Bellingham police arrest man in indecent exposure incident

A man was arrested Tuesday in Bellingham on accusations that he exposed himself, according to a report in the Bellingham Herald.

Daryl James Coates, 38, of Ferndale, was booked into jail on charges of indecent exposure with a previous conviction and a suspected controlled substance violation.

Detectives with the Bellingham police are investigating if Coates is connected to a string of recent exposures that happened around the campus of Western Washington University.

Coates is reported to have convictions for indecent exposure extending back to 2014, along with other violations.

This is the latest in a string of incidents that have been reported on or near Western Washington University.