State v. Aranguren

—Emilio Crespo Aranguren and Guillermo Duquesne-Valera appeal their convictions for possession of stolen property in the third degree. Their cases, tried separately at the trial court level, have been consolidated on appeal. Both appellants argue that the trial court erred in denying the motion to suppress evidence that was obtained from an allegedly illegal investigatory stop.

On January 8, 1984, at approximately 7 p.m., Officer Gill of the Bellingham Police Department was patrolling by car when he received a report of vandalism. Officer Gill testified that "the call was of three people doing…