suspicion of involvement in two separate threat investigations Monday, April 18, according a statement from the Bellingham Police Department. Shuksan Middle School was sent into lock down when Freeman allegedly entered the school and displayed a knife in the main office at 9:30 a.m. that same day. Party bus on patrol this weekend? Police spokesman unsureFriday, April 8th, 2011Evan Stagliano // THE WESTERN FRONT Today I called Bellingham Police Spokesman Mark Young on a tip from the Carver Gymnasium reader board, which said the party bus would be back on patrol this spring. Young said he did not know if the “command vehicles” (read: party bus) would be in use by the Bellingham Police this weekend, but he did say that active patrols are always in force. He also said he was unaware of the message and that it was probably and old one. Editorial from Whatcom Horizon defends party busTuesday, March 1st, 2011Caleb Hutton // THE WESTERN FRONT Here’s an interesting piece from Whatcom Community College’s student newspaper about how the party bus is in the best interest of underage drinkers. I’m a couple weeks late on discovering this, but the editorial took a surprising approach and I felt compelled to share. Man shot to death by police after attacking, injuring officerMonday, February 28th, 2011Caleb Hutton // THE WESTERN FRONT A mentally ill Lynden man was shot and killed by police at about 9:40 a.m. at a Clay Street home after he hit an officer in the head with an object, the Bellingham Herald is reporting.
Man turns himself in after homemade bomb incidentThursday, February 24th, 2011Brianna Gibbs // THE WESTERN FRONT A Ferndale man was booked into Whatcom County Jail Feb. 23 after he turned himself in for allegedly exploding a homemade bomb earlier this month in the 800 block of 32nd Street, The Bellingham Herald is reporting. Andris V. Derkach told police he had placed a homemade bomb on the front door of a man his ex-girlfriend was dating on Feb. 10. The bomb exploded, but no one was harmed in the incident. Aside from a loud boom, little damage was done to the front door. Derkach has a website where he posted a number of paintings, designs and a resume. View the resume in jpg form here. In it, he says he speaks “English, Russian, Ukrainian, (and has) some understandings of Spanish.” Here are a few more highlights: Highway pursuit at Canadian border ends in early morning crashFriday, February 18th, 2011Brianna Gibbs // THE WESTERN FRONT A vehicle jumped the border just after 4 a.m. Friday morning and fled south on I-5, KGMI is reporting. Bellingham police officers issued a felony traffic stop when the vehicle was chased down at 4:16 a.m. near Sunset Drive. The early morning chase ended in a crash, KGMI reports. Injuries or the nature of the pursuit are not available at this time. I will post updates as soon as they become available. |
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