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It’s been a rough week for Everett Police and today may also prove challenging as it marks the one-year anniversary of the murder of Everett Police Officer Dan Rocha. The trial of the admitted murderer of Dan Rocha is underway in Superior Court in Everett, Washington. Officer Rocha left behind a wife and two sons. […]

Wanted to pass along this amazing news we received this morning: Tunnel to Towers Foundation Pays off Mortgage for Slain Everett Police Officer Mortgage payoff is part of Tunnel to Towers 4th Annual Season of Hope   The Tunnel to Towers Foundation is honored to announce it has paid, in full, the mortgage on the […]

The Everett Police Department posted the following on their social media feed today and we wanted to pass it along here for those who may not follow on that platform. On the afternoon of March 25th of this year, Officer Dan Rocha went to his local Starbucks at 1010 North Broadway Ave. This was his […]

On a day when the attorney for the man witnessed killing Everett Police Officer Dan Rocha on March 25th indicated at an arraignment hearing that he intended to plead guilty, MyEverettNews.com wanted to take a moment to remind you that there is still time to donate to the Rocha Memorial Fund. That fund has been […]

Today is the Memorial Service for Officer Dan Rocha of the Everett Police Department. He was killed in the line of duty on Friday March 25th while protecting the citizens of Everett, Washington. Today the city will say thank you. The Memorial Service will begin at 1 PM at Angel of the Winds Arena in […]

This afternoon the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s office formally named Richard James Rotter in charging papers for 1st degree murder and 2nd degree unlawful possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. Those papers were filed in Everett District Court. Rotter remains in the Snohomish County jail on five million dollars bail. Next up for Prosecutors […]

The Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team (SMART) will remain the lead investigating agency for the Friday, March 25 shooting that resulted in the death of Everett Police Officer Dan Rocha. SMART detectives have determined this is not a police use-of-force incident and does not fall under WAC 139.12.030 regarding requirements for Independent Investigation Teams […]

Today in a brief court appearance the attorney for the suspect in the murder of Everett Police Officer Dan Rocha did not dispute there was probable cause to hold him in the case. Everett District Court Judge Tam Bui agreed with the Prosecution’s argument of sufficient probable cause and set bail at five million dollars […]

Editor’s Update Saturday 03/26 2:00 AM: On Friday afternoon Everett Police Officer Dan Rocha was killed in an altercation with a man in the parking lot of the Starbucks at 10th and North Broadway. The man fled the scene and was arrested after a police pursuit through the streets of downtown Everett. Rocha had lived […]