Woman who struck two children with car in Edmonds to be charged
EDMONDS, Wash., April 28, 2022 – The Edmonds Police announced today that the two children struck by a vehicle last Friday were released from the hospital over the weekend and are recovering at home. The toddler is recovering from a concussion and internal bruising and the teenager suffered significant bumps and bruises. The driver of […]
LT Weekly Newscast for Feb 20
In today’s weekly newscast Rep. Jesse Johnson (D-Federal Way) and Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney discuss new bills aimed to clarify police accountability laws passed last year. On Feb 8th, members of the Washington Association of Police Chiefs and Sheriffs all testified in support of these new bills introduced by Rep. Jesse Johnson. Join me […]
Vincent Cavaleri announces run for U.S. Congress
MILL CREEK, Wash. – Vincent Cavaleri, Mill Creek councilman and Deputy for the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, has announced his run for the 118th United States Congress, representing the first congressional district in 2022. Cavaleri was hired by the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office in 2000 and elected to Mill Creek City Council in 2015. Through […]
Sheriff’s youth mentor program “leads the way” to brighter futures
Snohomish, Wash. September 3, 2021 – Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney’s first Lead the Way program for youths at the crossroads in life, came to a close with a graduation ceremony at Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center on Thursday, September 2. Over the past eight weeks, attendees of this first-ever Sheriff’s Office program met once a […]
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 […]
Applications for the Sheriff’s 2021 Citizen’s Academy now open
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office offers a free 12‐week 2021 Citizen’s Academy for residents interested in learning about their local law enforcement. Classes are held Wednesday evenings (6-9:30 p.m.) with two weekend field trips. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office 2021 Citizen’s Academy program includes classroom training by patrol deputies, detectives and corrections deputies for hands‐on […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rally for law enforcement: Tolerance, collaboration, and dialogue
By Katrina Kukhar and Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff June 28: Included Facebook poll results on community support to defund law enforcement agencies Lake Stevens, WA, June 27, 2020 – The intersection of Highway 9 and 204 became the scene of support for local law enforcement and Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney. According to […]
