Police confirm armed citizens in downtown Bellingham, but say no laws were broken

The Bellingham Police Department confirmed in a post on its Facebook page that a group of armed citizens have been seen in downtown Bellingham the past few days, but said the citizens were not breaking the law.

“We have become aware of a growing concern some of our citizens have expressed with the presence of armed citizens in the Central Business District during the evening hours over the past few days,” the post read. “First and foremost, we understand and appreciate the presence of armed citizens in our CBD can be upsetting to those passing by.