Memorable Blaine police reports

January 3, 11:53 p.m.: Officers responded to the 200 block of Boblett Street for a report of an intoxicated male. While responding, officers learned the individual had thrown something at the reporting person’s front door. Officers arrived and contacted the man walking in an alley. Officers learned the thrown item was a flower pot the man had stolen off another neighbor’s porch. The man was ultimately arrested on multiple charges and booked into Whatcom County Jail.

January 5, 11:44 a.m.: Multiple callers reported a B.C. commercial vehicle striking a sign in the Shell gas station parking lot. Officers arrived simultaneous to the call being dispatched. The driver of the tractor trailer was backing up and zigged when he should have zagged, bending a city of Blaine sign. A Washington state collision report was filed.

January 5, 12:59 p.m.: Officers were informed of a semi-tractor trailer going southbound in the northbound lanes of I-5. CBPO, USBP and Blaine police officers responded and stopped the semi on I-5. I-5 was briefly shutdown while the semi was turned around. The Ontario driver was cited for driving the wrong way on a freeway and released.

January 16, 6:23 p.m.: A man requested police come and dust his house for fingerprints, because he suspected neighborhood youth had broken into his home and stolen his marijuana. The man had delayed contacting police after discovering the missing plant: his first action was to contact the youth’s parents and ask them to pay for it. When that attempt at extortion failed, the man then decided he wanted to pursue charges of burglary. However, after discussing the matter with an officer, who explained his concerns about the time delay, the facts of the case and evidentiary issues, the man changed his mind about criminal charges.

January 20, 4:17 a.m.: A caller reported a possible intoxicated driver in the area of the Semiahmoo Marina. The officer contacted witnesses on scene and learned that the driver had collided with a large log causing damage to one of the vehicle’s wheels and tires. The resident was cited for the reckless operation of a motor vehicle and released.

September 4, 7:45 p.m.: Officers responded to a construction noise complaint on D Street. The construction worker agreed to stop working for the evening. (Chief’s Note: According to Blaine Municipal Code Section No. 8.10.020(C)6 construction activity, and the resulting noise, can only occur between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays with no construction permitted on Sundays. The city manager can approve a variance up to 10 p.m. on weekdays. Officers have been instructed to conduct extra patrol in this area to address this concern.)

September 12, 9 p.m.: Person reported over the past couple weeks she has heard several different types of noises around the house where she lives. Person requested extra patrol.

September 13, 8:38 a.m.: An employee reported a commercial vehicle abandoned on company property for over two months. They requested an officer to check it out prior to towing it to make sure it was not stolen. Officer during the investigation determined it was not stolen and attempted to contact the last registered owner of it. However, they did not have record of the vehicle anymore. Officer notified the reporting party the vehicle was not stolen. (Chief’s Note: The BPD will check out any vehicle (at a citizen’s request) on commercial/private property. If the vehicle is stolen, then we’ll get it towed. If it is simply abandoned, then caretaking responsibility falls upon the property owner.)

September 16, 5:45 p.m.: A couple stopped off at the Blaine police department because a man’s wife would not give his phone back after finding a dating website on his phone. The man wanted officers to have his wife turn the phone back over to him. Over the course of the contact the wife revealed that she was a victim of domestic violence recently. Since the allegations stemmed in Birch Bay, WCSO was notified and took over the investigation.

September 20, 9:20 p.m.: Officers responded to a report of a fight outside of a local restaurant. Six people were involved in an apparent minor injury altercation. Based on the conflicting statements from the involved parties, the information will be forwarded to the prosecutor for review.

September 21, 8:44 a.m.: Person who wished to remain anonymous called to report young children were crying a lot in an apartment near them. Officers arrived and contacted two sisters with four children who had come to visit their parents for the weekend. The sisters were fighting over a Barbie doll, so the mother took the doll away, which made all the kids cry. The children stopped crying and the mothers apologized for any disturbance.

September 21, 11:24 p.m.: Dispatch reported the fire department was in route to a residence for an activated fire alarm. Officer arrived with the fire department and found the activated fire alarm was an old fire alarm which had been thrown away in the trash outside, but the batteries had not been removed. The batteries were removed from the fire alarm.

