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Jury finds city of Bellingham responsible for damages in handling of former officer’s abuse
A jury ruled that the Bellingham Police Department did not take the necessary steps to prevent domestic abuse carried out by ...
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First week of Whatcom County homicide trial wraps up with testimony about scene of death
Vanags’ first scheduled trial was postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic, and his second trial in Whatcom County Superior Court ended with a deadlocked jury in 2022. Current jurors have not been ...
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Trial begins in lawsuit against city of Bellingham over handling of police officer’s abuse
His sentence was reduced in 2021. Former Bellingham Police Cpl. Brooks Owen Laughlin, right, was sentenced to 8 years in ...
Whatcom County man convicted for having 90,000 files of child sex abuse
Many of the images were of the sexual abuse of very young children and included depictions involving extreme violence.