Unidentified man suspected of crime wave outside Bellingham Fred Meyer Sunday morning
Bellingham Police arrested a man they haven’t been able to identify who is suspected of going on a crime wave impacting a number of vehicles outside the Lakeway Fred Meyer, including a Greyhound bus, Sunday morning.
The unnamed man was booked into Whatcom County Jail on suspicion of second- and third-degree malicious mischief, second-degree vehicle prowl and disorderly conduct, according to jail records, which also show he is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail. As of Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 9, jail records show his name still was not known.
Officers were called at 10 a.m. Nov. 7 to the 800 block of Lakeway Drive after receiving numerous 911 calls about the man, referred to as “John Doe” in Whatcom County Superior Court documents, being disorderly, breaking beer bottles, obstructing traffic, attempting to get into occupied cars and intentionally damaging other cars.
The man “emitted an extremely strong odor of intoxicants,” according to court documents, and identified himself to police only as “Sergeant Sergeant.”
According to documents:
▪ One victim reported she was sitting in a white SUV in the Fred Meyer parking lot with her infant child when the man attempted to get her to roll her window down. The man then ripped the license plate off the SUV, causing an estimated $750 in damage to the vehicle.
▪ A witness reported seeing the man intentionally block traffic, including a Greyhound bus. The witness reported the man stood in front of the bus and pounded on the windshield, forcing the bus to drive around him.
▪ Another victim reported that the man scraped or “keyed” the word “KEVIN” in his BMW. Damages were estimated to be more than $750.
▪ Another victim reported that the man reached through an open window in their car and attempted to steal their Apple iPad.
