Posted: October 15, 2009 20:12:05 PST
Bellingham Police were called to a reported armed robbery Thursday evening at about 5:00 p.m. The victim, a 20 year old WWU student called police from his cell phone to report he had just been robbed. He told police that he was walking on a trail in the Sehome Arboretum when two males approached him, one produced a hand gun the other a knife. The victim said that the suspects took his backpack. He was not injured during the incident. Bellingham police officers, including K-9 and Bike Officers searched the area. University Police also assisted in the search. The suspects were not located. The suspects are described as white males in their 20’s, 5'10" with average builds, they were both wearing hooded sweatshirts. Anyone with information about this please call Detective Sergeant Mike Johnston at (360)778-8687.
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Media Contact:
Mark Young
Public Information Officer
Bellingham Police Department
(360)778-8815
myoung@cob.org
