CRIME & SAFETY
Resident using backyard as shooting range leads to hour-long road closure
LYNNWOOD—Lynnwood Police seized a firearm from a local resident after it was discovered he was attempting to teach his female companion how to shoot in his backyard. On March 26 at approximately 2:00 p.m., Lynnwood Police responded to the 20000 block of 44th Avenue West for reports of a female shooting a gun in a populated residential neighborhood.
Suspect was driving 107 mph when he hit, killed a Washington State Patrol trooper, documents say
EVERETT, Wash. — The man accused of hitting and killing Washington State Patrol Trooper Chris Gadd pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide and vehicular assault with reckless driving and driving under the influence enhancements. The judge ordered 32-year-old Raul Benitez-Santana to be held in jail on $1 million dollars...
Mountlake Terrace continues to be a safe community, police say during annual report
Mountlake Terrace Police Chief Pete Caw, with Commanders Mike Haynes and Scott King, presented the police department’s 2023 year-end report during the March 21 city council meeting. The 2023 year-end report reviewed the department’s goals and analyzed progress toward achieving those goals, as well as 2023 crime statistics, calls...
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