A spokesman for the Forks Police Department reports that on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at about 9 p.m. the FPD received an anonymous call from someone at Forks Community Hospital reporting that a 27-year-old Forks man was seeking treatment for a stab wound. The victim, reluctant to participate at first, eventually gave officers enough information to proceed to a residence on Calawah Way.

Officers went to a residence where they located the alleged perpetrator. Pokie “Bay” Smith was arrested at that time. Officers also located what was believed to be the weapon, which was sent off for DNA analysis, and in the search also located drugs and drug paraphernalia at the home.

The victim, not identified by the FPD, suffered a wound dangerously close to the kidney area, and was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center and later released. Smith was booked into the Clallam County Jail and it is unknown at this time if charges will be filed.

In other crime news, Bob Stark, owner Forks True Value, reported that sometime on Monday, Feb. 2, during business hours, the building at the lumberyard, 522 S. Forks Ave., was entered and cash from the cash register taken.