Snohomish County Fire District 1 is offering Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training for citizens interested in learning how they can help their community during a major disaster. Classes will meet twice a week beginning Sept. 14. During a regional emergency such as an earthquake or other disaster, firefighters and other first responders may not…
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Edmonds police ask public’s help in locating missing 17-year-old girl
Edmonds police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 17-year-old Edmonds girl who was reported as a juvenile runaway. Jennifer Lynn Blackstock was last seen at approximately 11 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 26, when she left her Edmonds home without permission, police said. Evidence suggests that the girl left the house via the front door…
Teen girl who robbed Edmonds woman sentenced to detention
The teenage girl who made headlines earlier this year as the victim of a videotaped beating in the Seattle transit tunnel was sentenced Monday to 15 to 36 weeks in juvenile detention for an unrelated robbery in Edmonds, The Seattle Times reported Tuesday. Aiesha Steward-Baker, 16, of Seattle, was convicted earlier this month of second-degree…
Edmonds traffic death may be linked to other driver’s history of seizures
An Edmonds man’s death in a 2009 traffic crash may be linked to another driver’s decision to stick behind the wheel despite a long history of epilepsy and collisions, according to allegations by the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office reported in the Daily Herald Wednesday. My Edmonds News reported on the original accident here. According to the Herald…
Edmonds area fire calls
Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 399 calls the week of Aug. 12-18: 303 emergency medical aid calls, 31 fires, 26 motor vehicle collisions, 17 service calls, 21 automatic fire alarms and one carbon monoxide alarm. The following are calls in or near Edmonds. Aug. 12 COLLISION. At 1:35 a.m., firefighters responded to a…
Mall robbery suspect chased from Edmonds to Everett, then arrested
A man suspected of robbing an elderly couple at knife point near Alderwood Mall Wednesday afternoon has been captured after leads from the public led police to Stevens Hospital in Edmonds, where the man had checked himself in for uknown reasons. The suspect, a 25-year-old from Everett, was identified as being the man pictured in…
Lynnwood police seek Alderwood Mall armed robbery suspect
Lynnwood Police Detectives need the public’s help in identifying a white male who robbed an elderly couple just after 5 p.m. Aug. 18 in an Alderwood Mall parking lot in Lynnwood. The elderly couple, who is from Snohomish, were robbed while in a parking lot in Lynnwood yesterday. The suspect approached the couple in a…
Fire destroys abandoned house in Edmonds’ Seaview neighborhood
Fire crews from Snohomish County Fire District 1 and Lynnwood were called to battle a fire in an abandoned house located on a steep hillside in the Seaview neighborhood Wednesday night. There were no injuries and the blaze was extinguished quickly, but traffic was backed up at the intersection of Olympic View Drive and 76th…
Clothing donations also being accepted for families displaced by fire
This just in from our neighbors at Lynnwood Today. The Red Cross is accepting clothing donations for the more than 30 families that are now homeless as a result of Monday’s fire at the Lynnview Apartments. The families are staying at a temporary shelter at Trinity Lutheran Church at 6215 196th Street SW. Earlier the…
Help sought for families displaced by Lynnwood apartment fire
The Red Cross is seeking donations to help the more than 35 families who were displaced after a fire blazed through the north building of Lynnwood’s LynnView Apartments Monday. The families are currently staying at Lynnwood’s Trinity Lutheran Church. The was reported just after 4:30 p.m. Monday, when someone called 911 reporting flames showing in…
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Teen beaten in Seattle tunnel convicted of Edmonds robbery
The teenage girl whose videotaped beating in Seattle’s downtown transit tunnel made headlines earlier this year has been found guilty of robbery in Snohomish County, online My Edmonds News partner The Seattle Times reported Tuesday. A Snohomish County Juvenile Court judge on Tuesday morning found Aiesha Steward-Baker, 16, of Seattle, guilty of robbing a 50-year-old…
Fire District 1 Board seeks nominees for expected vacancy
Snohomish County Fire District 1 is seeking nominees to fill an expected vacancy on its Board of Fire Commissioners. The board is responsible for defining the fire district’s long-term vision and for adopting policies to be implemented by administrative staff. Nominees must be registered voters who live within the boundaries of Fire District 1 (unincorporated…
Can you identify this suspect in Edmonds attempted robbery?
