Miguel-Angel Miranda was arrested on Friday, January 28th in Phoenix, Arizona in connection with the recent Ferndale shooting and homicide on January 23rd.
The vehicle that Miranda was believed to be in was initially picked up by a license plate reader outside Kingsman, Arizona which alerted the Ferndale Police Department. Ferndale detectives, with the assistance of detectives from the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, worked to quickly develop information on possible addresses for all known associates of Miranda in the greater Phoenix area.
Using this information, the Phoenix Police Department spotted Miranda and subsequently took him into custody. The associated vehicle was later located in Ogden, Utah.
Miranda has prior court cases in Phoenix to resolve and then will be transported to Whatcom County to face charges of second-degree murder.
Currently, the Ferndale Police Department is seeking information about two witnesses to the initial shooting on January 23rd. Their names are Jimmy Abitia and Michael Archouletta. If the public has contact information for either of those men, please submit that information to the Ferndale Police Department (360-384-3390 or contact@ferndalepd.org).
The regularly scheduled Council Committee meetings on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams, with staff and Councilmembers accessing the meeting from individual locations. This complies with Governor Jay Inslee’s Proclamation 20-28, as extended until further notice.
These are still open public meetings as defined by the Open Public Meetings Act. The City will be using Microsoft Teams to livestream the meeting. Members of the public do not need to download anything to view the proceedings. To join the live event, click on the following links:
The Public Works & Utilities Committee meeting is cancelled.
The Planning & Land Use Committee meeting begins at 9:00 a.m.
The Finance & Administration Committee meeting begins at 10:00 a.m..
Ferndale Police Seek Public’s Help Locating Homicide Suspect
On 01/23/2022 shortly after midnight, the Ferndale Police responded to a report of a shooting at a large party. Responding officers located a victim on the ground outside who had sustained two gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to the hospital and later succumbed to his injuries.
An arrest warrant has been issued for as MIGUEL ANGEL MIRANDA (06/13/1998) in connection with this homicide. He was last seen in a white 2010 Acura, Washington License BYD1918, with dark tinted windows and black wheels. The police department is seeking the public’s help in locating Miguel Miranda and the vehicle involved. Miranda is considered armed and dangerous.
If you see or know the whereabouts of Miranda, please call 9-1-1 DO NOT approach him.
The sidewalk on the south side of Vista Drive between Eastview Place and Seamount will be closed for pedestrian safety from January 26th through March 4th 2022. Pedestrians will be directed to cross Vista to the east side sidewalk. The sidewalk closure is in effect 24/7 until project completion.
This closure is for utility work for a private development project.
Notice is hereby given that one or more members of the Ferndale City Council may attend the following virtual meeting:
Metalworks Skatepark Design Visioning Session
Wednesday, January 26, 2022, 6:00 p.m., Zoom meeting
This is an Open Public Meeting as outlined by the Open Public Meetings Act, and members of the public are invited to attend and observe.
Susan Duncan, City Clerk
January 21, 2022
Learn basic felting techniques and make your own dryer balls with a free class on January 29th at 11AM from the Ferndale Arts Commission and Northwest Yarns.
All materials provided for the first 100 participants who sign up.
Send an email to FerndaleArtsCommission@gmail.com to register for the class and receive the Zoom link
Calling all skaters and riders, the City of Ferndale wants to hear from you! The City is holding a live webinar to help design Metalworks Skatepark on January 26th at 6PM to gather input on what features would work best for a skate/bmx/scooter facility in Ferndale.
New Line Skateparks, an internationally renowned skatepark design and construction team, will be collecting the feedback and transforming it into a plan so that construction can get underway later this year.
“How do we make an awesome skatepark for Ferndale? Simple. We ask the people who are going to use it and have the best designers make it happen,” said Mayor Greg Hansen. “This is your opportunity to tell us what would work and what wouldn’t.”
Participants can access the meeting over Zoom at www.tinyurl.com/MetalworksMeeting1
There will also be an online survey available from Jan. 26th-Feb 11th as another opportunity to provide input. It will go live immediately after the meeting and be available at www.tinyurl.com/MetalworksSkatepark
For more information, please visit our project page at www.cityofferndale.org/skatepark