News from our neck of the woods - police blotter
A town about 20 miles away published its "best of" excerpts from the Police Blotter. The town of Blaine hosts the largest of the US/Canada border crossings so some of it's more interesting cases relate to that.
From the Blaine
The Northern Light:
Best of 2009 Police Reports
January 2: Officers were advised that a person being interviewed for a job at a convenience store stole 3 packs of cigarettes during a lull in the application process. When the theft was discovered the business invited the applicant to pay for the goods or face prosecution. He paid up and withdrew his job application.
January 17: While on patrol an officer saw a man alongside Peace Portal, assuming a classic rustic outdoor posture normally reserved for stands of tall timber, not traffic signs. The officer contacted the subject and gave him a quick rundown on Washington state laws regarding lewd acts. The subject chose to use nearby porcelain facilities, in lieu of the stainless model that the county provides at the jail. Or is that “in loo of”…
March 16: An E Street resident came in to the police department to report that an prankster had knocked on her door late on Friday the 13th. Saturday morning she stepped outside to find her porch awash in Silly String. Officers were not able to tie the loose ends to a suspect.
Heh...
Posted by DaveH at December 31, 2009 9:04 AM
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