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Last week Everett Police made multiple felony arrests on who they say are confirmed gang members in Everett, Washington. A review of probable cause paperwork filed by arresting officers shows. 1). A confirmed Wet Back Pride (WBP) gang member with recent multiple unlawful possession of a firearm arrests was taken into custody for drive by […]

This in today from Everett Police regarding arrests of multiple adults by the Department’s Gang Unit that led to the recovery of several guns and a large quantity of drugs. Being tasked with reducing gang related criminal activity and improving the quality of life for citizens, the Gang Response Unit (GRU) suspected that two known […]

At their first gang awareness event last year it was standing room only. This year Police and the Mayor in Everett, Washington are bringing the event back on September 16th at Explorer Middle School. Here’s more. Community members are invited to join Mayor Cassie Franklin and Everett Police for the 2nd annual International Gang Awareness Day symposium on […]

Had some calls from readers about police activity last night around 8:30 PM near Wiggums Hollow Park. Here’s an answer in the form of a press release this morning from Everett PD. Detectives with the Major Crimes Unit are investigating an overnight shooting in Everett. Just before 9:30 p.m. last night, officers were dispatched to […]

112th street is one of those areas of south Everett that depending on which part of the street you happen to be on you could be inside the Everett City limits or in unincorporated Snohomish County. Over the last three weeks the Snohomish County portion has been seeing an uptick in violent gang activity. On […]

Monday night the City of Everett held a presentation to mark International Gang Awareness Day. The purpose was to let community members know the status of gang activity in Everett, what the Everett Police Department is doing to track gang members and how people can get involved in making membership in a gang less attractive […]

When Mayor Cassie Franklin first took office one of her initial actions was to issue a directive to address the growing problem with gang activity in Everett. You can read that directive here. The first initiative within that directive was to have a team led by the police department explore what has been successful in […]

Tomorrow night (Tuesday May 15th) Everett Police are inviting the public to learn more about gangs in Everett and beyond. The program will be held from 6 – 7:30 PM in the Everett Public Library at 2702 Hoyt in downtown Everett, Washington. Here’s more from Aaron Snell with Everett Police: Everett Police Detective Jeff Nevin […]

Almost as if on cue, at the same time Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin was announcing her first directive as Mayor to reduce gang and youth violence and address firearm crimes, teens believed to have gang ties brandished guns and harassed a family at an apartment in south Everett and then tried to hide from police […]

In her first major policy move Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin plans to announce plans to combat gun violence in Everett. Here’s a preview of what the Mayor plans to announce later today… Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin will issue a mayoral directive on Thursday, Jan. 11, to address Everett’s growing challenge of gang and youth violence, […]