Jan. 3 Highway 99/148th Street Southwest: Police made a warrant arrest. 11800 block Woodinville Drive: Lynnwood police assisted the Bothell Police Department while searching a commercial yard after an alarm was tripped. 2100 block North Northgate Way: A Lynnwood warrant subject was arrested during a traffic stop in Seattle. The subject was also cited for…
Public Safety
South County Fire Board elects Urban as chair, Teofilak as vice chair for 2021
The South County Fire Board of Commissioners unanimously elected Greg Urban to serve as Board Chair and Chris Teofilak to serve as Vice Chair for 2021. Urban and Teofilak both were elected to the seven-member board in 2019 and took office a year ago. Urban is the president and CEO of the Edmonds Chamber of…
Winter boating safety seminar scheduled for Jan. 13
A winter boating safety seminar is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, co-sponsored by the Port of Edmonds, the Edmonds Yacht Club, and the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Topics to be discussed during this remote seminar include accidents and prevention, personal watercraft safety, cold water immersion/hypothermia and carbon monoxide. Instructors Mike and Korali Herlya…
Lynnwood Police Blotter: Dec. 20, 2020-Jan. 2, 2021
Dec. 20 4600 block 196th Street Southwest: A theft was reported at Fred Meyer. 18300 block Alderwood Mall Parkway: A retail theft occurred at CVS Pharmacy. 3400 block Alderwood Mall Boulevard: Windows at Alderwood Community Church were broken with rocks. 3000 block 184th Street Southwest: A subject was trespassed from Lululemon at Alderwood Mall after…
Edmonds man pleads guilty in 2020 Molotov cocktail attack on Seattle police patrol cars
A 20-year-old Edmonds man pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two counts of unlawful possession of a destructive device for his activities at a May 30, 2020, protest that turned violent in downtown Seattle. Kelly Thomas Jackson faces a maximum 10 years in prison when sentenced by U.S. District Judge James…
South County Fire outreach manager named Outstanding Safe Kids Coordinator for 2020
South County Fire Community Outreach Manager Shawneri Guzman has been named the 2020 Outstanding Safe Kids Coordinator by Safe Kids Washington and Washington’s Child Passenger Safety Program. The award honors outstanding work in keeping children safe from injury. Each year nearly 3,000 Washington children age 0-19 are seriously injured or die due to preventable injuries….
Updated: Firdale Market arson suspect in custody
Updated with new information. Edmonds Police Department detectives said that a suspect identified in the Dec. 23, 2020 fire that destroyed Firdale Market in Firdale Village has been located and is in custody. James P. Doggett is in the Skagit County Jail awaiting a court appearance on another charge, Edmonds police spokesperson Sgt Josh McClure said….
LPD volunteers named 2020 Outstanding Child Passenger Safety Team
Safe Kids Washington and Washington’s Child Passenger Safety Program have named Lynnwood Police Department volunteers David Keogh, Cheryl Surridge, Laura Siemion and Curtis Johnson as the Outstanding Child Passenger Safety Team of 2020. According to the police department’s Facebook page, the group completed 129 educational seat installations last year and countless virtual checks. If you…
Four indicted for federal hate crimes, making false statements over 2018 Lynnwood bar assault
Four men from across the Pacific Northwest were charged last week with federal hate crimes and lying to the FBI in connection with an alleged racist attack at a Lynnwood-area bar in 2018. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western Washington, the men were charged on Dec. 18 with aiding and abetting one another,…
Lynnwood Police Blotter: Dec. 13-19, 2020
Dec. 13 13200 block Meridian Avenue South: Lynnwood PD’s K-9 unit assisted the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office with tracking a suspect in Everett who fled from a stolen vehicle. 19600 block Highway 99: A theft occurred at a convenience store. 2800 block 182nd Street Southwest: A vehicle was reported prowled. 19700 48TH AVE West: Police…
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Washington State Patrol refers charges after graffiti investigation on Snohomish County roadways
The Washington State Patrol said Friday it has referred charges to the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office on five men after a months-long investigation into urban graffiti on area roadways. Beginning in late 2019, Snohomish County troopers observed a large increase in graffiti on interstate and state route bridges, traffic signs and sound barriers in the…
Lynnwood Police Blotter: Dec. 6-12, 2020
Dec. 6 18700 block Alderwood Mall Parkway: A felony theft was reported at Macy’s at Alderwood Mall. 4800 block 168th Street Southwest: A vehicle was reported stolen. 3000 block 196th Street Southwest: Police responded to a physical domestic disturbance between two roommates. According to police, the subjects assaulted each other in a parking lot. 6500…
Lynnwood police event raises $4K for department’s K-9 unit
The Lynnwood Police Department greeted Alderwood Mall shoppers Saturday afternoon while holding a fundraiser to support its four-legged members. Officers were posted between Anthony’s Seafood Grill and Claim Jumper, handing out stuffed police K-9 toys and seeking donations to support the department’s K-9 unit. The department raised $4,000 during the event, which K-9 Sergeant Jake…
Woman injured, dog killed in vehicle-vs.-pedestrian hit and run in Lynnwood
A woman was injured and a dog was killed Friday night after an SUV struck both and fled from the scene, according to the Lynnwood Police Department. Around 5:30 p.m., police responded to 188th Street Southwest and 52nd Avenue West after a dark-colored SUV reportedly struck the woman and the dog, then fled eastbound on…
South County Firefighters Foundation donates $14K to those in need
The South County Firefighters Foundation is brightening the holidays for those in need this season, making donations totaling more than $14,000 to local youth, families and organizations. Firefighters visited College Place Elementary in Lynnwood Thursday, handing out $3,000 in gift cards to 15 families, along with toys for the children, said the Foundation’s Melissa Beard….
