With the weather heating up, Snohomish County is teaming up with Lynnwood police to keep motorcyclists safe.
The county recently declared May “Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.” During the next two weekends, officers will be looking for impaired drivers, including those on motorcycles, as part of ongoing emphasis patrols.
“As the weather improves, more and more motorcyclists are [...]
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Patrols under way to keep motorcyclists safe
May 14th, 2012 · No Comments · Transportation
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Burglary prevention fair this weekend at Meadowdale
May 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Community
As we reported in March, burglaries are on the rise in the Lynnwood area. This weekend, several neighboring police departments will come together with citizens to discuss the problem.
A burglary prevention fair will be held Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Meadowdale High School.
Property crimes detectives will be available to answer [...]
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Bank of Washington on 196th robbed
April 20th, 2012 · No Comments · Crime
Police are trying to find the guy who robbed the Bank of Washington on 196th Street SW Thursday morning.
He entered the bank just after 10 a.m. and demanded money, then fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
He is described as a tall, slender, white, middle-aged man with no facial hair. He was wearing a yellow [...]
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High police presence at Meadowdale HS after online threat
April 16th, 2012 · No Comments · Education
Meadowdale High School reopened today after an online threat forced the closure on Friday.
Police received information late Thursday night that someone claiming to be a Meadowdale student was threatening to take a gun to school and shoot people there. The threat was made anonymously in an online forum.
Principal Dale Cote posted the following message on [...]
Police investigating attempted kidnapping on 212th
April 13th, 2012 · No Comments · Crime
Police are trying to track down the men who attempted to kidnap a woman early Thursday morning on 212th Street SW, according to our news partners at The Seattle Times:
The 23-year-old Lynnwood woman told police said that she was walking in the 4600 block of 212th Street Southwest at 1:25 a.m. when a Saturn drove [...]
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Meadowdale High School closed due to online threat
April 13th, 2012 · No Comments · Education
District officials have cancelled classes today at Meadowdale High School because of a threat made on the Internet.
Lynnwood police learned about the threat last evening.
“It presented specific threat against student safety,” said police spokesperson Shannon Sessions. They are still investigating if it is credible.
Families and staff received a voicemail about the closure early Friday morning.
“We [...]
Join police for annual Tip-A-Cop event benefiting Special Olympics
April 2nd, 2012 · No Comments · Community
By Teresa Wippel, My Edmonds News
Officers of the Edmonds Police Department are inviting the public to dine at Claim Jumper Restaurant in Alderwood Mall this Thursday evening, April 5, from 5-9 p.m. and support Special Olympics through the annual “Tip-A-Cop” event.
Off-duty police officers will be waiting tables as part of the fund-raising campaign that benefits [...]
Lynnwood apartment among those targeted in major drug bust
March 30th, 2012 · No Comments · Crime
An apartment complex in Lynnwood was one of several residences raided in a major drug sweep across Puget Sound this week.
On Wednesday, federal agents and local police descended on the complex in the 20800 block of 76th Avenue West, not far from College Place middle and elementary schools.
It’s unknown how many people were arrested there, [...]
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Level three sex offender facing new charge
March 29th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Crime
A level three sex offender who was the subject of a community meeting is facing a new charge.
25-year-old Marco Santiago will go before a judge Friday morning on a charge of public indecency. He is expected to plead guilty and will be sentenced to up to 90 days in jail.
Santiago was arrested recently after police [...]
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Husband arrested in connection with 2006 murder of Lynnwood woman
March 21st, 2012 · No Comments · Crime
There’s been a big break in the murder of a Lynnwood-area woman.
32-year-old Nicole Pietz disappeared from her home in the 15400 block of 35th Avenue West in January 2006. Her body was found about a week later in a wooded area of Burien.
Today her husband, Martin David Pietz, was booked into the King County Jail [...]
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