Jan. 26
COLLISION:  At 5:44 p.m., a three-car collision was reported in the 13400 block of Highway 99 north of Lynnwood. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Mill Creek Emergency Room.

COLLISION:  At 7:04 p.m., a car drove into a ditch at Alder Way and Ash Way north of Lynnwood. The driver suffered minor injuries and was transported by firefighters to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

COLLISION:  At 8:27 p.m., a car struck a motorcyclist at Larch Way and Popular Way north of Brier. The injured motorcyclist was transported by firefighters to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

COLLISION:  At 3:48 p.m., two cars collided at 164th Street SW and 36th Avenue W north of Lynnwood. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

Jan. 29
COLLISION:  At 2:17 p.m., a three-car collision was reported at 156th Street SW and Highway 99 north of Lynnwood.  One person received minor injuries and was taken by firefighters to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

Jan. 30
COLLISION:  At 3:39 p.m., a high-impact, rear-end collision was reported in the 21300 block of Highway 99 in Edmonds. One person was seriously injured and was transported by medics to Harborview Medical Center.

COLLISION:  At 5:10 p.m., firefighters responded to a three-car collision on southbound I-5 north of I-405. Four patients were transported to hospitals: three to Harborview Medical Center and one to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

Jan. 31
COLLISION:  At 10:23 p.m., a car crashed into a convenience store and struck several other vehicles in the parking lot in the 3600 block of 148th Street SW north of Lynnwood. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

Brier, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mill Creek, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo, Woodway and Snohomish County Fire Districts 1 and 7 formed the exploratory RFA Planning Committee in March 2010. Since then, the group made up of three elected officials from each jurisdiction has been gathering, analyzing and combining information from each agency on fire-service finances, budgets and operations. The planning process is expected to take at least two years and could, if deemed feasible, culminate in a public vote to create an RFA.

At the Feb. 1 meeting, the committee plans to hear a presentation on finances and reports from subcommittees working on level of service plans and communications.

The RFA Planning Committee meets the first Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. All meetings are open to the public. The meeting location rotates among participating jurisdictions and is posted on the RFA Planning Committee website: www.rfa-planning.org. Agendas, minutes and planning documents are also available online.

Jan. 19
COLLISION. At 7:09 a.m., a sports utility vehicle crashed into a concrete barrier on the ramp from southbound SR 525 to southbound I-405. Another car crashed into the sports utility vehicle. The impact pushed the sports utility vehicle into a transportation worker who was attempting to assist at the accident scene. Firefighters transported the seriously injured transportation worker to Harborview Medical Center.

ROLLOVER COLLISION. At 4:28 p.m., firefighters responded to a one-car rollover collision on southbound I-5 north of Lynnwood. Three patients – two adults and a child – were transported by medics to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

Jan. 20
GARAGE FIRE. At 8:38 a.m., firefighters responded to a fire in the garage of a home in the 21500 block of Elm Dr. in Brier. One woman was home when the fire broke out. She safely exited the house. Firefighters contained the fire to the garage and attic. One car parked inside the garage was a total loss. The living area of the house sustained heavy smoke damage. Damage is estimated at more than $200,000. Investigators have not determined how the fire started.

COLLISION. At 9:19 a.m., firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital after responding to a two-car collision in the 8100 block of Lake Ballinger Way in Edmonds.

Jan. 21
COLLISION. At 2:01 p.m., firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital after responding to a collision at 206th Street Southwest and 76th Avenue West in Edmonds.

COLLISION. At 3:10 p.m., firefighters responded to a two-car collision blocking traffic at 244th Street Southwest and 56th Avenue West in Mountlake Terrace. Two patients were transported by medics to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

DRYER FIRE. At 8:35 p.m., firefighters extinguished a fire in a clothes dryer at a home in the 4400 block of 240th Street Southwest in Mountlake Terrace. No one was injured and the fire was contained to the dryer.

