Overview
- Police say a man climbed through a window and assaulted a resident just after midnight on Saturday in the area of South Main (Route 126) and Mann streets.
- Authorities described the suspect as a 6-foot, skinny Black man about 30 to 40 years old wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.
- Officers have increased patrols, conducted door-to-door canvassing and asked neighbors to check security cameras for footage between 11:00 p.m. Friday and 1:30 a.m. Saturday and to submit any clips to detectives.
- Bellingham Police Chief Ken Fitzgerald said the victim received medical care, no property was reported stolen and investigators recovered evidence from the home that they hope will lead to an arrest.
- The break-in has raised concern in the small suburban neighborhood and could prompt more residents to secure windows and install or review home cameras as the investigation continues.