Woman reported carjacked with pepper spray Friday morning in Bellingham near WWU
Western Washington University police are searching for a group of up to five people that are suspected of carjacking a woman using pepper spray Friday morning in Bellingham.
The carjacking occurred at approximately 9:15 a.m. Friday, Jan. 7, near the In and Out convenience store in the 2200 block of Douglas Avenue, according to a WWU campus alert sent out at 11:11 a.m.
According to the alert, the group of up to five suspects approached the woman, who was sitting in her car in front of the store, pepper-sprayed her, removed her from the car and drove off in it.
The stolen vehicle was a green 2002 Ford Explorer, according to the alert, and the man who pepper-sprayed the woman was described as white, approximately 6 feet tall and wearing blue jeans and a hoodie.
University police are investigating the incident, according to the release, which added, “Anyone with information on this incident or who spots what might be the vehicle should call 911 immediately.”
This story was originally published January 7, 2022 at 11:46 AM.
