By Teresa Wippel, My Edmonds News
Edmonds police and Edmonds-Woodway High School officials are investigating explosions that were confined inside two garbage cans in the school cafeteria during the second lunch period Monday. EWHS Principal Michelle Trifunovic sent the following letter home to parents Monday afternoon following the event, which caused no property damage or injuries:
January [...]
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Police seek leads in garbage can explosions at Edmonds-Woodway HS
January 31st, 2012 · No Comments · Education
Box of cremated remains returned to boy’s father
January 11th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Community
The box containing cremated remains found last weekend at Days Inn on 196th has been returned to its owner.
It turns out the red box had been stolen in a recent burglary of the owner’s home in unincorporated Lynnwood. He called police after seeing the above photo on the news.
The ashes were that of his son [...]
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Box of possible cremated remains found at hotel
January 9th, 2012 · No Comments · Crime
UPDATE: The box has been returned to its owner.
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Police are trying to track down the owner of a box containing what appears to be the ashes of a young boy that was found at Days Inn on 196th.
A guest found the red box between two vending machines on Sunday and gave it to a hotel [...]
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Attentive neighbor helps thwart burglary
January 7th, 2012 · No Comments · Crime
An observant neighbor called 911 after seeing a suspicious man in the backyard of his neighbor’s home in the Blue Ridge community earlier this week.
On Wednesday just after 12:30 p.m., police responded to the house in the 18400 block of 71st Ave. W and contacted a man walking in the area with the same description [...]
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Police chief honors dozens of volunteers
December 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Community
Police Chief Steve Jensen recently handed out 60 Presidential Volunteer Service awards to members of the department’s volunteer squads.
The Lynnwood Police Department has two groups of volunteers — Citizens Patrol and Volunteers in Public Safety. There are 75 members on the two groups who collectively gave 21,000 hours in 2010.
Of the 60 awards given, there [...]
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Shoplifting turns into a foot chase through city hall
December 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Crime
A 22-year-old Everett man was trying to make his getaway after he allegedly shoplifted some electronic equipment from a store near 46th and 196th on Tuesday. Police found him in a nearby park and the foot pursuit was on.
The suspect ran to the Lynnwood Civic buildings at 191st and 44th. He went around the library, [...]
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Police searching for robber of dry cleaners at James Village
December 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Crime
It was a clean getaway for the robber who hit a dry cleaners in James Village on Wednesday morning.
Just after 8 a.m., the guy walked into the store, showed a firearm and demanded money from the female employee inside. He then fled the area with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Police immediately set-up containment around the [...]
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Lynnwood cops go Christmas shopping with needy children
December 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Community
Lynnwood police took time last week to make some needy children’s’ Christmases a little brighter.
They gathered at the Lynnwood Target store for the seventh annual Shop With A Cop event. Each officer was paired up with a child and they headed straight for the toy aisle.
Shannon Sessions with Lynnwood police said most of the time [...]
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Burglaries on the rise as the holidays approach
December 2nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · Crime
Police say burglaries in south Snohomish County have been steadily increasing as we head into the holiday season.
Just in the last two months there have been more 200 commercial and residential burglaries reported in Lynnwood, Edmonds and Mountlake Terrace.
Of particular concern to police is the increase in residential burglaries, as people stock up their homes [...]
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Serving up lattes with a lifesaving message
December 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Community
Your next morning coffee might come with a message that could save a life.
In the next few weeks police agencies throughout Snohomish County will begin delivering to coffee stands cardboard sleeves that discourage drinking and driving during the holiday season.
“We want everyone to have a safe holiday season and are asking those celebrating to think [...]
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