CRIME & SAFETY
Skagit County Sheriff’s Deputy arrested for domestic violence
MOUNT VERNON, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – An off-duty Skagit County Sheriff’s Corrections Deputy was arrested for domestic violence in Mount Vernon Thursday morning. Mount Vernon Police said the suspect and his wife had an altercation at their residence on the 100 block of N 21st Street in Mount Vernon. The 27-year-old woman was then transported to the Skagit Valley Emergency Room by the Mount Vernon Fire Department. Mount Vernon Police were notified of her suspected abuse-related injuries at around 2:35 a.m. Injuries included a laceration on the woman’s face.
BPD arrest drug trafficker in downtown Bellingham
BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Another member of a major drug trafficking ring in Whatcom County has been arrested. Whatcom County Sheriff’s spokesperson Deb Slater says 58-year-old Alvin Godette was taken into custody Thursday for the second time in just over three weeks. This follows his previous arrest on...
The Spotlight: Young father found murdered in cart
A young father was found murdered inside of a cart in Bellingham, Washington. Now, his family is begging for people to come forward with answers. A 15-year-old boy was killed in Renton and prosecutors say the suspected killer was also the suspect in a drive-by shooting in November. He was on electronic home monitoring for that alleged crime. And Tacoma Police plan to use controversial new technology to reduce crime.
Man suspected in threatening workers arriving at Bellingham business arrested
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — According to an affidavit filed by prosecutors in Whatcom County Superior Court, staff at a downtown Bellingham business began arriving to work just before 7am on Thursday, April 11th, and were confronted by a man with a knife. Bellingham Police officers were dispatched to a report...
Man arrested after ramming a deputy’s vehicle, driving the wrong way on I-5 pleads guilty
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Crayton Todd Williams was arrested in April of 2022 suspected of fleeing a traffic stop, ramming a Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s vehicle and then proceeding northbound in the southbound lanes of I-5. The man was taken into custody after all lanes in both directions of I-5 were shut down while law enforcement personnel worked to get him to exit his vehicle.
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