POLICE
REPORTS
November 9:
Officers responded to the Peace Arch port of entry for a
subject who was in possession of marijuana. The 24-year-old
female was arrested and issued a citation for the violation.
November
9:
A person in the 1600 block of Peace Portal Drive called
to report that a neighbor had threatened her son. She did
not wish to pursue criminal charges, but asked that police
speak to the neighbor and ask him to refrain from making
threats. Officers spoke with all parties involved. Everyone
agreed that they would call the police if they had further
problems and would not engage in arguments and threats.
November
9:
Officers responded to an apartment in the 700 block of A
Street where a heater had caught on fire. Officers arrived
and found the fire had not spread from the heater. Fire
department units arrived and investigated the call. The
tenant said she would call her landlord to get the heater
looked at.
November
8:
A person left his truck at a friend�s house in the 1000
block of Adelia Street. When he returned, he found a rock
had been thrown through his window. Nothing was taken from
the vehicle. Under investigation.
November
8:
A Blaine officer responded to a 911 hang up call at a pay
phone at a shopping center. An adult patron said the phone
was off the hook and no one was nearby. The officer contacted
a group of children who were walking from the area and found
they were unaware of anyone playing with the phone.
November
8:
Officers responded to a report of a verbal domestic dispute.
Before the officers arrived, one of the parties drove away
from the residence. The person was located and explained
that the argument had stemmed from a possible child abuse
incident. All of the parties involved were interviewed and
an investigation into the abuse complaint was initiated.
November
7:
Officers responded to a 911 hang up call in the 400 block
of C Street. Officers arrived and found a toddler had been
playing with the phone. There was no emergency.
November
7:
Officers saw a parked car in a city park after hours and
contacted the occupants. The 19-year-old male passenger
was found to be in possession of marijuana and was arrested
for the offense.
November
6:
Officer took a report of a loose dog in the 600 block of
8th Street. The reporting party received very minor scratches
from the dog. A very large and vague area description was
provided. Officers checked the area and were unable to locate
the dog.
November
6:
A Blaine officer assisted the fire department at a vacant
residence in the 300 block of E Street. A neighbor spotted
light smoke in the living room and the smoke alarm had been
activated. The fire department responded, forced entry and
discovered the alarm was caused by water mist. There was
no fire.
November
5:
A Blaine resident in the 1200 block of Mitchell Street called
to report she had been locked out of her residence and requested
assistance getting back inside. An officer was able to retrieve
the keys and get safely inside.
November
5:
Officers on patrol found a broken window at an unoccupied
resident in the 600 block of 9th Street. The owner was contacted.
The window was determined to have been broken accidentally
by the owner. No crime.
November
5:
Officer received a request for extra patrol in the 100 block
of 16th Street. The reporting party said he observed a male
walking close to his house and that was unusual in the area.
Due to the proximity of the international border, the information
was also passed on to border patrol units.
November
5:
A city building in the 600 block of 8th Street was vandalized
during hours of darkness. Two large, double pane windows
were broken. Case under investigation.
November
5:
A resident reported a suspicious vehicle in her neighborhood
in the 700 block of Elm Street during early morning hours.
The vehicle was idling; appeared unoccupied and was not
from the area. An officer found an adult male sleeping in
the truck. The male was physically fine, sober and not apparently
tied to any criminal activity. The male drove home after
being awakened by the officer.
November
5:
A person in California reported a possible internet fraud
to police. The complainant had ordered products from a Vancouver
based business via the internet, but claimed not to have
received his products. During police investigation, the
products arrived at the complainant�s house.
November
4:
Suspect was the driver and sole occupant of a vehicle encountered
northbound on I-5 at the Peace Arch port of entry. During
inspection, it was found that subject�s privilege to drive
in the state of Washington had been revoked. Subject was
issued a citation and released; the vehicle was impounded.
November
4:
Officers saw a car speeding in the 2000 block of Peace Portal
Drive. It took officers almost two miles to catch the car
and it was paced at over 100 miles per hour. There were
four young males in the car. The driver was issued a ticket
for negligent driving. The 18-year-old driver said he wasn�t
paying attention.
November
4:
Officers received a complaint about a dog barking in the
9700 block of Allan Street for no apparent reason. The complainant
reported that this has been occurring regularly for several
months. Officers checked the area and the dog was barking.
Officers did not see anything in the area that would have
justified the barking. No one answered the door at the dog�s
residence. The report was forwarded to animal control for
follow up.
November
4:
A citizen reported the theft of a diamond ring from her
house in the 1200 block of Runge Road. There are no suspects
at this time, but the case is under investigation.