BELLINGHAM, Wash. – A suspect remains at large following a high-speed chase through Bellingham.
Bellingham Police Lt. Claudia Murphy said that a sheriff’s deputy pulled over a vehicle for a traffic stop yesterday morning, Wednesday, January 11th, on 36th Street.
The driver of the car then rammed into the patrol car and sped off.
Bellingham Police assisted in a pursuit that led officers to a residential area near Bloedel Donovan Park, where the driver abandoned the car.
Despite setting up a perimeter in the area, the suspect was not found.
The car involved in the pursuit was reported stolen from Bellingham earlier in the day.
Murphy says the officers had probable cause for the arrest of the driver for first degree assault and attempting to elude police, and the pursuit was approved by the on-duty supervisor in accordance with current law.