Jan. 23

COLLISION. At 7:42 a.m., firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital after responding to a two-car collision in the 6600 block of 244th Avenue West in Mountlake Terrace.

COLLISION. At 8:26 a.m., one car went off the road and crashed at Butternut Road and Maple Road east of Lynnwood. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

COLLISION. At 9:07 a.m., firefighters responded to a five-car collision on southbound I-5 north of 196th Street Southwest. One patient was transported to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

PEDESTRIAN HIT BY CAR. At 3:06 p.m., a pedestrian was hit by a car at 236th Street Southwest and 52nd Avenue West. Firefighters transported the 18-year-old woman to Harborview Medical Center.

Jan. 13
COLLISION. At 11:02 a.m., firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital after responding to a collision involving several cars on southbound I-5 north of 164th St. SW.

Jan. 15
COLLISION. At 9:22 a.m., two cars collided at 224th Street Southwest and 76th Avenue West in Edmonds. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

Jan. 17
CHIMNEY FIRE. At 12:26 p.m., firefighters responded to a chimney fire at a home in the 8900 block of 220th Street Southwest in Edmonds. The fire was contained to the chimney and did not damage the structure.

COLLISION. At 9:46 p.m., a car hit a light pole on northbound I-5 south of 220th St. Southwest. Firefighters transported two patients to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

Jan. 18
CHIMNEY FIRE. At 12:59 p.m., firefighters extinguished a chimney fire at a home in the 14300 block of 47th Place West north of Lynnwood.

COLLISION. At 1:42 p.m., firefighters transported one patient to Harborview Medical Center after responding to a car that crashed into the guardrail on northbound I-5 south of 196th Street Southwest.

COLLISION. At 3:43 p.m., a car crashed into the cement barrier on northbound I-5 north of 164th Street Southwest. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

DOWN POWER LINES. Throughout the day, firefighters responded to 14 calls for downed power lines, mostly in Mountlake Terrace and Edmonds.

Police officers were dispatched following numerous reports of shots fired in the area, and the first officer arriving found four men standing at the park entrance. Two of the men fled from the scene, and police took the two remaining suspects into custody.

One of the two men who fled surrendered after police brought in a K9 unit, but officers were unable to locate the remaining suspect. While none of the three men in custody had a firearm, Edmonds detectives went back to Yost Park later and found a pistol under a bush on the park’s west side.

The three captured individuals were transported to Snohomish County Jail and booked on local charges and warrants out of other jurisdictions. During the subsequent investigation, police were able to identify the fourth suspect, and took him into custody without incident at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at his Edmonds home. Three of the four suspects in this case were from Edmonds, assistant police chief Gerry Gannon said.

Mark Johnson

The Edmonds Police Department notified the media Friday that a Level 3 Sex Offender, Mark Johnson, has moved into the 8200 block of 215th Street Southwest in Edmonds. The department has also sent a notification flier via U. S. mail to all residents living within a one-mile radius of the registered offender’s address.

Additional details on Johnson, who has nine convictions for indecent exposure in the State of Colorado, are here.

According to official documents, Johnson pled guilty to felony indecent exposure — all to adult females, with the exception of a 12-year-old girl who was with her mother — and was sentenced on Jan. 21, 2009 to five years supervised probation. This sentence was revoked on July 23, 2009 and he was given a term of 18 months with the Colorado Department of Corrections with credit for 255 days that had already been served.

Johnson would drive to a shopping mall, grocery store or fitness center area would then drive the parking lots in his vehicle and would then masturbate while watching the adult females walk by.

At his current location in Edmonds, Johnson has no vehicle and is driven everywhere by family, the notice said.

Jan. 5
COLLISION: At 2:40 p.m., firefighters transported two patients to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital after responding to a two-car collision at 224th Street Southwest and 80th Avenue West in Edmonds.

Jan. 6
COLLISION:  At 4:52 p.m., a car struck a pedestrian at 128th Street Southwest and 8th Avenue West south of Everett. The pedestrian, a woman in her 50s, had minor injuries and was transported by firefighters to Swedish/Mill Creek Emergency Room.