September 21, 3:35 p.m.: Officers received a report that there was a man behind the skate park using drugs. A man claiming to be homeless was contacted behind the skate park. He denied using drugs and officers saw no evidence of drug use. He claimed to have come to Blaine for the food bank. Officers soon discovered that the man had a misdemeanor warrant out of Bellingham. However, due to jail restrictions, the man was not arrested for his warrant. He was warned to contact the Bellingham Court to take care of his warrant and advised that there were probably better places to hang out besides behind the skate park. The man agreed and left the area.

September 25, 8:39 a.m.: While on a traffic stop for stolen vehicle, the driver was discovered to be DWLS 3rd. The driver was arrested, cited and released with a mandatory court date. The vehicle was collected by Meridian Towing to be collected by the owner.

September 25, 1 p.m.: Officers were dispatched to a 911 hang up. Officer arrived and found a person who was yelling inside a room at a local motel. Officers made entry and discovered a domestic violence assault had occurred, however, the suspect had left on foot upon police arrival. Officers canvassed the area for approximately an hour, however the man was not located. PC is posted. Hotel management advised to call 911 if the man returns. The report was forwarded to the prosecutor for charging on September 27.

September 26, 9:10 p.m.: Officers responded to a suspicious circumstance where it was reported a male was shouting like a drill instructor. Officers contacted a female who stated she wanted to join the military and her uncle was showing her what a drill instructor sounds like.

September 27, 2:34 p.m.: An officer was dispatched to Starbucks after an employee was threatened by a customer in the drive-through. Officers documented the incident and advised the employees to call back when the woman returns so she could be trespassed.

September 28, 12:13 p.m.: An officer was dispatched to a local business for multiple counterfeit bills. Officer arrived and documented the passers information and collected the bills. The person claimed they were obtained from a business in Canada.

September 28, 6:39 p.m.: A man called police to say he was being stalked by an ex. The officer provided the man with several solutions to the matter. The man agreed to call police the next time the suspect arrived at his home. The suspect will be trespassed from the property. No criminal threats were found to have occurred.

September 29, 2:36 p.m.: Blaine Police responded to the 1700 Block of H Street where a suspicious man was reported to be digging in the dirt. Officer contacted the man who was compliant and polite and advised he was bored and had been cleaning the flowerbed to kill some time. No criminal actions observed.

October 1, 12:31 p.m.: An Officer was dispatched to the Blaine High School for a student with marijuana. An Officer arrived and was informed marijuana was found in their backpack. The juvenile was advised he was under arrest and the charges were to be forwarded to the juvenile prosecutor. The juvenile’s mother was contacted and informed of the situation. She arrived sometime later and took the juvenile home per school policy.

October 3, 1:34 p.m.: A person reported her adult son was trashing her house and had made threats to damage her house. Officers located the son in the house, which had been damaged. Officer arrested the son for malicious mischief and harassment. Arrestee was booked into the Whatcom County Jail.

October 6, 3:50 p.m.: Officers responded to a missing child report. While checking the surrounding area the child returned home. The child had simply lost track of time.

October 6, 4:30 p.m.: Officers responded to a counterfeit bill at a business. It is unknown who paid with the counterfeit bill as it was caught later by an employee. The bill was booked into evidence.

October 6, 12:20 a.m.: Blaine Police were dispatched to a bar to trespass an individual after he threw a drinking glass and left without paying his tab. Police arrived and checked the area but did not immediately locate him. The suspect was known to police and was contacted and trespassed a day later.

October 9,1:27 a.m.: Officers responded to the Peace Arch Point of Entry for a report of an individual in possession of scheduled narcotics. Officers arrived and confirmed the suspect was in possession of scheduled narcotics. Officers arrested and booked the individual into the Whatcom County Jail. Officers cleared with no further incident.

October 12, 10:50 p.m.: Blaine police learned of break-in at a Blaine storage business. Approximately $500 in goods were stolen. The incident is under investigation.

