BLAMING THE MESSENGERS

January 26 letter to WA Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC):

On October 17, 2025, Ferndale Chief of Police Matt Huffman--whose department was investigating a complaint by Blaine open government activist Donna McGaffic of misconduct by Blaine Chief of Police Rodger Funk and Blaine Mayor Mary Lou Steward--received a text from Chief Funk asking him to call. (Funk, at the time, was under a pending criminal Certification Complaint to the CJTC from Ms. McGaffic.)


Chief Huffman immediately emailed Ferndale Police Officer Richard Hart, the officer investigating Funk for police misconduct, saying, “Can you make it a priority to finish this case? Apparently, there is now a complaint filed with CJTC, so Chief Funk is going to need our report.” Chief Huffman then emailed Chief Funk--the suspect of the investigation--saying, "The report is not done yet. Hart is off until Monday so I will get an update for you early next week.”  


Huffman and Hart never contacted the four Blaine open government activists, including me, who on October 13, 2025 received death threats by convicted violent felon David Brudvik, whom Chief Funk and Mayor Steward defended in Whatcom District Court on November 4, 2025, and on Facebook. Please include this complaint with my CJTC Certification Complaints against Rodger Funk 2026-0000039 and Richard Hart 20260125-0002 

[The November 14, 2025 Ferndale Police Report by Officer Hart made no mention of documented crimes by Blaine officials. Instead, without any evidence, Hart accused the four open government activists of disrupting governance in Blaine.]


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