
Denver Pratt
Criminal and Courts Reporter at The Bellingham Herald
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Sep 13, 2024 |
bellinghamherald.com | Denver Pratt
Joel Berck Young appeared in court with one of his defense attorneys Starck Follis, Director of the Whatcom County Public Defender’s Office, on September 11, 2024, for the first day of his jury trial after he is accused of shooting and attempting to kill two Whatcom County Sheriff’s deputies in 2022.
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Sep 6, 2024 |
bellinghamherald.com | Denver Pratt
The Special Commitment Center at McNeil Island. Lui Kit Wong Tacoma News Tribune The Washington State Attorney General’s Office has filed a petition seeking to civilly commit a Whatcom County man, who was set to be released from prison Thursday, indefinitely to an island for sex offenders. Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a petition Tuesday, Sept. 3, in Whatcom County Superior Court requesting a Whatcom County judge detain 38-year-old Jake J.
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Sep 5, 2024 |
bellinghamherald.com | Denver Pratt
Dr. Aldo Fusaro, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner for the Montana State Medical Examiner’s Office, is pictured here. Fusaro is expected to be appointed Sept. 10, 2024 to serve as Whatcom County’s interim medical examiner while a national search is conducted for a permanent hire.
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Aug 31, 2024 |
bellinghamherald.com | Denver Pratt
Bellingham Police car with flashing lights Robert Mittendorf The Bellingham Herald The city of Bellingham has settled a lawsuit filed by a former Bellingham Police Department officer who was injured during an emergency vehicle operations training exercise in early May 2019 for nearly a quarter-million dollars. At its Monday evening meeting, Aug. 26, the Bellingham City Council unanimously approved a motion for Mayor Kim Lund to enter into a settlement agreement with Vahid Ghanbari.
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Aug 30, 2024 |
bellinghamherald.com | Denver Pratt
Whatcom County Jail, Washington. Whatcom County Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald A Bellingham man currently incarcerated in the Whatcom County Jail and awaiting trial for attempted murder has been charged with a felony after allegedly breaking an electronic tablet and using a broken piece of the plastic to make a knife. Charles Anthony Quintanilla, 33, was charged Wednesday, Aug. 28, in Whatcom County Superior Court with one count of weapon possession by a prisoner, a felony.
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