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Owner of Edmonds adult family home accused of sexual contact with resident
A certified nursing assistant and owner of an adult family home in Edmonds had his credentials to practice suspended Monday after allegedly having sexual contact with a 62-year-old female resident in his care last summer. The Washington State Department of Health said Monday that Thomas Perez Orate and his wife were the owners and sole [...]New North Sound SWAT team being formed
Our friends at Lynnwood Today reported that Lynnwood and Edmonds are two of six cities forming a new North Sound SWAT team. Officer staffing in Lynnwood has declined during the past several months due to budget cuts, so police officials are teaming up with more cities to help compensate for the lower service levels, Lynnwood [...]Fire District 1 cutting staff to address property tax revenue slide
Snohomish County Fire District 1 said Thursday its reducing its administrative staff in light of a 12.3-percent reduction of property tax revenue for 2012. Nine administrative positions have been eliminated through a combination of retirements and layoffs that take effect this month as the district seeks to offset a $3 million funding gap in 2012, [...]Edmonds-area fire calls for Nov 3-9
Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 367 calls the week of Nov. 3-9: 282 emergency medical aid calls, 28 motor vehicle collisions, 25 fires, 16 service calls, 3 gas leaks, 1 hazardous materials call, 1 technical rescue and 11 automatic fire alarms. The following calls were in or near Edmonds: Nov. 4 HOUSE FIRE: [...]Reminder: Wednesday’s national communication test won’t be a 9-1-1 emergency
Snohomish County residents should be aware that three federal agencies -- the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Communications Commission and the National Weather Service -- will conduct the first-ever national-level test of the Emergency Alert System on Wednesday, Nov. 9. The test will take place at 11 a.m. and may last up to three and [...]Edmonds-area fire calls, week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2
Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 349 calls the week of Oct. 27 through Nov. 2: 273 emergency medical aid calls, 29 motor vehicle collisions, 16 fires, 10 service calls, 3 hazardous materials calls and 21 automatic fire alarms. The following calls were in or near Edmonds: Oct. 27 COLLISION: At 4:31 p.m., a [...]Four west Lynnwood schools on lockdown briefly Tuesday afternoon
Updated at 5:13 p.m. Tuesday with news release from Lynnwood Police Department Four Edmonds School District Schools in west Lynnwood -- Beverly and Meadowdale elementary schools and Meadowdale Middle School and Meadowdale High School -- were locked down for 20 minutes Tuesday afternoon as Lynnwood police searched for a suspect in a shooting in the [...]Sheriff’s Office seeks public’s help in locating suspect who assaulted Wal-Mart security guard
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office is seeking public assistance in locating a robbery suspect who assaulted a store security guard at the Wal-Mart Store at 1400 164th St. S.W. in Lynnwood earlier this month. According to a Sheriffs Office news release issued Monday, the suspect attempted to shoplift items from the store Oct. 17. When [...]Edmonds-area fire calls for Oct. 20-26
Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 320 calls the week of Oct. 20-26: 258 emergency medical aid calls, 26 motor vehicle collisions, 16 fires, 4 service calls, 3 natural gas leaks and 13 automatic fire alarms. The following calls were in or near Edmonds: Oct. 20 COLLISION: At 6:32 a.m., a two-car head-on collision [...]Have unused prescriptions in your home? Saturday is National Drug Take-Back Day
Saturday is National Drug Take-Back Day and Edmonds residents can dispose of unused, expired and unwanted prescription drugs, including narcotic painkillers and other medications, at the Edmonds Police Department in downtown Edmonds or Bartell Drug in the Westgate neighborhood between 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Bartell Drug accepts unwanted vitamins, pet medications, over-the-counter medications, inhalers and unopened [...]Edmonds man dies Monday in I-90 crash near Ellensburg
An Edmonds man died Monday afternoon in a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 90 outside of Ellensburg, the Washington State Patrol said. Tyler W. Young, 26, was headed westbound on I-90 11 miles west of Ellensburg just after 1 p.m. when the 1994 Toyota pickup he was driving veered off the freeway to the left, [...]Edmonds-area fire calls for Oct. 13-19
Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 327 calls the week of Oct. 13-19: 259 emergency medical aid calls, 24 motor vehicle collisions, 10 fires, eight service calls, one natural gas leaks, one hazardous materials response and 24 automatic fire alarms. The following calls took place in or near Edmonds: Oct. 14 COLLISION: At 12:20 [...]Regional Fire Authority Planning Committee to meet Wednesday in Edmonds
The Regional Fire Authority Planning Committee exploring fire-service consolidation in south Snohomish County will meet Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 6 p.m., in the Brackett Room at Edmonds City Hall, 121 Fifth Ave. N. Committee members will view a PowerPoint program that will be presented to community groups to provide an overview of the RFA planning [...]Resources on domestic violence offered in Edmonds Tuesday