October 12, 11:32 p.m.: A Blaine officer on patrol stopped a vehicle for defective taillights. The driver was found to be DWLS 3rd was arrested, cited, and released with a mandatory court date. The man’s vehicle keys were held by the police pending the arrival of a licensed driver in lieu of impoundment.

October 14, 6:24 p.m.: A highly intoxicated woman called Blaine police to report that a lot of vehicles were parked on the roadway and there was a party on the street. An officer arrived in the area within a few minutes and found a group gathering peacefully for a church function at a nearby residence. No vehicles were observed as being parked illegally and the group was very much under control.

October 16, 10:10 p.m.: Blaine police were dispatched to multiple reports of a wrong way driver northbound in the southbound lanes of I-5. Police checked the area but were unable to locate any vehicles. Police cleared without incident.

October 16, 10:27 p.m.: An officer on patrol was flagged down by a 19-year-old man near a closed business. The man claimed two employees had thrown rocks at him. The young transient man is known to police. Employees of the closed business also called police and wanted the man moved along. Officers asked the man if he would like a ride to a homeless shelter. He politely declined. Police cleared without incident after the man left the area.

October 17, 12:35 p.m.: Person reported her daughter was walking home from school last week when she noticed a person walking in front of her wearing a ski mask and had what looked like a knife in his back pocket. Person said she advised her daughter needed to report something like that right away. Officer took a report for informational purposes.(Chief’s Note: I’m not sure if this is a kid preparing for Halloween, or a fan of the iconic John Carpenter movie (released in theaters last week). Whatever the case, our officers have been advised to conduct extra patrol in the area.)

October 19, 12:18 p.m.: Officers took a welfare check request for an elderly male who left and has dementia. Another call came in that the elderly male showed up at a business. His caretaker arrived and brought him back home. An officer spoke with him and addressed the concerns.

October 19, 2:14 p.m.: Officers took a juvenile runaway report. The juvenile had left two days prior and not had contact with his parent. The juvenile was entered by Kulshan dispatch as a runaway.

October 22, 10:53 a.m.: A woman called police about her friend whom she believes is not doing well. Apparently the friend believes she is being followed by the police. An officer told the woman police are not following her friend. She then requested police go to the friend’s house and tell her that. Police told the woman that would not be the best idea and may only make the situation worse.

October 23, 12:27 a.m.: Officers responded to the alleyway in the 500 block of Cherry Street for a report of a structure fire. Officers arrived and found a burn pile had re-ignited and was again burning close to a large structure. Officers were able to extinguish the fire before it became out of control. North Whatcom Fire and Rescue arrived shortly after and finished extinguishing the fire. Officers cleared with no further incident.

October 28, 8:47 a.m.: An officer was informed that suspicious paperwork was located in the restroom at the Peace Arch Park. A park ranger advised he found hand written paperwork containing information regarding the President, bombings and FBI papers. The officer contacted the FBI, who advised they were interested but would not be able to respond until October 29. Evidence was turned over to FBI.

October 29, 10:46 p.m.: Officers responded to the 900 block of Boblett Street for a report of an assault. Officers arrived and contacted the victim who advised he was walking his cats when he was assaulted with a recycling bin. The individual advised he did not want to press charges but wanted the police to speak to the individual. Officers attempted to contact the assailant but were unable to locate the suspect. Officers cleared with no further incident.

November 14, 3:28 p.m.: An individual called about his ex-girlfriend taking his vehicle’s battery. It was determined the girlfriend owns the vehicle and they were in a dating relationship for six years. They both drive the vehicle. The individual was informed the matter is civil and needed to be handled through the courts.

November 18, 8:45 a.m.: Officers were dispatched to a juvenile problem, which turned into a DV Malicious Mischief. Juvenile son head butted the parents’ ceiling causing a hole about 12 inches in diameter. The juvenile was booked into the Whatcom County Juvenile Detention Center.

December 9, 5:42 a.m.: A business reported someone damaged a glass door caused by shooting it out with a BB gun. The case is under investigation. (Chief’s note:  I have zero tolerance for vandalism, of any form, in this city. A juvenile home or jail is where these suspects will find themselves when they are caught.)