Sheriff’s Office “rolls ahead” to add electric patrol vehicles to its fleet
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash, September 21, 2021 – The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office announced on June 8 that it will search for an all-electric patrol vehicle to add to its fleet and help promote clean energy. Currently Sherriff’s Office personnel drive 3.5 million miles per year using the existing 250 patrol vehicles, 30 of which are […]
Snohomish County’s VOTF – real life crime fighters
MARYSVILLE, Wash., September 20, 2021 – The Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (VOTF), an A-team cast of officers from across Snohomish County, arrested a 48-year-old male outside his Seattle residence for the 2004 murder of 31-year old Hoang V. Nguyen, Thursday, September 9. On the morning of October 23, 2004, Everett police officers responded […]
LPD: Infrared tech captures felon
In Lynnwood, crime rose 3.8 percent in the last week of August for a total of 108 reported incidents. Major crimes reported to the Lynnwood Police Department were domestic assault, theft and hit and run. You can run, but you can’t hide! A suspect that fled was captured after LPD used the technology of a […]
LPD Blotter: 9% increase in crime during third week of August
LYNNWOOD, Wash., August 31, 2021 — The Lynnwood Police Department has reported 104 crimes during the third week of August, including theft of second and third degree, a shooting on Highway 99, and possession of dangerous weapons. Compared to the previous week, Lynnwood has seen 9 more crimes, a 9 percent increase overall. Shoplifter lies about […]
LPD Blotter: Hell hath no fury as a woman scorned
In the week of August 8 and 15 there have been 95 crimes in Lynnwood reported by the Lynnwood Police Department. At 40 percent, theft cases are the most frequent crimes in Lynnwood during the second week of August. Other Lynnwood crimes that rank high during the same week are assault and trespassing. Jealous girlfriend […]
LPD stand-off ends in arrest and confiscation of loaded AR-15 style rifle
LYNNWOOD, Wash., August 19, 2021 – Tuesday just after 10:30 a.m., Lynnwood Police were called to the 18600 block of 40th Avenue West by a man who told 911 dispatchers another man was randomly pointing a gun at him while the victim was inside his motor home. When officers arrived, the caller explained that the […]
Multiple gunshots fired at James Village Shopping Center
LYNNWOOD, Wash., August 14, 2021 – At 5:27 p.m. August 14, Lynnwood Police responded to multiple reports of gun shots fired near the Safeway located in the James Village shopping center located at 19500 Hwy 99. Police arrived to find multiple spent bullet casings in the alleyway between Hopskotch Kids and Sally Beauty just north of […]
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 […]
121 crimes reported to LPD, burglaries tops list
LYNNWOOD, Wash., July 31, 2021 – A total of 121 crimes were reported to the Lynnwood Police Department, with theft within chain stores leading the list of crimes for the week of July 18-25 in Lynnwood. Stores such as Walmart, Costco and Walgreens are among some of the places where incidents occurred. There has also […]
Official report into the death of Tesfatsion released
Update – 6:05 p.m. July 28, 2021: The state Attorney General’s Office said today that it does not have the authority to investigate Tesfatsion’s death. It is up to the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office to pursue. LYNWOOD, Wash., July 28, 2021 – Tirhas Berhand Tesfatsion, a 47-year old woman was found dead at the Lynnwood […]
