POLICE
REPORTS
August
13: A clerk in the 1500 block of H Street phoned police
to report a woman who was making threats to leave her 93
year old father in the US. She said she was going to return
to Canada without him. She changed her mind and decided
it was time to look for a nursing home.
August 12: Second hand report of kids playing in
a persons backyard in
the 600 block of 10th Street, while she was at work. An
officer patrolled the neighborhood. No kids were found in
the backyard or the surrounding block.
August 12: An officer was advised of a telephone
call that took place between two parties who were involved
in an earlier assault. The parties were advised to cease
contact with each other to avoid any further escalation.
August 12: Officer was dispatched to a possible subject
drinking in a vehicle outside an H Street business. On arrival,
officer contacted a passenger of a vehicle who was on private
property. The man discarded the alcohol before leaving.
August 12: A person in the 400 block of F Street
filed a complaint against her neighbors children for
throwing plums at their van. No one actually saw the kids
throw anything. Both parties were advised to stay away from
each other.
August 12: Officer was approached while on a traffic
stop in the 1300 block of 4th Street and was asked to turn
off the emergency lights because it was bothering people
in the neighborhood. The person was warned about interfering
with officers while on duty.
August 11: Officers responded to a report of a person
run over by a small truck in the 1600 block of Peace Portal.
A description was provided of the fleeing vehicle. Officers
located the truck in the county. The driver was arrested
and booked. The victim suffered minor injuries.
August 11: Officers assisted USBP agents with a vehicle
stop on I-5 south, and the arrest of eight individuals who
had entered the country illegally. The person who had smuggled
people in was also
arrested.
August 11: Officers assisted US Border Patrol with
the capture of nine illegal aliens attempting to enter the
US by running through the mud flats. Officers helped transport
some of the people after they were detained.
August 10: A parent in the 300 block of H Street
contacted police seeking assistance with her son who had
violated his probation. A Superior Court judge reviewed
the circumstances and ordered the boy be taken to juvenile
detention. He was booked without incident.
August 9: A resident in the 1200 block of Blaine
Street complained about harassment from her former babysitter.
An officer contacted the former employee and advised her
of the complaint.
August 9: An officer contacted two drivers who were
accusing each other of running a red light in the 300 block
of D Street. The dispute was settled peacefully and the
incident was documented.
August 9: A resident reported a strange man contacted
her in the post office and asked her inappropriate personal
questions. The incident was reported later in the day and
the man was not located. Report for informational purposes.
August 8: An officer assisted the humane society
with an animal related complaint in the 100 block of Marine
Drive. A dog was left in a vehicle without food or water
and the windows were rolled up. The complaint was investigated
by the Whatcom Humane Society.
August 8: Officer was advised of a strange message
that had been left on another subjects cell phone.
August 8: A parent reported her child had used force
to break in a locked room and steal money. The child was
arrested and booked into juvenile detention.
August 7: A resident in the 500 block of F Street
reported the theft of an attic full of furniture. She believes
the crime was committed by her relatives over a nine month
period. Case under investigation.
August 7: Officer was dispatched to a business in
the 1700 block of H Street in reference to a juvenile male
they had in custody who was accused of shoplifting four
push-pops. Officer contacted the boy and his parent. The
report will be forwarded to the prosecutor for charges.
August 7: Report of a theft from a storage locker
in the 900 block of Boblett Street. Some time in the past
two weeks, a box containing a lifetime accumulation of collectible
currency was stolen. Loss is estimated at $3,500. Case under
investigation.
August 7: Officer was dispatched to a bar in the
600 block of Peace Portal where a man was caught defrauding
patrons by selling gold chains that turned out to be fake.
The suspect left the area but was located and returned to
the bar where he offered to refund purchases.
August 7: A juvenile reported to police that another
juvenile threw urine in her face after meeting with her
at a residence in the 300 block of Cedar, possibly in retaliation
for an incident a week earlier. Under investigation as an
assault/malicious mischief.
August 6: An officer responded to a report that a
lady was screaming near the womens restroom in Peace
Arch State Park. Officers searched the area and found no
one in need of help, and no one in the park reported seeing
anything unusual.