Amazon, Apple, and Google purge Parler from platforms in continued censorship of social media apps
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff Amazon will suspend Parler, a free speech social media app, from its web hosting platform effective 11:59PM PST on Sunday, January 10. Apple removed the Parler app from its App Store late Saturday night on January 9. Google suspended Parler from its Google Play store on Friday, Jan. […]
Best recipient of FBI NEIA’s 2020 Law Enforcement Ethics Award
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff December 31, 2020 – The recipients of the 2020 FBI National Executive Institute Associates’ Law Enforcement Ethics Awards are retired Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best, and Officer David W. Griffin, DeKalb County Police Department in Georgia. According to the announcement, “It is noted that the NEIA has in […]
ALL CLEAR in bomb threat in downtown Leavenworth
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff Update 4:48 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020: Washington State Patrol Bomb Team gave the ALL CLEAR in bomb threat in downtown Leavenworth. Highway 2 and downtown corridor are reopen to commuters. Chelan County Sheriff’s Office conducting an investigation. See press release below. Update 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, […]
Possible arson at BNSF building in Marysville
Update 2:32 p.m. Dec. 28: At 10:14 a.m. a 25-y/o male was arrested by Marysville police after confessing to starting the fire. The suspect was booked into Snohomish County Jail at 11:33 a.m. on the charge of second degree arson. Mental illness may have contributed to the suspect’s intent of starting the fire. At this […]
Potential new Race and Social Justice Coordinator in 2021, salary schedule, budget amendments, and fees
By Noel Pai-Young | Lynnwood Times Staff A wide array of topics were discussed by the council at its December 7 work session. Patrick Decker was introduced as a candidate for a position on the Civil Service Commission. Decker has served on the Planning Commission for six years and is actively involved in Cops and […]
City of Mukilteo approves $43.6M budget for 2021
By Mayor Jennifer Gregerson | City of Mukilteo Mukilteo, Wash. — Last night, December 7, following nine weeks of public hearings, the Mukilteo City Council adopted the final 2021 Budget in the amount of $43,612,116. “As the Budget Hearings come to a close, I am pleased that the approvals made at last night’s Council meeting […]
Snohomish County allocates $1 million towards social justice
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff On Tuesday, November 10, the Snohomish County Council adopted a $1.045 billion 2021 budget, with over $1 million set aside to cultivate countywide social justice. The five councilmembers voted 4-1 approving the budget allocations, with Councilwoman Megan Dunn dissenting, wanting funding to further support initiatives driven by the […]
Sheriff’s Department saves money and reduces its carbon footprint
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Department plans to introduce an electric patrol car into its fleet, signaling a move toward the reduction of the county’s contribution to fossil fuels and significant savings in gasoline costs. The county budget, adopted on November 10, sets aside $75,000 to implement the new […]
Mukilteo PD’s Cuts with Cops spreads prostate cancer awareness
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Mukilteo, Wash.- Nic’s Barbershop teamed up with the Mukilteo Police Department for the second annual Cuts with Cops, an event spearheaded by Cheri Nicolopoulos (Nic) to support Men’s Health Awareness month. On Saturday, November 7, community members came in for scheduled haircuts at Nic’s Barbershop, except they had […]
2020 Gubernatorial debate: Inslee blames Trump, Culp takes aim at Inslee’s record
By Lynnwood Times Staff Olympia, Wash., October 7, 2020 – TVW Studios in Olympia was the scene of Washington state’s only gubernatorial debate between Governor Jay Inslee (D) and Police Chief Loren Culp (R). The event was sponsored by AARP of Washington and Seattle CityClub. The moderators for the debate were: Essex Porter, KIRO 7, […]
