Overview
- Officers responded just after midnight in the area of South Main and Mann streets when a man reported a break-in and found a resident had been assaulted.
- Police describe the suspect as about 6 feet tall, skinny, roughly 30 to 40 years old, and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.
- Investigators asked residents to check security cameras for footage between 11:00 p.m. on Aug. 14 and 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 15 and to send files to detectives@bellinghamma.org or call 508-966-1212.
- Bellingham police say the victim received medical care but the department has not released details on injuries and has not said whether the suspect and resident knew each other.
- The department has increased patrols in the neighborhood as the investigation continues and is urging anyone with tips or footage from the specified time window to come forward.