The state Department of Corrections' Everett office has felony warrants for the following offenders. If you have information about them, call police or the Department of Corrections at 425-356-2800. Callers do not have to give their names.

Charles F. Sprague III
Age: 26
Height: 5 feet 10 inches
Weight: 225 pounds
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Sprague has a warrant for failing to report to the state Department of Corrections. He is...

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A man fleeing from police in Marysville Tuesday morning was apprehended by a police dog a short time later.

Marysville police saw the man driving recklessly in town about 11 a.m., Cmdr. Robb Lamoureux said. Officers recognized the man and knew he had warrants for his arrest.

They attempted to pull the man over, and the man drove off, reaching speeds of 90 mph during "a short pursuit," Lamoureux said.

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EVERETT -- A small fire at a north Everett park early Sunday morning remains under investigation.

The fire was reported just after midnight at the Garfield Park playground at 2300 Walnut Street, Everett Assistant Fire Marshal Eric Hicks said.

No one was hurt, he said. The fire destroyed two plastic slides.

"Those were totally consumed by fire and melted to a goo," he said.

Part of the park was closed off Sunday for safety reasons. Damage...

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The state Department of Corrections' Everett office has felony warrants for the following offenders. If you have information about them, call police or the Department of Corrections at 425-356-2800. Callers do not have to give their names.



Mathew Jagger

Age: 31

Height: 5 feet 6 inches

Weight: 155 pounds

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Hazel



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Police activity south of Everett on Tuesday afternoon was part of an FBI operation, an agency spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday.

Federal agents were spotted about 1 p.m. at a business in the 12300 block of Highway 99, just outside city limits.

On Wednesday they were not disclosing any additional details about the operation, said Ayn Dietrich, a spokeswoman for the FBI’s Seattle office.

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As of this week, Lake Stevens city officials still are working to select a final police chief candidate, City Administrator Jan Berg said.

The ETA for that decision originally was set for May 1.

"We are still working through the process and have not yet selected a candidate to start the conditional offer process yet," Berg wrote in an email Saturday.

About 20...

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Everett -- Detectives are investigating a serious injury collision after a stolen truck crashed into another vehicle late Sunday night.

A police pursuit began after Bothell officers tried to stop a stolen pickup truck in the 1800 block of 164th Street SE where it collided with a vehicle before backing into a police car, Everett police officer Aaron Snell said.

The pickup sped north on I-5 and got off the freeway...

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The state Department of Corrections' Everett office has felony warrants for the following offenders. If you have information about them, call police or the Department of Corrections at 425-356-2800. Callers do not have to give their names.

Joshua Garner
Age: 31
Height: 6 feet 0 inches
Weight: 183 pounds
Hair: Black
Eyes: Hazel
Garner has a warrant for failing to report to the state Department of Corrections. He is being...

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The state Department of Corrections' Everett office has felony warrants for the following offenders. If you have information about them, call police or the Department of Corrections at 425-356-2800. Callers do not have to give their names.

Nathan Evans

Age: 30

Height: 6 feet 1 inches

Weight: 200 pounds

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Blue

Evans has a warrant for failing to report to the state Department...

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Many of us woke up over the weekend to "text"-style phone messages about an Amber Alert out of Montana. (The child was found safely.)

Turns out some folks have been complaining about receiving the alert.

The Washington State Patrol on Monday sent out an explanation about how the alerts work and why.

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Locally grown blind-rapper-turned-robbery-suspect Mac Wayne hasn't let getting caught by the cops hinder his media blitz bragging about his exploits.

A new video of his recently surfaced. You can watch it below or here. The comments below the video are … ummm … yeah.

Here's the

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The state Department of Corrections' Everett office has felony warrants for the following offenders. If you have information about them, call police or the Department of Corrections at 425-356-2800. Callers do not have to give their names.

William Hale
Age: 24
Height: 5 feet, 10 inches
Weight: 150 pounds
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Hale has a warrant for failing to report to the state Department of Corrections. He is being...

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A car prowler in Arlington may have gotten a surprise earlier this month.

Arlington police blotters are faxed to The Herald every few weeks. Here's a strange one from April 8:

Arlington: The trunk of a car was broken into and beauty school supplies were stolen. A duffle bag containing 8 mannequin heads was also stolen.

Can you imagine the perp getting...

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The state Department of Corrections' Everett office has felony warrants for the following offenders. If you have information about them, call police or the Department of Corrections at 425-356-2800. Callers do not have to give their names.

Joshua Garner
Age: 31
Height: 6 feet 0 inches
Weight: 183 pounds
Hair: Black
Eyes: Hazel


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Lots of folks overestimate 911 dispatchers' access to their cell phone location.

