The suspect told dispatchers he did not plan to stop for police.
This marks the second human-black bear encounter in Whatcom County reported within the span of a month.
One person was shot in the leg during the Labor Day Weekend incident.
Officers noted the suspect was unarmed at the time of his arrest.
Court documents say the suspect hurled racist insults at the Hispanic victim and his son in the men’s bathroom.
No one was inside the building and no injuries were reported.
City officials say that the boost in parking revenue will get reinvested back into downtown businesses and the programs supporting them.
The city warned residents of similar scam attempts earlier this year.
Work will be done across a 4.5 mile stretch of the road.
The man was hospitalized in 2023 after jail staff found him unconscious in his cell.
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