A6
PeninsulaNorthwest
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012
PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
Border Patrol seizes $218,908 from pack PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
BLAINE — U.S. Border Patrol agents seized $218,908 in American currency in the backpack of a Mexican citizen who was in the United State illegally last month. The person was one of three Mexican nationals taken into custody near Lynden in mid-February who were processed for removal from the U.S., according to Border Patrol reports of Blaine Sector arrests from Feb. 8-29. They were pursued Feb. 16 after remote-videosystem operators saw individuals running across the U.S.-Canada border. With the help of a K-9 unit, they were tracked to a double-wide mobile home and arrested. The Border Patrol provided no explanation of the
origin of the cash. The Border Patrol also gave an account of two Russian citizens who allegedly damaged a hotel room Feb. 25 while on a fishing trip to LaPush. They could not produce their immigration documents, saying they had left them in Everett.
The men were transported to the Port Angeles station, where their legal immigration status was verified, and they were released. In issuing weekly reports, the Border Patrol does not identify those arrested or their genders, chooses which arrests to make public and does not include arrests that lead to ongoing investigations. Other arrests listed by
the Blaine Sector for Feb. 8-15 were a Canadian citizen near Blaine on Feb. 9, an Indian citizen in Sumas on Feb. 9, four Mexican citizens near Bellingham on Feb. 12, two Mexican citizens near Sumas on Feb. 14 and a Mexican citizen in Forks who had an immigration detainer and who was rearrested upon his release from jail. Arrests listed for Feb. 16-22 were four Canadian citizens near Blaine on Feb. 19, a Canadian citizen near Lynden on Feb. 21 and a Mexican citizen during a traffic stop in Everson on Feb. 22. Arrests listed for Feb. 23-Feb. 29 were two citizens of India near Lynden on Feb. 23, a Mexican citizen near Lynden on Feb. 26 and two Honduran citizens near Blaine on Feb. 28.
Dungeness River Audubon Center at Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, at 7 p.m. today. Julia Parrish will give a presentation on perils to seabirds. She is the Lowell A. and Frankie L. Wakefield Professor of Ocean Fishery Sciences at the
University of Washington. A seabird biologist for more than 25 years, Parrish is also the founder and executive director of the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team. Today’s Audubon program is free and open to the public.
Taken to Port Angeles
CHRIS TUCKER/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
CLOSE
ENCOUNTER WITH
‘UNIPUS’
The aluminum tentacle of Gabrielle Glasen’s sculpture “Unipus� frames British Columbia resident Peter Reid on Front Street on Monday. Reid and his wife, Shirley, were passing through Port Angeles on their way home from a trip to Palm Springs, Calif.
Briefly . . . Audubon talk scheduled for 7 p.m. today SEQUIM — The Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society will meet at the
Shelter meeting PORT ANGELES — A by-the-numbers look at progress toward ending homelessness in Clallam County will be discussed at a meeting of the Shelter Providers Network of Clallam County on Wednesday.
Jane Iredale Lead-Free Lipstick
Barbara Brown
T E N D E R
Second
½
OFF
While Supplies Last
&VSFLB 8BZ r 4FRVJN r 360-681-4363 www.tendertouchesspa.com
T O U C H E S SKIN CARE
PIZZA 12
99
'PVOEFS PG XXX UIFQSPNJTFPGIPQF PSH
417-1234
23593740
902 E. Caroline • Port Angeles • 457-8578
Spa
Buy One
23589361
now available
$
MINERAL MAKEUP
21573266
flu shots
ONLY LARGE 3 TOPPING
Exclusively at Tender Touches Spa
During the cold & flu season, the best prevention is lots of hot water hand washing & drinking lots of water.
annual forum and other reports are on the agenda. The meeting is open to anyone interested in ending local homelessness. For more information, phone Serenity House at 360-452-7224 or email serenity@olypen.com. Peninsula Daily News
HOME OF THE HAND TOSSED PIZZA
SKINCARE
Winter Tip...
It will be held in the downstairs fellowship hall of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E. Lopez Ave., from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. A review of legislative actions related to homelessness, planning for the March 30 Project Homeless Connect and May 23
902 E. First St., Port Angeles
23585660