Man robs shoe store with a rock

Washington - A man used a large rock to rob a Bellingham shoe store over the weekend, according to Bellingham police. The man walked into the Red Wing Shoes store, 117 Telegraph Road, at about 4 p.m. Saturday just as an employee was closing for the day. The man told the employee ?this is a robbery? and held a rock over the victim?s head. The man took an undisclosed amount of cash and walked out. Police were alerted to the robbery by a witness who was in the store?s parking lot. Within five minutes of receiving the 911 call several Bellingham police officers found and arrested a suspect.--...More