BLAINE, Wash. — Blaine Police Department (BPD) officers were dispatched to Montfort Park for a report of a man attacked with a knife on Monday, August 17, 2026, at about 8:10pm, according to a BPD press release.
According to BPD, the victim did not call 911 immediately. North Whatcom Fire and Rescue personnel were treating the victim upon police arrival. The victim sustained a non-life-threatening laceration above his right eye. Units from the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office and a Bellingham Police Department K-9 unit also responded.
According to BPD, the victim reported walking on a trail in the park when an unknown white male swung a knife at him. The suspect was described as 25 to 35 years old, between 5-10 and 6-0 tall, wearing blue jeans and a red and black flannel jacket.
A K-9 track and a BPD drone deployment did not locate the suspect.
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Area residents later provided video footage to police, according to BPD. The footage showed a person of interest walking southbound on Blaine Road over Dakota Creek at about 7:35pm wearing a black tank top, a hat, a backpack, and light blue or gray pants or long shorts.
BPD requested that anyone with information or video footage from between 6:40pm and 8pm contact 911 dispatch at 360-676-6911.
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