Crime

Bellingham Burger King robbed as employees held at gunpoint

The Bellingham Police Department is attempting to determine a suspect after the Meridian neighborhood Burger King was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night.

Officers were called at 10:33 p.m. Oct. 19 to the restaurant in the 200 block of Telegraph Road for the the report of the robbery, according to department’s incident log.

Employees were held at gunpoint before the suspect left with cash, Lt. Claudia Murphy told The Bellingham Herald in an email, adding that no injuries were reported.

“BPD Detectives are working the case and attempting to determine a suspect in this case,” Murphy wrote.

David Rasbach
The Bellingham Herald
David Rasbach joined The Bellingham Herald in 2005 and now covers breaking news. He has been an editor and writer in several western states since 1994.
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