Overall, crimes were also down across the state, according to the report.
According to Sheriff Tanksley, the 37-year-old injured officer was hospitalized, has undergone surgery and remains there in a stable condition.
The suspect ran off on foot following the shooting.
The new jail on LaBounty Drive in Ferndale is slated to be open by summer 2028.
It remains unclear whether the strange happenings had anything to do with the killings. But the documents do illustrate the frenzied efforts by law enforcement to follow every possible lead to find and convict Kohberger.
Friends and relatives of the victims delivered powerful statements of love, anguish and condemnation at the sentencing hearing Wednesday morning.
He remains at the Whatcom County Jail on $25,000 bail.
The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office adds that more people will likely be arrested in connection to this operation.
As the search for any trace of James continues, anyone who may have information is asked to fill out the FBI Tip Form at tips.fbi.gov or by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI.
The father was arrested in May in connection to over $100,000 being taken from a local resident.
