Posts Tagged ‘crime’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…) Western releases latest crime statisticsSaturday, October 1st, 2011Spencer Pederson // THE WESTERN FRONT Western has released the latest Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for 2008 through 2010. (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. Newly opened marijauna co-op vandalized in downtown BellinghamMonday, April 11th, 2011Brian Corey // THE WESTERN FRONT A marijuana co-op located on Cornwall Avenue was vandalized Sunday, April 10, the Bellingham Herald is reporting. The manager of the Northern Cross Co-op came to work around 10 a.m. to find a broken window, Bellingham Police Sgt. Jason Monson said. Nothing was reported stolen but damages are estimated at $800. The business opened on April 1. 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: Heroin bust at Samish Way hotel may have disrupted major drug ringTuesday, February 22nd, 2011Brianna Gibbs // THE WESTERN FRONT Two Ferndale brothers have been arrested on multiple counts of alleged possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, KGMI is reporting. Ryan Pantalia, 29, and Joseph Pantalia, 26 were taken into custody from a Samish Way hotel, where police say they discovered $25,000 worth of black tar heroin and $51,000 in cash. The brothers were booked into Whatcom County Jail at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday. |
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