There has been a string of break and entries recently and they just nailed one of the ringleaders.
From the Bellingham Herald:
Man suspected of 60 burglaries near Maple Falls, Glacier
A man suspected of more than 60 burglaries could be the reason behind a dramatic spike in break-ins and thefts around Glacier, Maple Falls and Peaceful Valley this year, according to the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office.
Since January deputy sheriffs have taken at least 109 burglary reports — double last year’s number, and more than quadruple the annual figures from 2011, ’12, and ’13 — in the rural communities along Mount Baker Highway, according to the sheriff’s office.
At an Oct. 10 special briefing in front of Whatcom County Council members, Sheriff Bill Elfo said the main suspect, Oxxx Fxxx, 33, is in jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.
He’s been charged with residential burglary, trafficking in stolen property and possession of stolen property. More charges could be coming, Elfo said.
A model citizen:
Court records show Fxxx was first convicted of home burglary at the age of 16. He spent the next eight or so years in and out of Whatcom County Jail, for crimes like unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of stolen property in the first degree and residential burglary.
Then Fxxx moved away, to live in the Midwest for a few years. He returned to Whatcom County in 2014. Since last November the number of burglaries has skyrocketed in the Maple Falls area, according to the sheriff’s office.
Crime doesn't pay:
On Nov. 3 a burglary victim turned on a tracking device of a stolen Macintosh computer, and traced it to a home in the 3500 block of Cedarville Road, near the Deming Logging Show grounds. Remotely the app took photos of a woman and a man: Fxxx’s ex, who is the mother of two of his children, and her new boyfriend, according to charging papers.
Sheriff’s deputies found Fxxx outside the house. He tried to escape but deputies tackled him and found he had a “scan tool” valued at $1,000, stolen from Walmart earlier the same day, according to charging papers. The Mac was found inside in the house. Fxxx's ex told deputies he’d given it to her as a gift.
No word as to what the court system here will do - they are pathetically lenient with crap like this. Slap on the wrist. What would happen if someone came home during a burglary and they were injured or murdered. The fact that Fxxx was busted with guns should make the case for at least 30 years in the graybar hotel...
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