South County Fire offering online classes and activities for December
South County Fire is offering the following online class opportunities this month: • Home Fire Safety on Wednesday, Dec 9 from 6-7 p.m. • ACT First Aid & CPR on Wednesday, Dec. 16 from 1-2 p.m. or 5-6 p.m. • Disaster Preparedness for Families on Wednesday, Dec. 16 from 6-7 p.m. Register at southsnofire.org/education.
Lynnwood Police Blotter: Nov. 29-Dec. 5
Nov. 29 16800 block Highway 99: A theft was reported at Walgreens. 19900 block Poplar Way: Tires were stolen from Jaguar Land Rover Dealership. 18100 block 33rd Avenue West: A theft occurred at Costco. 16800 block Highway 99: A driver was cited for driving a vehicle without an ignition interlocking device. 19500 Highway 99: A…
Woman, 73, in critical condition after being struck Wednesday by DUI suspect driving SUV
A woman is facing vehicle assault charges after Lynnwood police say she struck a 73-year-old pedestrian near the 17400 block of Highway 99 Wednesday afternoon, leaving her in critical condition. Around 3 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to a vehicle-vs-pedestrian collision after the 20-year-old driver struck the woman with the Jeep Grand Cherokee she was driving….
Lynnwood Police Blotter: Nov. 22-28, 2020
Nov. 22 15400 block 52nd Avenue West: Police responded to a drug-related incident. 19400 block Alderwood Mall Parkway: A theft was reported Ulta Beauty. 19500 block 44th Avenue West: A burglary occurred at Chef Dane Catering. 18100 block Highway 99: Two women broke into a room at Best Lynnwood Inn through an open window. 18100…
Man dies in rollover crash at Hwy 104 exit off Interstate 5 Tuesday
A 68-year-old man died late Tuesday afternoon after the truck he was driving left the road and rolled over at the Highway 104 exit of southbound Interstate 5, the Washington State Patrol said. The man, whose name wasn’t released, was the sole occupant of the vehicle. He is believed to have suffered a medical episode…
Sheriff’s office arrests Lynnwood man following fatal vehicle-vs-pedestrian collision
A 53-year-old Lynnwood man was taken into custody Tuesday morning for suspicion of DUI, vehicular homicide and hit and run after he allegedly struck a pedestrian with his vehicle and fled the scene. The Sheriff’s Office Collision Investigation Unit responded to a vehicle-vs.-pedestrian collision around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 15800 block of 35th Avenue…
Lynnwood Police Blotter: Nov. 15-21, 2020
Nov. 15 18700 block Alderwood Mall Parkway: A theft was reported at Macy’s in Alderwood Mall. 11900 block Admiralty Way: Lynnwood police assisted the Everett Police Department with a felony drug crime. 19500 block Highway 99: Two suspects were arrested after police responded to a theft at Safeway. Police said a suspect shoplifted $871 worth…
Lynnwood police assist in Edmonds as van attempts to run officers over, rams vehicles
Following up on a report of a suspicious vehicle opening mailboxes Tuesday night, Edmonds police arrested two suspects after one of them attempted to run over two officers and rammed two police vehicles. No one was injured during the incident, which started just after 10 p.m. Tuesday. Officers were called to the 900 block of Daley…
Body found behind college building Thursday identified as man missing since Oct. 16
The body of a man found behind an Edmonds College building Thursday, Nov. 19 was identified Friday as 29-year-old Sawyer West, who had been reported missing after leaving a care facility in Edmonds Oct. 16. The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office said that West, of Snohomish, died by suicide. Lynnwood police responded to the Edmonds College…
Body of man found near storage facility on 196th St SW
A man’s body was found late Thursday morning behind an Edmonds College building that holds police evidence, according to the Lynnwood Police Department. Around 10 a.m., police responded to the Edmonds College Cedar Building — located in the 7000 block of 196th Street Southwest — after a campus maintenance worker reported finding the body. One…