Edmonds police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who attempted to grab the wallet of a man who had just finished withdrawing cash from the Westgate Wells Fargo ATM on Edmonds Way Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday, August 1. A 69-year old man told officers he…
City of Edmonds probing tree damage involving ex-Golf Savings Bank CEO
The City of Edmonds has launched an investigation into the destruction of public property after contractors working on a condominium project significantly damaged the root system of a 60-year-old Douglas Fir tree located partially on city right of way, requiring the tree’s removal the next day, city officials said. The condominium project is owned by…
South Snohomish County Fire Calls
Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 407 calls the week of July 22-28: 316 emergency medical aid calls, 35 fires, 15 motor vehicle collisions, 21 service calls, 17 automatic fire alarms, two natural gas leaks and one water rescue. July 23 BRUSH FIRE. Firefighters responded to a report of bushes on fire at a…
Fire District 1 offering citizens emergency response training
Snohomish County Fire District 1, which provides fire service for Edmonds, is offering Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training for citizens interested in learning how they can help their community during a major disaster. Classes will meet twice a week beginning Sept. 14. During a regional emergency such as an earthquake or other disaster, firefighters…
It was an Edmonds Kind of Night Out Against Crime Tuesday
After a year’s absence, Edmonds on Tuesday night relaunched its unique Night Out Against Crime celebration with demonstrations, face painting, bouncy toys, tours of fire trucks and police cars, and even a chance to pat Dash, the handsome four-legged star of Edmonds’ K-9 unit. The event was canceled last year due to city budget cuts,…
South Snohomish County fire calls, week of July 15-21
Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 272 calls the week of July 15-21: 204 emergency medical aid calls, 25 motor vehicle collisions, four service calls, one natural gas leak and 14 automatic fire alarms. July 15 COLLISION. At 4:19 p.m., firefighters took one patient to Stevens Hospital after responding to a three-car collision in…
Edmonds Police Blotter
The most common crime appearing in recent Edmonds police reports? The car prowl. But buying things without paying for them — from beer to gas to a restaurant meal — were frequently seen as well. Here are some highlights: July 20, 900 block Main Street: A woman reported her vehicle was forcibly entered and items…
Edmonds firefighters get kids ready to roll at bike safety event
About two dozen Edmonds youngsters and their parents visited Edmonds Fire Station 20 Saturday morning to learn about bicycle safety, meet firefighters and tour fire engines at Snohomish County Fire District 1’s Ready to Roll Bike Safety Open House. Ashley Bagstad, 8, showed up to have her bike inspected by firefighters and take a spin…
Woman passing bad check chased by Shoreline police into Edmonds
Updated at 11:45 p.m. Friday with suspect descriptions Anyone in the vicinity of 220th Street Southwest and Highway 99 around 10 a.m. Friday probably noticed the police activity involving both Shoreline and Edmonds police. Here’s the scoop, according to spokespeople from the respective police departments: A woman tried to pass a bad check at the…
Reminder: Children’s bike safety event at Edmonds Fire Station 20 Saturday
Kids can learn about bicycle safety, meet firefighters and tour fire engines at Snohomish County Fire District 1’s Ready to Roll Bike Safety Open House this Saturday, July 24 in Edmonds. This free event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at the Edmonds Fire Station 20, 23009 88th Ave. W., Edmonds. Children are…
Edmonds church worker accused of molestation, voyeurism
The Seattle Times, an online news partner of My Edmonds News, is reporting via AP that an Edmonds man working in the children’s ministry at Westgate Chapel has been charged with child molestation and attempted voyeurism after he allegedly fondled a girl and took photos up the skirts of girls and women. The AP report…
Prosecutors dismiss charges against man arrested in Edmonds rape
Snohomish County prosecutors have dismissed rape charges against an illegal immigrant whose arrest in Edmonds sparked outrage because he had been deported 10 times before, according to The Seattle Times, an online news partner of My Edmonds News. Jose Madrigal-Lopez, 46, pleaded guilty to a single count of misdemeanor indecent exposure last month after prosecutors…
Can you help police identify this burglary suspect?
The Edmonds Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a residential burglary that occurred in Edmonds on June 26 around 6:15 pm. While the homeowner was away from the house for just over an hour, the suspect entered through the victim’s garage. Once inside the garage, the suspect accessed the…