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Yesterday, the Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit arrested a fourth suspect in the August 19, 2022, home invasion homicide that resulted in the death of 36-year-old Irah Sok. The fourth suspect, 24-year-old Xavier Jaquan Chaney, was taken into custody by the Sheriff’s Office Violent Offender Task Force around 1 p.m. in the 3600 block Albion […]

At approximately 7:24 PM a Washington State Patrol Trooper attempted to stop the vehicle for speeding near southbound Interstate 5 milepost 204. The trooper obtained a speed reading of 112 MPH in a posted 60 MPH zone. After the vehicle failed to yield and stop for several miles the trooper initiated the pursuit at southbound […]

At approximately 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 22, Snohomish County Deputy Bucholtz responded to an incident at Motel 6 on 128th Street SW in Everett where a subject brandished a gun, struck a female and damaged her property. Additionally, a bystander who witnessed the assault was threatened by the suspect with the firearm. Upon arrival, […]

Around 2:30 AM this morning Everett Police responded to reports of a man firing shots near Emerson Elementary school. When making contact with the suspect, attempts to de-escalate the situation didn’t work. Everett Police deployed a taser on the suspect but he continued to advance. Shots were fired and the man was hit by multiple […]

Last week, the Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force (SRDTF), in partnership with the Everett Police Department’s Anti-Crime Team (ACT), arrested a 63-year-old Mountlake Terrace man on multiple charges, including possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, and suboxone strips. The arrest followed an investigation that began in mid-2025. As part of the operation, detectives […]

Everett Police property crimes detectives have referred charges to the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office after completing the investigation into the July 2025 theft of an Everett Fire Department engine and the series of collisions that followed. “Stealing a fire engine is not only unlawful – it puts our community and our first responders at risk,” […]

Officers responded to an assault outside of a pub in Downtown Everett Friday night, just before midnight. Reports of shots fired led to a drone response and dozens of officers at the scene on the 1000 block of Hewitt Ave, just outside the Ten-01 Pub. Everett PD shared with us that two men were involved in […]

After nearly 46 years, suspect Mitchell Gaff, who was arrested on May 1st, 2025, has been charged in Snohomish County Superior Court in the 1980 death of Susan Vesey. On July 12, 1980, the morning after her 21st birthday, Susan Vesey was found murdered in her home on Casino Road. She was discovered by her […]

Today, Christopher Johnson, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in a violent home invasion robbery crew responsible for a series of crimes across western Washington, including the 2022 killing of Everett mother Irah Sok. According to the plea agreement, Johnson admitted he was part […]

On March 9th, 2026, the US Marshals Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force made an arrest in Los Angeles following a multiple fatality collision which occurred in Everett in November of 2024. The 18-year-old suspect driver that struck five people in Everett was located in Los Angeles. He is currently being held in California while […]