Community Newspaper for Blaine, Birch Bay and Semiahmoo, Washington

POLICE REPORTS

July 1: Two adult males were fighting in an apartment complex parking lot in the 1600 block of Runge. Officers identified one male. He claimed to be a victim. The other male was not identified. No arrests in this case were made.
July 1: An officer assisted U.S. Customs with arresting two subjects at the Peace Arch POE in possession of counterfeit bills. The secret service was contacted and the subjects were taken to Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office for booking.
July 1: An officer stopped a vehicle for speeding at the Peace Arch POE and found the driver to be in violation of all of his driver’s license restrictions, including consumption of alcohol. The driver was issued an infraction and keys taken until sobriety proved.
July 1: An officer was approached by a subject while on a traffic stop demanding that the officer move his vehicle. After completion of the traffic stop, the subject was warned about his actions.
July 1: At WCSO request, a Blaine officer provided mutual assistance in the 7600 block of Kickerville Road concerning a suspect and owner fighting over a stolen car. The officer provided backup to the solo deputy until other deputies arrived.
June 30: Several juveniles were arrested after throwing a smoke bomb into a moving motor vehicle. The victim was not injured. Charges will be forwarded to the juvenile prosecutor for review.
June 29: A 12-year-old boy found three rings in a restroom in the 300 block of D Street and turned them over to an adult. A Blaine officer booked the rings for safekeeping.
June 28: An individual in the 600 block of 8th Street called the police to request assistance in removing a child from the business. Officers arrived and instructed the child to leave, but he refused. Officers carried the child to the parent’s vehicle.
June 28: An officer was sent to the 700 block of A Street to take a report of an assault that happened after school on F Street. An 11-year-old was spit upon by another child. Under investigation.
June 28: Officers saw a vehicle driving erratically in the 1500 block of Peace Portal Drive. The vehicle pulled over and the driver contacted officers. The driver was found to be impaired. The driver was arrested and processed for DUI and released. The vehicle was impounded.
June 27: An officer stopped a car registered to a suspended driver in the 2600 block of Bell Road. The officer determined that the driver was the registered owner. The adult male was cited/arrested/released for DWLS/R 3rd. He was also cited for no insurance, expired tabs and switched plates.
June 27: An officer was called to the Blaine Municipal Court to arrest an adult male on two outstanding warrants. The male was taken into custody and booked into Whatcom County Jail.
June 26: Dispatch reported medics were responding to a store in the 1700 block of H Street where an elderly male was acting odd and refusing to leave. Officers stood by while medics evaluated the man whom they later transported home.
June 26: A resident in the 5300 block of Canvasback reported a transient had set up camp beside the road in Semiahmoo. Blaine officers contacted the man, got him a meal, and drove him to an out of town campground at his request.
June 26: An officer was dispatched to the mall in reference to someone leaving two small children unattended in a car. The mother in the car upon officer’s arrival. The mother was educated on the dangers of the situation.
June 26: An off-duty officer reported seeing two teenage boys carrying electronic devices and acting in a suspicious nature in the 4300 block of Sweet Road. The officer contacted the two boys and took down their information in case a related crime is discovered.