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Copter searches for suspect in stolen car fire near Ferndale


Written by | The Bellingham Herald | July 24, 2012

By Caleb Hutton

The lead story is at the top of this post. More morning scanner chatter is at the bottom.

Via police scanner traffic:

Police got several calls about 11 a.m. reporting a burning car in a field next to Trigg Road. Here’s what we tweeted:

As of 11:45 a.m., the cops were still looking for their suspect. A witness reported seeing him get dropped off in front of a day care on Portal Way — not sure which block. He walked west toward Interstate 5, then turned north, the witness said. Dispatchers were referring to him as “Junior.” Police dogs were trying to track him.

Police called a home just south of the day care a “residence of interest.” They were also scouring a converted chicken coop on Portal Way where the suspect, or accomplices, might live.

Update at 1 p.m. The suspect was detained on Interstate 5, just south of Slater Road. Story to come when we get confirmed info.

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In other news:

9:40 a.m. Report of two shots fired in the 1000 block of Kenoyer Drive. Didn’t hear much followup.

9:50 a.m. Somebody fell in a room in the 4600 block of Celia Way. The patient, who was not responding, suffered a cut to the arm.

9:55 a.m. Another fall, this one in 1100 block of 22nd Street. Patient suffered a leg injury, possibly more.

10 a.m. A tree was blocking the eastbound lane of Slater Road, west of Elder Road, pretty close to the Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery.

10:45 a.m. A man wearing all black threw a stick at a passerby near the intersection of East Magnolia and North State streets. He had blond hair and was wearing all black. The police dispatcher said he had “possible tats on his face.”

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Friday morning scanner chatter


Written by | The Bellingham Herald | June 15, 2012

By Caleb Hutton

8:15 a.m. Couple arguing for about an hour on Graveline Road — I think. (The location was muffled.) A  neighbor believed they might be throwing rocks at each other.

9 a.m. An 88-year-old woman found unconscious in the living room of the Louisa House, 2240 Main St., in Ferndale.

10:30 a.m. Honda Prelude and a Subaru collided on an Interstate 5 overpass at Meridian Street, in a northbound lane. First reported as an injury crash. A few minutes later, a responder said via radio to dispatch: ”Can you advise (the fire department)? This is just minor neck pain.”

11:30 a.m. Man and woman pushing each other, hitting each other in the parking lot of Diego’s, 300 N. Samish Way. The woman tried to walk away, but the man was holding on to her. Sounds like police were able to talk with them in front of the nearby Cascade Motor Inn.

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Ferndale Police: Teen ‘poked’ boy in chest with hunting knife in assault


Written by | The Bellingham Herald | May 24, 2012

By Caleb Hutton

FERNDALE — A teen accused of swinging a hunting knife at a 14-year-old boy before poking him in the chest with the blade was arrested Wednesday afternoon, May 23.

Darcy James Glenman, 18, was arguing with the boy outside about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday near the Ferndale Boys & Girls Club, in the 2000 block of Cherry Street, said Ferndale Police Lt. Matt Huffman.

Glenman thought the boy had stolen marijuana, so he pulled out a hunting knife and swung at him two or three times, Huffman said.

When police spoke to the boy, he had a “little, tiny” mark on his chest from when Glenman had “poked” him with the knife, Huffman said. He had apparently pressed the blade against the boy, but didn’t actually break the skin.

Police contacted Glenman the following afternoon. He was booked into Whatcom County Jail on investigation of second-degree assault. The knife wasn’t recovered.

Glenman had an extensive record in juvenile court, including guilty pleas for fourth-degree assault and possession of a dangerous weapon.

In 2010, an off-duty police officer spotted him waving a butterfly knife and a switchblade at the corner of Vista Drive and Washington Street.


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