POLICE
REPORTS
November
4: Officer was dispatched to the 400 block of H Street
in reference to a suspicious vehicle parked behind a business.
On arrival, officer found the vehicle was unoccupied and
there were no license plates on the vehicle. A check of
the vehicle identification number showed the vehicle was
stolen from Burnaby, B.C. The vehicle was towed for safe
keeping.
November 3: Officers were dispatched to a report
of a young juvenile who had assaulted his mother in the
1000 block of Blaine Avenue. Although the boy was too young
to be arrested, the incident was documented so a pattern
of behavior could be presented to a juvenile court judge
if necessary.
November 2: Officers responded to an aid call in
the 400 block of 9th Street for a report of a one-year-old
child who was not breathing. The child was breathing when
officers arrived. Aid units arrived shortly after and officers
cleared without incident.
November 1: Witnesses reported seeing a man crawling
around under vehicles in the 1400 block of A Street at a
commercial business. Officers found the man hiding in a
nearby room of the business. Subject was arrested for burglary
and other charges. He was booked into Whatcom County jail.
November 1: Officers responded to an activated fire
alarm at the Blaine middle school. Fire department determined
that the alarm was activated by a small child.
November 1: An anonymous citizen reported two males
standing near a parked vehicle during the night in the 1000
block of Mitchell Street. Officer contacted two juvenile
males who were walking home from a sporting event. They
had stopped to write their names in the frost on a vehicle
window. The males were warned about their behavior.
November 1: A pedestrian was struck while crossing
the street in the crosswalk at the intersection of Harrison
and H streets. The driver of the small sport utility vehicle
did not see the pedestrian as she was temporarily blinded
by the sun. The pedestrian was transported to St. Josephs
Hospital.
October 31: Officer responded to a report of a crow
found near the entrance to a bank in the 400 block of Martin
Street. Officers could find no signs of forced entry.
October 31: Report was received that a group of juveniles
in a truck had been seen throwing eggs at parked cars in
the 400 block of Peace Portal Drive. The suspect vehicle
was located and stopped. The juveniles were identified and
then released to their parents.
October 30: Officers and aid responded to 2nd and
B streets where a northbound car had struck a parked pick-up.
The 84-year-old driver died at the scene. It appears he
may have suffered a medical emergency which precipitated
the collision.
October 30: A man on a bike was denied entry into
Canada and found himself stranded in Blaine. An officer
gave him a bus pass and directions to the Lighthouse Mission.
October 29: A person in the 900 block of Blaine Road
reported that his girlfriend was having mental problems.
Officer contacted the adult female. Officer transported
her to the hospital for an involuntary mental evaluation.
October 29: Blaine officers responded to a call where
a juvenile had slit his wrists. The wounds were not deep
and the bleeding was stopped by medics. The boy was transported
to the hospital by Blaine police for an evaluation.