Tag: scanner traffic
By Caleb Hutton
Via police scanner traffic:
9 a.m. A 10-year-old was hit in the head with a rock — don’t know how — and was losing “a serious amount of blood.” Radio traffic was muffled, but I believe it was on Mount Baker Highway south of Kendall.
9:20 a.m. An outside fire reported near the top of Sumas Mountain, by the radio tower.
9:30 a.m. A pair of construction workers were fighting near (what sounded like) the end of a driveway in (what sounded like) Bellingham. “There’s also ladders being thrown,” dispatchers said.
9:40 a.m. A bicyclist was struck by a beige Toyota Camry at the intersection of Cordata Parkway and West Kellogg Road. The cyclist was knocked down, but by the time an ambulance arrived he was conscious, oriented and sitting on the curb.
Edit: And here are a couple more.
11 a.m. Possible drug deal in front of a Catholic church on the Lummi Reservation. Witness saw an exchange, then both men walked to a grove of apple trees and crouched down.
11:50 a.m. Dispatchers figuring out how to deal with domestic dispute: ”Perhaps you can phone Tony and get to the bottom of these shenanigans.”
By Caleb Hutton
Via police scanner traffic:
1:50 p.m. A cow escaped a cattle truck. Possibly in the Ten Mile Road area? It’s “unknown if the driver knows the cow has escaped.”
2:20 p.m. ATV rollover crash in the 2900 block of Raven Crest. The 27-year-old woman driving the ATV was conscious, but not totally alert.
5 p.m. Two fire calls: one in Sandy Point, one on the Lummi Reservation. Both turned out to be smoke by the time firefighters arrived. The Lummi fire, in the 2300 block of Lummi View Drive, was a deck fire. Neighbors phoned it in, but it seemed like they gave the wrong address. The flames were out by the time engines found the house.
6:50 p.m. Ford F-150 crashed and went off the roadway, 2.4 miles deep on Twin Lakes Road. A man came across the truck. He spoke with the 54-year-old driver, who has a history of stroke. The victim hit his head and also had stomach pain. It’s taking a lot of coordinating for firefighters to respond — that’s a bumpy gravel forest service road.
By Samantha Wohlfeil
Via police scanner traffic:
7:33 a.m. Fire truck sent to a fire alarm activated at a the commercial building at 119 Grand Ave. Didn’t hear a follow up.
7:40 a.m. Hit and run at Lakeway Drive and Lincoln Street. Truck and another vehicle. The driver of the car that was hit was on the phone with dispatch while chasing after the other vehicle on Interstate 5.
7:45 a.m. Silver vehicle driving on the sidewalk. Didn’t hear follow up with a location.
7:48 a.m. Reports of an overturned forklift. One 22-year-old male involved. He didn’t appear to have injuries and was not trapped.
7:49 a.m. Reports of a female who locked herself in a business bathroom and was refusing to come out.
7:50 a.m. Fire and medical aide sent to reports of a male with history of diabetes in respiratory distress in aisle one of the Sehome Haggen “across from the Chinese food.”
8:41 a.m. Reports of a cougar sighting at Whatcom Falls Park near Scudder’s Pond. Didn’t hear any follow up.
9:10 a.m. Man called in upset about a portable basketball hoop in his cul-de-sac on Glenmore Street in Ferndale. More chatter about the hoop around 10:23 a.m.
9:12 a.m. “There’s a dead pigeon between AI and AW. It’s, uh, getting picked apart by crows.” Sounds like the walkway between the Academic Instructional Center and Academic West at Western Washington University.
9:30 a.m. Welfare check at Westview Condos in Bellingham. There was a 911 hangup. “Sounds like a phone problem.”
10:35 a.m. Aide dispatched to a retirement home on Riverview Road for reports of a 65-year-old female who fell.
10:55 am. Reports of an erratic driver in a silver Toyota Avalon westbound on Lakeway Drive.
