Hidden handgun found on woman during jail booking process
EVERETT, Wash., October 15, 2021 – On Wednesday, October 13, at approximately 9 a.m. a 30-year-old woman was being booked into the Snohomish County Jail for suspicion of DUI and was found with a loaded semi-automatic handgun hidden in her abdomen. During the booking process the woman arrestee was placed into a Tek84 Body Scanner, […]
Shooting at Lynnwood Gas station kills employee
LYNNWOOD, Wash., September 26, 2021 – Around 5:40 a.m. this morning, Snohomish County deputies responded to a shooting at a Lynnwood gas station in the 14800 block of Hwy 99. Upon arrival, they located the victim, an adult male, deceased inside the gas station. During the investigation, Major Crimes Unit (MCU) detectives learned the suspect […]
Council approves IT improvements, PSE contract, and Community Justice and Recovery Centers
Yesterday, the Lynnwood City Council held a business meeting. After nearly two hours of hearing public comment, the council voted to move forward with the Community Justice Center (CJC) and the Community Recovery Center (CRC) proposals. Unfortunately, during the public hearing portion of the meeting, callers spewed threats and racial slurs. Mayor Smith and Council […]
Maple Park Church welcomes LPD and council members for National Night Out
LYNNWOOD, Wash., August 3, 2021 – Lynnwood Police, Fire, and community members alike gathered on the evening of August 3 at Maple Park Church for the this year’s National Night Out. National Night Out is a night when people from across the entire United States meet and connect with each other and law enforcement to […]
Community Justice Center on hold, 26 minutes, and an eleventh-hour letter
LYNNWOOD, Wash., August 4, 2021 – The Lynnwood City Council voted, at its business meeting Monday, to postpone the vote to award the construction contract of the new $64 million Community Justice Center to FORMA Construction Company until September 13. The Council hopes that postponing the vote will allow more time to further investigate the Lynnwood […]
Fatal collision, 1 dead the other with life-threatening injuries
LYNNWOOD, Wash., August 3, 2021 – Around 1:40 a.m. today, Sheriff’s Office deputies and the Collision Investigation Unit (CIU) responded to a fatal collision involving a vehicle and two pedestrians near the 16900 block of 13th Ave. W. When deputies arrived on scene, they found the victims, two 20-year-old males with life-threatening injuries. One victim […]
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 […]
Edmonds child rape suspect captured off coast of Florida
Edmonds, Wash., May 18, 2021 – A 34 year-old Edmonds man is in custody and being held in the Lee County Jail in Florida awaiting an extradition hearing to Washington State for charges of Child Rape and Child Molestation. Edmonds Police worked with members of the Snohomish County Violent Offenders Task Force (VOTF) who have […]
Safety, a top priority to Sound Transit
In a study conducted by Morgan Neiss, Department of Economics at the University of Akron, in 2015, it was found that public transportation affects crime rates in neighborhoods surrounding its implementation. “It can give criminals easier access to potential targets and decrease the probability of getting caught” according to Neiss, Morgan (2015) ‘Does Public Transit […]
Detectives seek the public’s help in locating three missing children
By Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office UPDATE 5:36 PM April 15, 2021: Richard “John” Burke has been taken into custody by law enforcement and the three children have been safely located. They were all four located in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., April 14, 2021 – Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office detectives are seeking the […]
