Police believe report of trail assault a prank
Published 9:00 pm Friday, August 4, 2006
EVERETT – Police searched the Interurban Trail and Centennial Trail on Friday morning after a woman called 911 on Friday to report that she’d been assaulted.
Investigating deputies believe the calls likely were a prank, Snohomish County sheriff’s deputy Dave Hayes said.
The woman reportedly made three calls from a cellular phone to emergency dispatchers just before 11 a.m. The woman reportedly hung up.
Deputies searched the Interurban Trail, and Everett police also searched the trail. As a precaution deputies in north county also searched the Centennial Trail. They were unable to find the woman or any witnesses to the alleged attack.
Deputies and Everett police continue to search for a man who they believe is responsible for seven attacks along the Interurban Trail in late June.
The suspect in those attacks is described as a Hispanic male in his 20s. He’s about 5 feet, 7 inches tall with a medium build, dark eyes and short black hair.
All of the incidents happened in the evening in an area of the trail between Everett Mall Way and 128th Street SW.
Brush fire near I-5 quickly extinguished
A one-acre brush fire near I-5 in Everett sent a brown plume of smoke into the air but didn’t destroy any property.
Firefighters responded to the blaze about 6:40 p.m. Friday at Langus Park in the 400 block of Smith Island Road. The fire was put out within two hours, Everett Battalion Chief David Neyens said.
Marysville Fire Department brought a water tender because the area has no fire hydrants, Neyens said.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
Some candidates will run unopposed
Candidates will run unopposed in several partisan elections this year, after political party officials in Snohomish County declined to offer up candidates.
Party officials had until 5 p.m. Friday to offer challengers in eight races.
Democrats running unopposed include Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney Janice Ellis, Sen. Jean Berkey, Sen. Paull Shin, Rep. Mike Sells, Rep. Mary Helen Roberts and Rep. Brian Sullivan.
Republicans running unopposed are state Rep. Kirk Pearson and Rep. Chris Strow.
Lynnwood: Man charged in shooting plot
A Lynnwood man was charged Friday for his alleged part in plotting to shoot police officers at the Alderwood mall.
Derek Dean Eaglebear, 34, was charged with attempted first-degree assault in Snohomish County Superior Court.
Prosecutors say Eaglebear wanted to attack officers because they’d recently arrested him on a separate charge.
Eaglebear put an AK-47 assault rifle in his truck as he and his brother left for a family gathering, according court documents.
They took a side-trip to Alderwood, where they drove to the top of the parking garage overlooking the movie theater, Snohomish County deputy prosecutor Travis Johnson wrote in charging papers.
Eaglebear allegedly was angry at officers who provide security at the Loews Alderwood Mall 16 movie theater, Johnson wrote.
Eaglebear allegedly asked his brother to time him as he practiced moving from his truck to the edge of the parking garage. The men were filmed on the parking garage by mall security cameras.
Oak Harbor: State settles child abuse suit
The state Department of Social and Health Services has settled a lawsuit alleging it was negligent in approving child caregivers who abused four Oak Harbor children in early 2002.
Under the agreement, the state will pay $1.5 million to the children.
The caregivers are now serving federal prison terms for possessing child pornography.
At least one 18-month-old child was sexually abused, according to a press release about the settlement. The settlement provides counseling for the children, state officials said.
From Herald staff reports
