Letter-to-Editor: Neighborhood watches will not keep us safe
With our local election around the corner, I read your coverage of Riaz Khan’s Mukilteo City Council reelection bid. I was troubled by his assertion that he’d “like to see more robust neighborhood watches and community policing to help protect both life and property in our city,” because neighborhood watches and community policing efforts have a long […]
Man linked to seven overdoses in county jail found guilty of fentanyl possession
EVERETT, Wash., August 28, 2023—Back in May of this year, an inmate held in the Snohomish County Jail in Everett was accused of possessing fentanyl in a county jail, which led to the overdose, and subsequent hospitalization, of seven other inmates. Justin Michael Sims, 37, from Arlington, was booked into jail on May 16, 2023, […]
Registered sex offender arrested for First-degree Child Molestation
SULTAN, Wash., August 25, 2023—Registered sex offender Russell Eugene Wathen, 45, of Sultan was arrested on the evening of Wednesday, August 23, by Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office east county deputies for first-degree child molestation. Bail was set at $250,000 after his initial court appearance on Thursday. On August 23, Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the […]
Thousands of fentanyl pills off the street from Mountlake Terrace drug bust
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash., August 22, 2023—Seattle Police Department Narcotics Detectives recovered over two thousand grams of fentanyl powder and fentanyl pills in a Mountlake Terrace residence. SPD detectives in conjunction with federal partners at Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) completed a narcotics operation where they served two search warrants for residences involved in drug trafficking in […]
Marysville invites all to the annual Touch-A-Truck event on September 9
MARYSVILLE, Wash., August 20, 2023—Explore trucks and interact with vehicles at the annual Touch-A-Truck event on Saturday, September 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Totem Middle School’s Asbery Field, 1605 7th Street NE in Marysville. Horns and sirens will be active from 10 a.m. to noon, with a quiet hour from noon to […]
Public invited to several events by the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office to strengthen community
Snohomish County, Wash., August 14, 2023—The community is invited to participate in several events over the next two weeks by the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office to build and strengthen communities. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with Mukilteo Police Department, we will be hosting Coffee With a Cop from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. […]
Edmonds woman arrested for possession of multiple stolen firearms
EDMONDS, Wash., August 14, 2023—A 20-year-old Edmonds woman was arrested for multiple counts of possession of stolen firearms on Sunday, August 13. On Sunday Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 14600 block of 56th Avenue West in unincorporated Edmonds for a report of a disturbance. Deputies discovered a 20-year-old female was in possession […]
Serial killer suspect identified in Marysville and Edmonds shootings
MARYSVILLE, Wash., August 11, 2023—According to the Snohomish County Jail Roster, a Gilbert Alexander Escamilla, a 31-year-old Marysville man, was booked on Thursday on three counts of Murder (Murder 1 and two counts of Murder 2), two counts of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the 1st Degree, theft of a motor vehicle, Assault in […]
Sponsor-a-Horse fundraiser benefitting the SPD Mounted Patrol Unit is underway
SEATTLE, Wash., August 11, 2023—The Seattle Police Foundation is excited to launch its inaugural Sponsor-a-Horse fundraiser, benefiting the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) iconic Mounted Patrol Unit. SPD’s Mounted Patrol Unit is one of few remaining mounted units in the Pacific Northwest and is a treasured part of law enforcement in Seattle. SPF donors, corporate and […]
A look at Portugal’s drug experiment, what’s working and what’s not
PORTUGAL, August 10, 2023—In July 2001 Portugal made a paradigm shift in how it handled drug crimes. The Portuguese Drug Policy Model implemented that year, decriminalized the public and private use, acquisition, and possession of all legal drugs if the amount did not surpass a 10-day supply. The decision was intent on moving drug use, […]
