A bunch of Friday scanner chatter

Written by Caleb Hutton | The Bellingham Herald | November 2, 2012

By Caleb Hutton

Quiet morning.

Bustling afternoon.

Follow this blog’s Twitter account for news as it happens. Thanks to the sheriff’s office for linking to the Twitter feed this week.

Possible hate crime at Value Village. Not many details, though. Cops en route to talk with group of six people. All wearing hoodies.

— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) November 2, 2012

Crash on Meridian by Les Schwab. Blocking. Pickup involved. 32yo man with leg injury. Conscious, breathing. #bellingham

— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) November 2, 2012

Extensive front-end damage to 2 pickups in crash, 4000 blk of Meridian. One truck has a ruined axle. Gonna need 2 tow trucks. #bellingham

— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) November 2, 2012

Pithy cop over the #policescanner: “We just got our hands full. There’s two of us, three people and a bunch of stuff.”

— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) November 2, 2012

Death investigation of 94yo man on Monroe St. #bellingham

— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) November 2, 2012

Thieves have a “large bag of stolen items” at Cost Cutter on LaBounty. Getting into a blue Dodge Durango. No license plate stated. #ferndale

— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) November 2, 2012

A cop is tailing a blue Dodge Durango that isn’t yielding to lights & sirens. At Main & I-5. Now they’re stopping at overpass in #ferndale.

— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) November 2, 2012

Well, now they’re saying those guys might have a receipt for the items. It might be a blue Ford Explorer instead. #ferndale

— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) November 2, 2012

Car hit cyclist in 4300 blk Meridian, SB lane in front of Wendy’s. No word on injuries. #bellingham

— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) November 2, 2012

Brown Ford van hit the cyclist, who is now up and walking. #bellingham

— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) November 2, 2012

#policescanner: On Blue Jay Valley Lane, a woman stole a truck from home, crashed into tree at end of driveway. She’s not hurt. #whatcom

— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) November 2, 2012

#policescanner: 15yo girl with behavior problems told mom to “be careful when she sleeps.” Mom called the cops.

— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) November 2, 2012

Someone at Blue Jay Valley might be hurt after all. “Bleeding pretty profusely … legs, face, hands” etc. But conscious and breathing.

— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) November 2, 2012

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