POLICE
REPORTS
October 4:
Officer responded to an aid call in the 400 block of F Street
where one party was complaining of a medical problem and
another party was complaining of an injury caused by the
first party. It was determined that one party had been injured
while trying to assist the other party and no crime had
occurred. The two were left in the care of medics.
October
4:
A person reported observing a male subject urinating out
of the window of his apartment in the 300 block of Alder
Street. The complainant�s apartment is below the suspect�s
and she reported this to be an ongoing problem. Officers
were unable to make contact with the suspect. They did make
contact with the apartment manager, who told officers the
man was being evicted.
October
4:
A mother in the 600 block of A Street called police to ask
them to look for her 16-year-old daughter who had failed
to return home. A Blaine officer had just contacted the
child and her friend in front of the friend�s mother�s house.
Mom was relieved to know where her daughter was and said
she would be grounding her for being late.
October
4:
A citizen in the 500 block of 8th Street reported waking
up to find a highly intoxicated adult male passed out in
his front yard. The welfare of the man was checked and determined
to be fine. Once the male got his bearings and realized
he was no longer in Lynden, he walked the four blocks to
his residence.
October
3:
Officers responded to a commercial hold up alarm in the
400 block of Peace Portal Drive. Officers made contact with
the manager of the business, who said he had pushed the
button to see what the button did. A false alarm notification
was issued.
October
2:
A business owner in the 300 block of Alder Street found
a person sleeping behind his business. Officers contacted
the person who was stranded. He went to the bus station
but found he could not afford a ticket. He was given a Salvation
Army voucher to help him get back home.
October
2:
The school reported a nine-year-old student had threatened
another student with bodily harm. The recipient of the threat
was not fearful for his safety and did not believe the suspect
student would carry out the threat. All parents were notified.
The school principal, behavior specialist and a police detective
met with the suspect student. The student was counseled
about inappropriate actions, words, and the possible civil/legal
consequences of future violations.
October
2:
Complainant reported someone was using her bank account
number to pay for a pornographic website. Complainant said
she discovered the suspect had charged $162.75 to her bank
account. Case under investigation.
October
2:
Report of two people sitting on the tailgate of a truck
in the 1000 block of H Street listening to music from a
loud boom box. The reporting party wanted the music turned
down. Contact was made with one of the people and the music
was turned down.
October
1:
Officers were dispatched to a 911 hang up call in the 600
block of F Street. The 911 operator could hear people in
the background, but no one would answer them. Officers arrived
and determined it was an accident.
October
1:
At the request of a citizen, an officer performed a welfare
check on two boys, ages 10 and 13 in the 300 block of Alder
Street. The boys were home alone; were of an age to be at
home alone; had stayed home from school due to illness and
had all necessary provisions. There were no apparent problems
observed in the home. The citizen was advised of the officer�s
findings.
September
30:
A mother in the 200 block of Cherry Lane reported having
difficulties with her juvenile son. Officer spoke to the
juvenile and corrected the situation. The mother was given
information on who she could contact if similar problems
arose in the future.
September
30:
A citizen contacted the police to report observing illegal
drugs and drug paraphernalia at a residence in the 400 block
of C Street. Officers attended the residence and spoke with
the suspect. The suspect denied the presence of any drugs
and refused to consent to a search for those items.
September
30:
Blaine officers assisted the Whatcom County Sheriff�s Office
by watching for an impaired driver in the 4500 block of
California Creek Road who was heading into Blaine. The vehicle
turned off on a side road before police arrived. The vehicle
and driver were not located.
September
30:
Blaine officers provided mutual assistance to the Whatcom
County Sheriff�s Office in the 4500 block of California
Creek Road by setting up a perimeter while K-9 searched
for a suspect wanted for narcotics.