(We wrote about this topic, and why 911 texting isn't available locally yet, about a year ago here.)

SNOPAC, one of two primary emergency dispatch centers in Snohomish County, recently shared this PSA with us.

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Cops at a shoplifting scene:
"She says the car looks like hers, but it's not silver enough."
"Well then someone bought a car and registered it in her name. The car is hers, and I'm looking at a bag with security tags sticking out."

"He's 15. He goes by a false name and has a poor attitude."

"She's with him right now. They just walked past me and she gave me the stink-eye."

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The state Department of Corrections' Everett office has felony warrants for the following offenders. If you have information about them, call police or the Department of Corrections at 425-356-2800. Callers do not have to give their names.


Alex Sims
Age: 47
Height: 5 feet 4 inches
Weight: 160 pounds
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Sims has a warrant for failing to report to the state Department of...

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No serious injuries were reported Thursday in a crash along northbound I-5 near the Everett Mall exit.

The crash happened about 11:20 a.m.

Four cars were involved. Only minor injuries, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Attached is a WSDOT traffic camera view of the scene.

The backup as...

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This post has been updated from an earlier version.

Everyone was found safe after a water rescue operation along the Skykomish River in the Boulder Drop area near Gold Bar on Tuesday afternoon.

Rescue crews received reports about 1 p.m. that 10 people were in trouble after two rafts capsized, Snohomish County sheriff's spokeswoman Shari Ireton said. Initial reports were eight people missing in the...

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Reminder, folks: The school bus crash in Sultan today is a drill.

More info in Saturday's story.

Here's a picture of the scene from the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office Twitter account, @snocosheriff.

The scene is supposed to...

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Two more landslides were reported Monday on railroad tracks in Snohomish County.

A non-injury landslide on Sunday derailed part of an Amtrak train in Everett near Howarth Park.

Another, larger slide was reported in the same area about 11 a.m. Monday, said Gus Melonas, spokesman for

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A landslide derailed the last three cars of an Amtrak train just before 9 a.m. Sunday, but the cars remained upright and no one was injured.

The slide was between the Port of Everett's south terminal and lower Howarth Park, said Rick Robinson, fire marshal for the Everett Fire Department.

The fire department responded with three ladder trucks and several medic units, but no one required treatment at the scene,...

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Everett police on Friday morning rescued a man and his dog who were stranded on a boat grounded near Jetty Island.

The U.S. Coast Guard was called about 2:30 a.m. The boat was stuck on rocks on the south end of the island.

Crews arrived but were not able to reach the area. Everett police were called about 4:30 a.m., spokesman Aaron Snell said.

The man, 42, and the dog were...

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Editor's note: An updated version of this story is posted here.

LYNNWOOD -- A man was shot in the leg after a car chase late Thursday, the Washington State Patrol reports.

Details were sketchy, but the incident began about 11:50 p.m., and involved two troopers. They...

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The state Department of Corrections' Everett office has felony warrants for the following offenders. If you have information about them, call police or the Department of Corrections at 425-356-2800. Callers do not have to give their names.

Simon Veliz
Age: 41
Height: 5 feet 11 inches
Weight: 200 pounds
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown


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Lake Stevens is moving along on its search for a new police chief.

Twenty people applied for the job, city administrator Jan Berg said Thursday.

Interview panels are planned April 16, she said.

City councilmembers will meet with the final candidates that evening. Afterward, a public open house meet-and-greet with the candidates is planned from 7:30- 8:30 p.m. in the Community...

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Editor's note: For the newest version of this story, see here.





UPDATE 2 p.m.: Everett Fire Marshal Rick Robinson says the house was vacant. It's due for demolition "in the very near term." Explosion was caused by natural gas. The exact cause of...

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The state Department of Corrections' Everett office has felony warrants for the following offenders. If you have information about them, call police or the Department of Corrections at 425-356-2800. Callers do not have to give their names.

Benny Sedano
Age: 26
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
Weight: 175 pounds
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Sedano has a warrant for failing to report to the state Department of Corrections. He is being...

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Lynnwood police on Thursday were investigating a suspicious death reported about 6 a.m. at the Extended Stay America hotel at 3021 196th Street SW.

A woman's body was found after she fell four stories from a window, Lynnwood police spokeswoman Shannon Sessions said. The woman was 43, from Brier. Her name was not released.

The woman had "significant signs of trauma," but there were no obvious injuries other than...

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Two people were taken to the hospital Tuesday night after a crash at 128th Street SW and Fourth Avenue W. in south Everett. Their injuries were described as minor.

It happened about 7:30 p.m.

A motorcycle apparently collided with a van, officials said. Details on the cause of the crash have not...

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