Man peppersprays mother, sets car on fire, flees scene, Bellingham WA


A man pepper sprayed his mother and set her car on fire near Vineyard Pl. The car later exploded. The man might have a gun and fled the scene in a white Chevy Colorado pickup.
Audio|Source: Whatcom County Sheriff, Bellingham and Western Washington University Police
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Transcript:
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Welcome on Sam 4, 1 San 31, and assault 1-865 in your place.
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Sam 4 Giacke-Knella.
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31-law.
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One Sam,
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4, 1 Sam 31, an aggravated assault with a patient being pepper sprayed in the space.
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Fire is also responding.
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We have an open line with people yelling for help.
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The estate may have left the area.
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One.
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31. 31.
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Wombeau respond to that as well.
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Welcome to Monsdam 2 and Monsam 20.
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Also the son who pepper spray people has a gun now and is possibly shooting and he's now trying to light the car on fire.
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No more copy.
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And all big to get me.
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All second.
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Then, lock them, clear and Roger Vineyard.
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Welcome unit's responding to Vineyard. The car is now on fire.
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The son is a Brian Ford and he has 481 issues.
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I'm warm.
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20 Wacom.
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One 1020.
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Do we know if the victims have been able to empty themselves from the residents?
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I don't believe so.
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Also, the car is now exploding.
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Welcome all units.
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Let's go to restricted traffic on high band restricted traffic at 922.
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Welcome units responding to Vineyard's Place, the advised the mail does have a white, Debbie Colorado pickup and is just left from the residents.
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Okay.
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For the traffic, if the ID, my assistance, they can head over that way to meet the address.
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Receive, one standpoint.
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Affirm, if you can locate the vehicle and track it.
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They're walking Troy. Copy, just any address.
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The vehicle is a White City Colorado ticket.
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And the address is near Vineyard Pl off of Vineyard Drive.
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Off Academy Street,
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Northside Lake, Welcome.
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Vali and Venus, you're not standing county.
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Subject that's flood from a house after pepper spraying his mom, lighting your car on fire,
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having severe 481 issues may also be armed with a gun. It's unclear.
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Left from near Vineyard Pl, which is off of Academy.
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He left in a white,
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Chevy Colorado, a no plate of the time.
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Subject is that Brian Pope, no PC[1].
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officer safety information.
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Player 925.
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Sam, 20 to the closest unit. Can you contact A.B.
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Fingers fire.
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Probably going to be 10 in North Shore Bridge.
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In the responding unit, there's a flagger crew at the Modus Academy.
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And the vehicle is not made a down to have yet.
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I'm right behind you, Ted.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
PC: Probable Cause (establishing grounds for arrest or charge)
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Location mentioned:
Near Vineyard Pl, Bellingham, WA 98226
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