Archive | December, 2014

Everett Police Use Citizen Calls Plus Quick K-9 Containment To Corral Car Culprit

December 17, 2014

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A quick response by Everett Police led to the capture of a car theft suspect in central Everett Wednesday afternoon. According to Everett Police Spokesman Aaron Snell, a man was seen in the Safeway parking lot at 75th and Evergreen Way in a stolen Dodge Durango. When spotted, he left the Durango and began running […]

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Auto Theft Task Force Raids Everett Home and Shop

December 17, 2014

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In an operation managed by the Washington State Patrol with assistance from Everett Police and the Snohomish County Auto Theft Task Force, officers this morning swarmed over a home in the 2400 block of 75th street SE near the Valley View neighborhood east of Broadway. They were there to investigate an illegal wrecking yard, commonly […]

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Everett, WA 14-year-old takes parent’s gun, skips school, shoots self

December 16, 2014

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Got the following from Shari Ireton at the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office regarding a 14-year-old who decided to skip school today for a little target practice… A 14 year-old male was injured after accidently shooting himself in the leg this morning. The incident was reported around 9:15 a.m. by a friend of the victim. It […]

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Passing Truck With Machine Leaking Gear Oil Spreads Rotten Egg Smell Across Everett

December 16, 2014

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The Everett Fire Department responded to more than a dozen reports of a rotten egg smell similar to natural gas Tuesday morning over downtown and north Everett. Reports ranged from 41st and Broadway and north to 10th and Colby. Fire alarms were pulled at several buildings and people evacuated only to find there was no […]

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Everett Turns On Cameras In Preparation For Broadway Bridge Closure

December 15, 2014

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There’s no way around it. When the City of Everett closes Broadway between Hewitt and California to replace the aging bridge over the railroad tracks traffic will become an issue. One way to help mitigate that is to give drivers in Everett as much information as possible. The City of Everett is making real-time camera […]

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Everett Mall Way Shut Down After Everett Police SUV and Honda Crash

December 14, 2014

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Everett Mall Way was shut down for a couple of hours Saturday night after an Everett Police SUV and a Honda Collided around 11:30pm. The crash occurred as the Everett Police SUV was westbound on Everett Mall Way when the Honda pulled out of a parking lot. The impact of the crash tore the right […]

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Everett Volunteers Wanted For A Day of Service Instead Of A Day Off

December 13, 2014

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Both teens and adults in Everett are needed for a day of service, not a day off during the Martin Luther King Holiday next month. Here are the details from Sara Haner at United Way of Snohomish County… In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What […]

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Everett Storm Update…Santa Damaged, Schools Closed, Roofs Wrecked

December 12, 2014

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Here’s an in the light of day update on some of the damage from last night’s windstorm in Everett. Gusts peaked at 62 miles an hour at Everett’s Paine Field. As many as 7,000 people were without power in Everett while Snohomish PUD says 50,000 customers were without power across Snohomish County at the height […]

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Unusual Fire At Everett Goodwill

December 12, 2014

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No real damage to the store, but Everett firefighters had a challenge when the box crushing machine behind the Goodwill on Everett Mall Way caught fire Thursday night. Crews were able to keep the fire contained to the crushing machine on the back loading dock though some smoke got into the store. Access to the […]

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Windstorm Batters An Everett Santa, But So Far No Major Damage Reported

December 11, 2014

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So far, 62 miles per hour is the highest wind gust recorded at Paine Field in south Everett during tonight’s wind storm. There have been reports of a couple of trees across cars and roadways and a tree laying on the roof of an empty house in central Everett. One minor casualty…he’s tied down really […]

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