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Kari Hovorka, domestic violence coordinator for the Edmonds Police Department, will be in the lobby of the Edmonds Library Tuesday, Oct. 4 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. to provide information about the dynamics of domestic violence, safety planning and resources available to victims of domestic violence. For more information, call [...]Sheriff’s Office SWAT team surrounds Westgate home early Thursday
A Snohomish County Sheriffs Office SWAT team surrounded a home in the Westgate neighborhood early Thursday morning following a domestic violence incident in the Picnic Point area late Wednesday night. According to Sheriffs Office spokeswoman Rebecca Hover, a 25-year-old man went to his ex-wifes Picnic Point home, in unincorporated Edmonds, and allegedly threatened her with [...]Update on College Place Middle School fire and destroyed sports equipment
Edmonds School District spokeswoman DJ Jakala provided an update from College Place Middle School assistant principal Dawn Hart Monday morning on the equipment destroyed in a sports equipment shed fire at the school over the weekend: "While many items stored in the College Place Middle athletic shed were a complete loss, the jerseys were not [...]Edmonds drug dealer caught with more than 30 pounds of heroin sentenced to 10 years in prison
Hugo Acosta-Loja, a 34-year-old Edmonds resident, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release for possession of heroin with intent to distribute. A citizen of Ecuador, Acosta-Loja will likely be deported following his prison term. He was arrested Nov. 19, 2010 outside his [...]Edmonds native Ken Gibler to be honored for 34 years as District 1 firefighter Monday
Edmonds native Ken Gibler will be honored by Snohomish County Fire District 1 for more than 34 years of service as a firefighter during a retirement ceremony Monday. The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. at Martha Lake Fire Station 21, 16819 13th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Parking will be available in the north and east [...]Join Edmonds police for Tip-A-Cop event Thursday and benefit Special Olympics Washington
Join Edmonds and Lynnwood police departments for dinner Thursday night, Sept. 22, at Applebees and raise money for Special Olympics Washington. The annual local Tip-A-Cop event will run from 5-9 p.m. at the Lynnwood Applebees, 4626 196th St. S.W. Tip-A-Cop is part of the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run campaign. an international series of relay [...]Edmonds-area fire calls, Sept. 8-14
Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 345 calls the week of Sept. 8-14: 246 emergency medical aid calls, 18 motor vehicle collisions, 38 fires, 28 service calls, one natural gas leak, one hazardous materials response and 13 automatic fire alarms. The following calls took place in or near Edmonds: Sept. 8 HAZARD: At 6:22 [...]Firefighters douse grass fire in EWHS parking lot Monday morning
Snohomish County Fire District No. 1 firefighters were called to the Edmonds-Woodway High School parking lot Monday morning following reports of a grass fire in a landscaped island. Fire District 1 spokeswoman Leslie Hynes said the fire, reported at 7:19 a.m., involved a 10-foot-by-10-foot grassy area with 1-foot-tall flames when firefighters arrived. "They quickly extinguished [...]Lynnwood pedestrian hit by Edmonds man has died
Lynnwood police reported today that the 58-year-old Lynnwood pedestrian hit last week by a vehicle driven by an 87-year-old Edmonds man, died of her injuries over the weekend. The incident occurred just after 4 p.m. Sept. 6 when the man, who was driving a 2011 GMC Terrain, hit the victim as she was exiting a [...]Edmonds woman struck while riding bicycle on Interstate 5 Saturday
A 22-year-old Edmonds woman riding her bicycle on Interstate 5 remains at Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car around 5 a.m. Saturday morning. Daina Elena Harrison was riding her bicycle northbound in the far left lane on I-5 just south of the Ship Canal bridge when she was hit [...]Edmonds-area fire calls Sept. 1-7
Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 367 calls the week of Sept. 1-7: 267 emergency medical aid calls, 23 motor vehicle collisions, 39 fires, 17 service calls, three natural gas leaks, two hazardous materials responses and 16 automatic fire alarms. The following calls occurred in or near Edmonds: Sept. 1 FIRE: At 9:13 p.m., [...]Edmonds police collar suspect in Lake Ballinger-area burglary Thursday
Edmonds police arrested a 46-year-old Seattle man early Thursday afternoon in connection with a residential burglary that had occurred a short time earlier in Edmonds Lake Ballinger neighborhood. According to Sgt. Don Anderson, patrol officers responded to a report of a possible home burglary in progress in the 7800 block of 240th Street Southwest at [...]Firefighters respond to grease fire in Edmonds motor home
Snohomish County Fire District No. 1 firefighters responded early Tuesday evening to reports of a fire in a 19-foot motor home parked near 238th Street Southwest and Highway 99. According to Fire District 1 spokesperson Leslie Hynes, the fire started as a grease fire on the stove that spread to the interior of the motor [...]Search MyEdmondsNews.com
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