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Sept. 17
7300 block 220th Street Southwest: A man was cited for driving with a suspended registration.
23800 block Highway 99: A woman was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant and transferred to an outside agency.
21900 block Highway 99: A woman was cited and released for trespassing.
23600 block Highway 99: A man reportedly stole from a grocery store.
22900 block 76th Avenue West: Two juveniles ran away from home. Both are listed as missing.
18500 block 84th Avenue West: Mail was being delivered to an address for an unknown person who does not live there.
21900 block Highway 99: A small bag of unknown white powder was found in a business parking lot.
700 block Pine Street: A resident turned in unwanted firearms to police.
21100 block 80th Avenue West: A woman reported fraud and identity theft.
24000 block 74th Avenue West: Police responded to a verbal altercation between a married couple.
21900 block Highway 99: A woman was trespassed.
23800 block Highway 99: A woman was cited for driving with a canceled title.
Sept. 18
21900 block Highway 99: A man was booked on suspicion of burglary.
8200 block 236th Street Southwest: A woman was booked on a warrant.
7900 block 211th Place Southwest: A woman was arrested for an outstanding warrant.
21900 block Highway 99: A female was arrested for allegedly shoplifting from a grocery store and transported to the county jail.
7600 block 212th Street Southwest: A juvenile female locked herself out of her car. Keys were missing.
22200 block Highway 99: A woman was scammed out of thousands of dollars online.
21900 block Highway 99: A woman was arrested for reported theft at a grocery store.
23800 block Edmonds Way: Police responded to a residence after a report of a verbal argument between family members. No arrest was made.
21900 block Highway 99 southbound: Charges were referred against a man for assault.
24100 block Highway 99: A man was booked on a misdemeanor warrant.
22000 block 100th Avenue West: A citizen complained about shrubbery.
21400 block 72nd Avenue West: A woman was reported missing.
23600 block Highway 99: A man who allegedly shoplifted refused to stop when contacted by police.
21900 block Highway 99: A man was trespassed from a store. Informational report.
22400 block Highway 99: A man was cited for driving without a valid license and without ID.
Sept. 19
23600 block Highway 99: A man was booked into Snohomish County Jail on suspicion of physical control.
21900 block Highway 99: A man was booked for trespassing.
8200 block 236th Street Southwest: A couple was involved in a verbal argument. They denied a physical altercation. No probable cause.
9000 block 196th Street Southwest: A man reported mail theft.
20900 block 70th Avenue West: An adult left a local facility and did not return. The person was entered as missing.
24100 block Highway 99: A woman allegedly shoplifted at a store.
11600 block Northeast 195th Street: A man was booked into Snohomish County Jail for an outstanding warrant.
7300 block 216th Street Southwest: A woman made concerning and suspicious comments to past employees. No probable cause at this time.
23600 block Highway 99: A man was arrested for two counts of theft and one count of resisting arrest after stealing from a grocery store and a clothing store.
171st Street Southwest and 77th Place West: A misdemeanor theft was reported.
24100 block Highway 99: A man reported malicious mischief.
Sept. 20
224th Street Southwest and Highway 99: A driver was cited for a trip permit violation.
7500 block 228th Street Southwest: Police investigated a verbal domestic incident.
20900 block 70th Avenue West: A woman was reported missing.
21900 block Highway 99: Police assisted Lynnwood officers with a stolen vehicle recovery. A male suspect was arrested and booked into Snohomish County Jail.
172nd Street Southwest and 72nd Place West: Mailboxes were damaged and broken into.
8200 block 238th Street Southwest: A male driver received a traffic citation.
8400 block 244th Street Southwest: A woman was arrested on suspicion of second-degree theft and second-degree malicious mischief.
Sept. 21
600 block 7th Avenue North: A woman was arrested for alleged domestic violence assault.
96th Avenue West/234th Street Southwest: A person experiencing behavioral health issues was transported to Swedish Edmonds.
Dayton Street/6th Avenue South: A found wallet was turned in by a citizen.
23600 block Highway 99: A man was booked for a misdemeanor warrant and traffic offenses.
9300 block 215th Street Southwest: Charges were referred against a woman for second-degree theft and domestic violence.
23600 block Highway 99: A woman was cited for reportedly shoplifting at a grocery store.
600 block Main Street: A juvenile female reported an assault by a man.
22200 block 93rd Place West: A vehicle prowl was reported.
22100 block Highway 99: A man was cited for driving with a canceled title.
7700 block 196th Street Southwest: A man had a physical altercation with his mother.
Sept. 22
9300 block 215th Street Southwest: A phone was mistakenly left in a rideshare vehicle and lost.
600 block Edmonds Way: Two males attempted to burglarize a business. They were not located.