11:47 a.m. A teller at the drive through for Chase Bank at 3110 Woburn Street called to report a man in a green Ford Explorer who was unable to navigate the drive through. He told the teller he had a stroke last night, then drove away. Police were trying to locate the vehicle.
By Caleb Hutton
Via police scanner traffic:
7:15 a.m. Unresponsive 19 year old at an address on Mission Road, “near the railroad tracks and Chestnut.” My best guess is that’s in Everson, but I didn’t catch any followup.
7:50 a.m. An officer was about to give a man a courtesy ride out to Grandview Road. When he radioed in the man’s name, the dispatcher told him they might have to change the route: They had probable cause to arrest him for intimidating a witness. (Jacob Steven Humphrey, 21, was booked into Whatcom County Jail about an hour and a half later. In an active Superior Court case, he’s charged with possession of meth.)
8:05 a.m. Officers doing a welfare check in the 3200 block of Lightning Bird Lane. A man and his girlfriend had been fighting all night. A 911 caller wanted to know they were OK.
8:15 a.m. “Transporting one –” a rooster is heard crowing in the background “– juvenile female.”
8:40 a.m. “Suspicious person call in Sudden Valley. Unknown person on (the caller’s) roof.” Five minutes later: “Suspicious person sounded like a legitimate contractor.”
Got pretty quiet for about an hour.
9:45 a.m. Patient on Bells Grove, in Point Roberts, was passing out and turning colors. An ambulance was sent to the scene.
10:25 a.m. Aid responding to call reporting 87-year-old woman with serious (but non-traumatic) shoulder pain.
11:45 a.m. Unconscious 30-year-old man bleeding from the mouth in the 300 block of Lottie Street, at the bus stop. “Possible domestic assault. Unknown if the scene is secure.”
Also, for anybody listening to a scanner about 9:20 p.m. Wednesday: The 100- to 200-foot fishing vessel in distress near Portage Island turned out to be a “misunderstanding,” a U.S. Coast captain confirmed this morning. Crews were dispatched, but it turned out the ship wasn’t in distress after all.
By Caleb Hutton
Via police scanner traffic:
9:50 a.m. Delivery truck crash on Interstate 5 in Bellingham. From our Twitter feed:
#policescanner: UPS truck crashed on I-5 northbound near Sunset overpass. It was blocking one lane, now clear. No serious injuries.— Bellingham Herald (@BhamHerald) July 31, 2012
10:10 a.m. Elderly man at Eagle Ridge Assisted Living, 5370 Barrett Road, assaulted his wife and choked another patient. He was running around “naked and covered in feces.” Law enforcement was en route last I heard.
11 a.m. Truck vs. cyclist crash at F and West Holly streets. The bicyclist, 17, had some “banged-up knees,” but otherwise seemed fine. The crash was blocking part of the road.
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:
#policescanner: Stolen Hyundai “aflame in open field” at 1765 Trigg Road, near Ferndale. Suspect running. He may be armed with a revolver.
— Bellingham Herald (@BhamHerald) July 24, 2012
Helicopter searching for suspect in stolen car arson. He’s described as a tall, slender Hispanic man wearing black and white track clothes.
— Bellingham Herald (@BhamHerald) July 24, 2012
Police racing to suspect’s home in 5900 block of Portal Way. It’s a yellow house with a blue garage, two miles south of car fire in field.
— Bellingham Herald (@BhamHerald) July 24, 2012
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.
#policescanner: Police detain suspect in Ferndale stolen car fire. He was in a truck headed south on Interstate 5, near Slater Road.
— Bellingham Herald (@BhamHerald) July 24, 2012
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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.”
By Caleb Hutton
Via scanner traffic:
A motorcyclist collided with a truck on Slater Road near Interstate 5 Wednesday afternoon, July 11.
Initial reports suggested a man was thrown about 15 feet from his motorbike at 5:05 p.m. Sounded like he was conscious, but not moving because of back pain.
