Jun. 11 A Whatcom County man is suspected of raping a woman he was familiar with in 2016 in a shed behind his parents' home. The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office booked Logan T. Merlina, 23, into Whatcom County Jail Friday, June 11, on suspicion of third-degree rape. Jail records show he was released later Friday. The sheriff's office spoke to the victim on Jan. 1, 2021, after she reported that .
May 18 Two bodies have been recovered inside a vehicle from the Nooksack River near Ferndale on Tuesday, May 18. The Ferndale Police Department is investigating, according to a Facebook post. The vehicle was found and retrieved from the river adjacent to Ferndale Road, according to the post made at 12:18 p.m. Both bodies were adult males, city spokesperson Riley Sweeney told The Bellingham .
By Joe Teehan May 18, 2021 9:22 am
KGMI
WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. – A totem pole created by Lummi carvers that was stolen last week has been returned to its owners.
Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office deputies found the 11-foot totem in a field in the 6900 block of Northwest Drive in Ferndale Sunday.
Thieves were caught on surveillance video stealing the pole from outside a business in the 1900 block of C Street in Bellingham.
Bellingham Police officers made one arrest in the case on the day of the burglary and are still looking for a second suspect.
BPD asks those with information to call their tip line 360-778-8611 or submit tips online.
The totem pole that went missing last week has been found.
Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office deputies located the pole in a field in the 6900 block of Northwest Drive in Ferndale Sunday.
The Bellingham Police Department made one arrest in the case on the day of the burglary and is still looking for information leading to the arrest of the second subject.
BPD asks those with information to phone their tip line at (360) 778-8611 or submit the tips online on the City of Bellingham website.
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By Kathi O Shea May 6, 2021 8:25 am
KGMI
LYNDEN, Wash. Officers arrested a Lynden man Wednesday suspected in a stabbing that sent four people to the hospital early Tuesday.
The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office reports that a large party was underway at the Glen Echo Community Center on Goodwin Road near Everson when a fight broke out at 2 a.m.
Officers from the Everson and Sumas Police Departments were the first on scene and found four men with stab wounds.
Two had life threatening wounds and officers immediately administered first aid to those victims and all four men were then transferred to St. Joseph Medical Center.