New cop in town

Point Roberts’ new resident deputy, Trent Leach, moved to the Point with his wife and baby daughter last fall, after volunteering to take the spot.

“So far we love it,” Leach said. “We love the water so that has been a huge draw. We’ve been taking a lot of hikes with the little one.”

Leach grew up in Bellingham, playing basketball in college before joining the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office as a new recruit in 2019.

“I always wanted to be a cop,” he said. “I don’t like the desk stuff so I like that my office is really my vehicle. The job is different every day. I like to feel I’m making a positive difference in the community and hope to leave it better than when I moved here.”

While working in the county as a solo patrol deputy after his graduation from the law enforcement academy and field training period, Leach was also selected as a member of the county SWAT team last year. He will continue in that role while he serves and the Point’s resident deputy.

Leach works four days a week in Point Roberts, on active patrol for 10 hours a day and on call around the clock. When he is not on duty, deputies will be dispatched from the county to respond to law enforcement emergencies in Point Roberts.