This comes on the same day police said motorcyclist Christopher Whitbeck had died. On Tuesday, Whitbeck hit a stopped Nissan Titan head-on in Bellingham. Police said he was thrown about 65 feet and died later at St. Joseph hospital.
By Caleb Hutton
Via scanner traffic:
8:10 a.m. Fuel spill reported near corner of Meridian Street and Bakerview Road. Diesel slick seen coming from Cost Cutter, onto West Bakerview, then onto Meridian. Not clear on size.
9 a.m. “A deer needs to be put down” on Valley View Road.
9:05 a.m. Somebody’s finger got “stuck in the wheel of an ice chest” at the Cascade Inn, 208 N. Samish Way. The finger was turning blue.
9:30 a.m. Deputies contacting someone in or near the Nooksack Falls parking lot to talk about missing person report.
10:05 a.m. White Honda collided with mail truck in the 600 block of Halleck Street, by the Municipal Court building. Nobody hurt. Not blocking traffic.
10:10 a.m. Sounds like somebody struck a “Chevy 15-passenger … Lummi van.” No tones for medical aid.
By Caleb Hutton
Via scanner traffic:
12:40 p.m.: Six people passing beverages around (caller thinks it’s beer) in a northbound vehicle on Interstate 5.
2:13 p.m.: Drunk man being a nuisance at kids’ event put on by the city at the Fairhaven Village Green.
2:14 p.m.: “Just so you know,” officer says over radio, “you have most of the local bandits in the Everson bar.”
2:55 p.m.: Western Washington University Police looking for 11-year-old boy who didn’t meet up on campus as planned. Didn’t hear resolution.
4:02 p.m.: At least six calls about 1.5-foot-by-1.5-foot fire on I-5. “This was about the size of a cooking pot,” firefighter says.
5:05 p.m.: Couple walking in Whatcom Falls Park, near St. Clair Street, heard six shots fired. Boyfriend is in the military and said it sounded like a .22-caliber gun. Police canvassed the area and talked to “a lot” of people. A couple bikers were the only ones who said they’re heard some popping noises.
5:18 p.m.: Transient sleeping under a “blue blankie” near the Community Food Co-op, 1220 N. Forest Street.
5:19 p.m.: Motorcycle fire on side of I-5 near Sunset Drive (milepost 255).
6 p.m.-ish: Diabetic 43-year-old man vomiting blood. Unexplained facial swelling, bleeding from the face. Taken to St. Joseph hospital by ambulance.
Also at 6 p.m.-ish: Man tells employee at Bellingham business, “Do you really want gunfire in here today?” Last seen running toward Peoples Bank. Not sure which Peoples Bank.
7:38 p.m.: “Female rolling around” on the roadside of Lakeway Drive, near I-5.
Plus a couple of drunk in public citations at Maritime Heritage Park. And a few fires, almost all of them extremely small, scattered around the county.
By Caleb Hutton
Via scanner traffic:
7 p.m.-ish: Man seen urinating outside near Bellingham Towers, 119 N. Commercial Street. Then he crossed the street to go watch “Cinderella” at the Mount Baker Theatre.
8 p.m.-ish: Hit and run in an alley behind Tokyo House, 1222 N. Garden Street. Parked car got hit.
8:50 p.m.: Man heard neighbor firing 30 to 50 large-caliber rounds fired in 3100 block of Brown Road, west of Ferndale.
9 p.m.: Five boys spotted spray painting graffiti in a bathroom in Roosevelt Park. At least two got caught. One of them is 12 years old.
“There’s painting on the wall and these two have paint on their fingers,” officer says over radio.
9:25 p.m.: Gray four-door sedan with broken-out windows parked at dentist’s office on Meridian Street. One person in the sedan. “No one’s supposed to be there,” dispatcher said, so the caller wants the occupant moved along.
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