April 4, 3:30 a.m.: A person reported they heard a male subject and a female subject arguing outside and then heard banging noises and a door being slammed. The police arrived and spoke with an intoxicated person standing outside a residence near the reporting person’s residence, but they denied seeing or hearing anything. The police were unable to locate the two people who had been arguing. The police cleared with no further incident.
April 4, 12:24 p.m.: A Blaine officer responded to a suspicious person on D Street. A juvenile reported that a male approached him on his walk and wanted to know his bank account information. The juvenile left the area and noticed the man following him, which made him uncomfortable. Blaine officers searched for the man and located him. Officers determined no crime occurred. Officers cleared the call.
April 5, 1:26 p.m.: Blaine police responded to a report of shoplifting at a business in the 1700 block of H Street when a man attempted to leave with a bag of oranges. The man, who was uncooperative with responding officers, was placed under arrest and transported to the Whatcom County Jail.
April 4, noon: A Blaine resident reported that a man was standing in her yard. When she confronted the individual he claimed to work for public works although he had no public works attire or tools with him at all. When confronted with calling the police the man left in a white van with California plates. It was later determined the individual is not a Blaine public works employee. Officers will be conducting extra patrols in the area.
April 7, 1:53 a.m.: Officers responded to a trespass complaint at a government building. Officers determined the female was refusing to leave and did not have a valid reason to be there. An officer gave the female a verbal trespass warning as well as a written copy. She left the area.
April 7, 10:30 a.m.: Officers responded to the 1000 block of Garfield Avenue for a report of an unknown man knocking on the complainant’s door for approximately 10 minutes. The complainant reported he thought the man was sent there by his ex to intimidate him. Officers arrived and contacted the individual and determined he was there to serve court documents. Officers also determined no crime had been committed. Officers cleared with no further incident.
April 7, 2 p.m.: A man called 911 to report his neighbor is gardening the apartment complex flowers against his liking. The man advised police that the apartment manager told him he does a better job, thus he should do the work to the flower bed. He also made a complaint that his neighbors are calling him a pervert. Officers determined no crime occurred and explained to the individual how to seek an anti-harassment order if he chooses to do so. Officers cleared with no further incident.
April 8, 11:08 a.m.: A Blaine officer responded by phone to a fraud. The victim reported that he received an email that he thought was from a friend and asked for a $200 gift card for his niece on Amazon. He realized it was a scam the next day when he called his friend, asking about the gift card. The friend knew nothing about the gift card. There is no suspect at this time.
April 8, 5 p.m.: Officers responded to a report of a driver exhibiting signs of impairment. The driver was observed driving erratically and driving the wrong way on I-5. Officers located the driver who admitted to recently using methamphetamine. Washington State Patrol also arrived and assisted with the investigation. The suspect was placed under arrest for driving under the influence and his vehicle was placed into police impound on a related drug investigation.
April 8, 8:26 p.m.: U.S. Border Patrol agents advised Blaine police officers of a wrong-way driver exiting I-5 onto D Street. Officers arrived and contacted the female driver. The driver claimed to be lost from the Spokane area. The driver was released a short time later.
April 9, 11:20 p.m.: Blaine police were dispatched to a non-injury, single-vehicle collision on Pipeline Road. Officers arrived and found the collision had occurred outside of the city limits of Blaine. The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office requested Blaine officers handle the collision. The incident was documented as a non-reportable collision.
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