A man accused of committing three robberies in three days in Bellingham — stealing from the same store on two separate occasions — is now in custody.
Corin Tristan Beauvais, 29, first stole from a marijuana shop in the 100 block of East Maple Street on Feb. 22, according to Bellingham Police Lt. Claudia Murphy. He allegedly reached past the counter while at the store and took a bag of marijuana valued at $100.
When employees attempted to stop him, they said he threatened to stab them in the face, Murphy told The Bellingham Herald.
The second robbery occurred at the same store two days later. Murphy said Beauvais stole two bags of marijuana valued at $40 each and fought his way past an employee and another customer.
The third robbery took place one day later on Feb. 25 just after 7 a.m. Beauvais allegedly went into a store in the 1200 block of North Forest Street and stole a handbasket full of merchandise valued at $482.23. Beauvais punched a store employee in the face who tried to stop him, Murphy told The Herald.
Police later found Beauvais in the 1200 block of North State Street and identified him as the robber, according to Murphy. Officers said Beauvais matched the description of the man who robbed the marijuana store on Maple Street and appeared to be wearing the same clothes, Murphy said.
Beauvais was arrested on suspicion of two counts of second-degree robbery and one count of first-degree robbery. He remained in custody at Whatcom County Jail as of Tuesday, February 27, according to jail records.
