Up and out for coffee before the farrier gets here. Got my priorities.
A particularly nasty piece of work is getting out of jail on the 12th of this month - here is the store from when he was arrested last November - 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 is in jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.
Later, outside of council chambers, the sheriff’s office identified that man as Oleg Grigoryevich Fedchuk, 33. He’s been charged with residential burglary, trafficking in stolen property and possession of stolen property. More charges could be coming, Elfo told the council.
Chance of recidivism is high with this one:
Court records show Fedchuk 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 Fedchuk 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.
And it's not just Oleg:
Detectives believe at least three other groups of burglars are working in the foothills. One suspect from one of those groups, Benjamin Frank Williams, 32, was arrested but released from jail on $1,000 bond, according to the sheriff’s office. Williams has been charged with burglary of a Silver Lake home and possessing stolen property from other local thefts.
Needless to say, people are banding together and keeping watch. There is a very active block-watch program.
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