A Snohomish County judge on Wednesday called a Stanwood man a predator who used brute force and degradation to control drug-addicted and vulnerable women. Superior Court Judge Larry McKeeman then sentenced Larry Mulanax to 8 1/2 years in prison. The judge said the 69-year-old earned every day of the sentence. via Stanwood man gets...
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The city is saying goodbye to one police chief and welcoming another. Former chief Ty Trenary was promoted to captain at the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office. Stanwood contracts with the sheriff’s office for police services, and the contract says a lieutenant must serve as police chief, sheriff’s bureau chief Kevin Prentiss said. Lt. Richard...
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No one was injured after a fire broke out underneath a double-wide mobile home near Stanwood on Sunday. The homeowner reported the fire at about 1 p.m. in the 26300 block of 36th Avenue NW. via Fire causes $20,000 damage to mobile home near Stanwood | HeraldNet.com – Local news.
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From your Stanwood Police Department: On 2-10-12, a 37 year old Stanwood man is being referred on Assault 4th charges after a verbal argument turned physical in the 6900 block of 265th St NW. On 2-12-12, police responded to an alarm in the 7500 block of 267th St NW where a burglary had occurred....
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It’s interesting that the academic term for what Colton Harris-Moore turned out to be is “social bandit.” Those who study outlaws call them social bandits, aka outlaw heroes, because for one reason or another, a segment of society gets behind the bandit and roots for him. via Outlaws & Outcasts: Social Bandit, Social Media.
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The body of a crab fisherman who went missing Feb. 12 was discovered in Penn Cove Wednesday afternoon. Island County Undersheriff Kelly Mauck said the man’s body was found by searchers at about 3:15 p.m. He said the sheriff’s office was not involved in the recovery, but the Swinomish Tribe took responsibility for the...
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Colton Harris-Moore is the most notorious criminals from the Northwest since D. B. Cooper. His place as a local folk hero has been guaranteed after his years-long spree of adolescent mischief, and by mischief I mean destructive felonies. More than anything, “The Barefoot Bandit: The True Tale of Colton Harris Moore, New American Outlaw”...
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A Snohomish County jury was convinced that a Camano Island man was behind the wheel of a car that crashed in 2010, killing a Stanwood teenager. Garrett Turski, 21, was convicted Wednesday of vehicular homicide in the death of Ellen Rose Floyd, 17. Turski faces up to three years in prison. He is scheduled...
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From the Stanwood Police, via Facebook: On Monday, Feb 13th at approx 5:38AM a smash and grab burglary occurred at a cigarette store in the QFC complex. These are two persons of interest in the crime and may be associated with a stolen vehicle out of Mount Vernon.   Click on the link for...
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The Coast Guard on Monday suspended its search for a missing fisherman whose empty boat was found near Whidbey Island on Sunday. via Search for missing fisherman suspended near Whidbey Island | HeraldNet.com – Local news.
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