By Kathi O Shea July 1, 2021 4:14 pm
clipart.com Dave Walker
Bellingham Police Deputy Chief Scott Grunhurd was celebrated Wednesday at his retirement ceremony.
Grunhurd, an avid Cougar fan, wore his Cougar tie and was honored with a cake decorated in crimson and gray.
Even the department’s die-hard Husky fans couldn’t resist the Cougar cake.
Some of BPD’s recent retirees attended the ceremony, including Deputy Chief Duane Schenck.
Whatcom seeks better, cheaper answer for the 138,574 calls to 911 each year
The Bellingham Herald 12/15/2020 Robert Mittendorf, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Dec. 15 Combining Whatcom County s two 911 dispatch centers, whose operators separately send law-enforcement officers or firefighters to calls for service, is back on the County Council s agenda.
It s both logical and a cost-saving measure to combine the two 911 centers, said Councilman Tyler Byrd. I ve been working on all the documentation I can find on this and talking to people. I can t find a single efficiency that comes out of this the way it is today, Byrd said during a Nov. 12 budget session.