Homeowner finds mysterious meat in outdoor dog kennel

The Blaine police department will increase patrol around south Blaine after a homeowner reported last week someone had thrown a frozen piece of meat into an outdoor dog kennel on their property.

On March 15 at 1:45 p.m., a Blaine police officer was sent to the 1100 block of 4th Street where a homeowner reported finding a frozen piece of raw pork in an outside dog kennel, spokesperson Tami Bhachu said in an email to The Northern Light.

According to Bhachu, the dog kennel is not near the road, and a person would have to walk on the property to “toss” meat into the kennel.

The homeowner said they saw fresh footprints in the dirt around the kennel. They believed the incident must have occurred no more than 30 minutes before calling 911.

The dog was caught carrying the meat around in its mouth but did not eat any of the meat. The homeowner was concerned there might be poison in the meat.

The homeowner told police that they had no problems with any of their neighbors and some were already told about what happened. The homeowner said they plan to put up a game camera to capture future incidents.

The homeowner also requested extra patrol, which will be given as possible. Police did not have any suspects as of March 22.