Jan. 7
COLLISION:  At 1:36 a.m., a pickup truck went up an embankment and into the trees in the median on northbound I-5 north of 128th Street Southwest. Firefighters transported the driver to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.

Jan. 9
COLLISION:  At 6 p.m., firefighters transported two patients to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett after responding to a two-car collision at 128th Street Southwest and 8th Avenue West south of Everett. Both patients had minor injuries.

Jan. 10
COLLISION:  At 4:30 p.m., a head-on collision involving four cars was reported in the 13300 block of Highway 99 north of Lynnwood. Firefighters treated four patients at the scene and transported one patient to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.

Usually, a suspect will ring the door bell or knock on the front door and if they receive no answer they will go to a more secluded part of the house and force entry through a door or window. In addition to making your house look occupied, police advise that if someone knocks on your door, make sure that they know someone is home, whether you choose to answer the door or not.

If you do answer the door and the person does not appear to have a legitimate reason for being there, call 911, providing as much detail as you can about the subject and any vehicles that they may be associated with.  The most effective tool the police have in thwarting home burglaries is the alert homeowner reporting suspicious persons or activities in their neighborhoods.

For more tips, see the Edmonds Police Department flier here.

Dec. 29
APARTMENT FIRE:  At 10:16 a.m., firefighters responded to a fire at an apartment in the 7400 block of 208th Street Southwest in Edmonds.  A woman and her 2-year-old daughter escaped unharmed from the burning apartment. The fire was caused by oil left cooking unattended on a stovetop. Damage is estimated at $80,000. The second-floor apartment where the fire started was heavily damaged. A first-floor unit sustained water damage. The Red Cross is assisting the seven displaced residents from the two apartments.

COLLISION:  At 11:54 a.m., a car struck a parked vehicle near the intersection of 156th Street Southwest and 35th Avenue West north of Lynnwood.  Firefighters transported the driver to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

Dec. 31
BOAT FIRE:  At 3:53 a.m., a boat fire was reported at the marina in the 300 block of Admiral Way in Edmonds.  Two 50-foot motor yachts were destroyed and damage is estimated at more than $600,000.  No one was aboard the burning boats, but two people aboard a neighboring boat were transported by firefighters to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital to be treated for minor smoke inhalation.

Jan. 2
BOAT FIRE:  At 7:32 a.m., firefighters were called to extinguish a smoldering fire that flared up in one of the two boats involved in the New Year’s Eve fire at the Edmonds Marina. The yacht had been pulled from the water and placed in a storage yard in the 300 block of Admiral Way. The fire flared up again at 10:51 a.m. and firefighters had to cut a hole in the hull to reach the persistent hot spot. They also removed a burning mattress from the boat.

Jan. 3
COLLISION:  At 10:19 a.m., one person was injured in a hit-and-run collision on 164th Street Southwest at I-5 north of  Lynnwood. Firefighters transported the driver to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

Jan. 4
COLLISION:  At 1:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a one-car, rollover collision on I-5 south of 164th Street Southwest and transported two patients to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.

ELECTRICAL FIRE:  At 1:42 p.m., a fire was reported on the roof of an apartment building in the 300 block of 4th Avenue North in Edmonds. Firefighters quickly extinguished the small electrical fire. Damage is estimated at $25,000. The residents of three apartment units were temporarily displaced until the electrical system could be repaired.  No injuries were reported.

COLLISION:  At 12:38 a.m., firefighters responded to a one-car rollover collision in the parking lot of Swedish/Edmonds Hospital. The car had been stolen and was being pursued by law enforcement officers when the collision occurred. It took firefighters 15 minutes to free the driver from the wreckage. Medics transported the seriously injured man to Harborview Medical Center.

According to Lynnwood police spokeswoman Shannon Sessions, the suspect was released from Harborview and then arrested and booked into the Snohomish County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle and eluding police  Narcotics are believed to have been involved in this early morning incident, Sessions said.