23600 block Highway 99: A man who reportedly stole from a grocery store was located and arrested.
200 block 5th Avenue North: Firearms were turned in per a court order.
20800 block 17th Avenue South: A man was arrested for an outstanding warrant and released after it was dismissed.
18600 block Alderwood Mall Parkway: Police assisted a neighboring agency in identifying a man admitted to the hospital.
24100 block Highway 99: A man was arrested for theft with extenuating circumstances and obstruction.
Sept. 23
9200 block 217th Street Southwest: A disabled man bit a fellow disabled resident.
200 block 2nd Avenue North: A man made multiple fraudulent payments to someone posing as a bank representative.
1000 block Euclid Avenue: A phone and tablet were reported missing, possibly in a vehicle prowl.
21100 block 76th Avenue West: A man was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
23000 block 100th Avenue West: Two suspects allegedly stole beauty products from a business.
23600 block Highway 99: A woman reportedly stole from a business.
23600 block Highway 99: A man was booked into Snohomish County Jail on suspicion of physical control.
23800 block Highway 99: A man was trespassed from a business.
21900 block Highway 99: A man was arrested on a Sea-Tac warrant and referred on drug possession charges.
Some of the postings in this week’s blotter leave me wanting a just a little more detail. Others are unintentionally funny. Here are a few I especially liked:
– A juvenile female locked herself out of her car. Keys were missing. (Were they missing or just hiding inside the car?)
– A man made multiple fraudulent payments to someone posing as a bank representative. (If the payments were “fraudulent,” who should be arrested–the payer or the man posing as a bank representative?)
– Mail was being delivered to an address for an unknown person who does not live there.
My favorite: – A citizen complained about shrubbery. (What was the shrubbery doing? Were any arrests made?)
I’m not laughing about the incidents, just the way they are described.
The mayor and our $300,000/year police chief are proposing that we need 10-15 more police or else we will not be safe. Must be all that miscreant shrubbery and wayward mail deliveries (don’t get me wrong, DUI is a serious matter). How can anyone look at these weekly reports and think we need more spending on police? Do people really feel public safety is a major issue, in Edmonds? Do you really feel so unsafe that more police should be a budget priority?
Tom, Let’s hope that Edmonds designates at least one officer in its budget to patrol for malicious shrubbery. We can’t downplay the dangers. Several Shakespeare plays used poisonous plants such as nightshade, hemlock, and yew as metaphores for danger. More seriously, branches ripped from trees in Birnam Wood made great camouflage for MacBeth’s enemy soldiers as they crept toward his castle. If there’s no money for a Shrubbery Police officer, maybe we can recruit Joe Scordino’s all-volunteer nightshade pullers to expand beyond the Edmonds Marsh.
I wonder how much, if any, of your Edmonds tax dollars are going to MEN to cover the cost of that big advertisement at the top of today’s edition, promoting Prop. 1. It would probably be a good idea for MEN to publish the cost of and source of payment for that advertisement; if transparency is of any concern of course? Lot’s of credibility issues in Edmonds government right now and transparency on this little detail might lessen some citizen’s heartburn on what is going on. Just a suggestion and no offense taken if not answered as a non-answer is an answer of sorts in itself.
Two things: The Yes for Edmonds campaign purchased that ad. And there is complete separation between the editorial and advertising sides of our organization.
Great, and I appreciate the answer as I’m sure many others who actually live in your town do too. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to put a “paid for by the Yes for Edmonds campaign committee,” statement at the bottom of it, however, with the committee chairman’s signing off on it. It’s not my newspaper but if I did run it for the benefit of everyone in the community that I wanted to faithfully support the publicly owned paper, I would offer the vote No group equivalent add space for the same cost and in a similar highly strategic place for their cause as well. Clint
I like the police blotter and appreciate the EPD giving us this information. However the Bush is funny… I suspect it is a Barbery sp they are vicious little bushes. I have one its lovely, but it stabs me every time I reach under or try to walk near it ha. I read a book once called savage beauty and that is what that bush should be named.
Deborah, If the man was complaining about a barberry plant, he probably has a point. My AI friend (my prosthetic brain) says: “Barberry plants, particularly Japanese barberry
(Berberis thunbergii)*, are illegal to sell or plant in states such as Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, and their sale is restricted in others like Minnesota and Connecticut. The bans are due to the plant’s invasive nature, its tendency to form dense thickets that displace native species, and its role as a host for ticks that spread Lyme disease. AI told me in another search that the plant’s leaves, roots and bark are toxic to pets and can make humans sick. If you want to torment your neighbors, you can purchase barberry plants nearby at Home Depot or Sky Nursery. They are nice to look at. But the Edmonds Police may not have time or resources to patrol for them.