Pedestrian safety campaign begins in Edmonds and Lynnwood
The Edmonds Police Department, Lynnwood Police Department, South County Fire and Snohomish County Target Zero are teaming up to focus on safety in busy corridors where car-pedestrian collisions are on the rise. This special emphasis will take place in five zones where police and fire have seen an increase in pedestrian crashes and near misses: […]
Closure on I-5 ramps and highway for Lynnwood Link construction
LYNNWOOD, Wash., August 25, 2021 — Crews working on the Lynnwood Link Extension will be closing the northbound lanes of I-5 north from SR 104 in Mountlake Terrace to 220th Street SW overnight on Friday, August 27, for construction that will allow the light rail alignment to cross over the highway. Southbound traffic lanes will […]
Compass Health and Lynnwood PD partner to address mental health
LYNNWOOD, Wash. – Compass Health and the Lynnwood Police Department announced a partnership, August 5, to embed a mental health professional with the Lynnwood Police Department Community Health and Safety Section to better manage the health and safety needs of individuals and the community. “This is a great opportunity to engage in folks better than […]
Commentary: Vote No New Lynnwood Jail
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Lynnwood Council voted to allow AG to investigate LPD
LYNNWOOD, Wash., July 27, 2021 – City Council met July 26 in an emotional meeting that lasted three hours. Before the meeting, protestors gathered outside for an hour in response to Tirhas Tesfatsion’s death in the Lynnwood Jail on July 13. According to the Snohomish County Medical Examiner, Tesfatsion’s cause of death was declared a […]
Lynnwood sees increase in rapes cases
LYNNWOOD, Wash., July 23, 2021 – There have been 112 crimes and violations reported by Lynnwood Police Department during the second week of July. During this week, the city saw an increase in attempted rapes with three reported cases, one including a minor. Lynnwood police did not divulge more information as investigations are still ongoing. […]
New legislation regulating police tactics effective July 25
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Governor Inslee signed new legislation that affects law enforcement and how they provide public safety services that will go into effect on July 25 leaving many police departments revising their responses to crime. HB1054 passed 54-43 at the House level and 27-22 at the Senate, signed by the Governor May 18, establishing […]
Lynnwood crime down yet murders skyrocket across the state
LYNNWOOD, Wash., July 18, 2021 – In its 2020 Crime in Washington Annual Report by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, overall Lynnwood saw a 3.9 percent reduction in crime; however, Washington state experienced a 46.6 percent increase in murders (302 compared to 206) and a 100% increase in manslaughter for 2020. Due […]
Several deaths in Lynnwood during Fourth of July week
The Lynnwood Police reported 113 crimes for the week ending the month of June and beginning the month of July. Theft and burglary remain on top this week also, but this week’s reports have seen an increase in death cases. About 32 cases of theft and felony happened in Lynnwood the week June 28th– to […]
47 year-old woman found dead in Lynnwood jail
LYNNWOOD, Wash., July 14, 2021 – Yesterday, at about 3:00 p.m., a custody officer performing an inmate check discovered a 47 year-old female inmate unresponsive near the shower of the female detention area of the Lynnwood Jail. Officers began life-saving efforts, which were continued by arriving medical personnel, but these efforts were unsuccessful. There were no […]
