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Published 11:08 pm Tuesday, July 17, 2007
EVERETT- The man who died in a plane crash Saturday has been identified as Ernest Norm Hernandez.
Hernandez, 66, of Redmond, died of head injuries sustained when the small experimental acrobatic airplane he was flying slammed into the backyard of a house on Rucker Hill. The Snohomish County medical examiner released the pilot’s name on Tuesday.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are investigating the crash.
No one else was injured in the accident.
Marysville: Police say bikers hit 115 mph
Two men were stopped Sunday for driving motorcycles at speeds reaching 115 mph on I-5, the Washington State Patrol said.
Around 11:30 a.m. a trooper used a laser gun to record a 2006 Honda motorcycle driving 91 mph near the 44th Street SW overpass on I-5, trooper Kirk Rudeen said.
With the trooper in pursuit, the driver, 46, started racing another motorcycle, a 2006 Suzuki driven by a man, 25. They reached speeds of 115 mph, Rudeen said.
Both men were arrested for investigation of reckless driving. The younger man did not have a motorcycle endorsement, Rudeen said. His bike was impounded.
Police plan meeting Aug. 2 on sex offender
Marysville police plan to answer questions about a level-two registered sex offender moving into the area during a community meeting.
Tyler P. Young, 19, will live in the 7000 block of 78th Drive NE, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.
Young was convicted of second-degree rape for sexually assaulting an unconscious 18-year-old girl.
The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Aug. 2, Public Safety Building, 1635 Grove St., Marysville.
Stanwood: Missing woman case unsolved
Snohomish County sheriff’s detectives are looking for information regarding a woman missing since 1993.
Judith Bello-Medina was last seen in the Stanwood area on Dec. 13, 1993, spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said. Her car, a gray Ford Tempo, was found abandoned at the Stanwood post office that day, and she didn’t pick her son up from day care.
The length of time of her disappearance makes the case suspicious, Hover said.
She was 28 at the time she went missing. She’s described as Hispanic with a light complexion, 5 feet 2 inches tall, 165 pounds with long, light-brown hair.
Bello-Medina worked at National Food Corp., a Silvana business that is now closed. She went by the names Judith Bello, Judith Medina and Judi Bello.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 425-388-3845.
Everett: County boosts rank for high-tech savvy
Snohomish County is climbing the national ranks for having high-tech savvy that helps deliver services to taxpayers.
The county won fifth place among counties with more than 500,000 people in the annual survey by the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties.
The county ranked ninth in 2006.
The county has online mapping systems that show property values, wetlands and streams, and permit information. Also, registered sex offenders, court calendars and public records are online. All are available through www.snoco.org.
Sultan: Man had $460 in fake cash, police say
Police over the weekend arrested a man with a stack of fake $20 bills in his pocket after a vendor at the town’s festival caught him trying to pass a bogus bill.
The man, 19, was going from booth to booth at the Sultan Shindig, where he would allegedly purchase an item for a small dollar amount with fake money and pocket the change, police said.
Police say the man had $460 worth of fake $20 bills when he was caught, police said.
All the bills had the same serial number.
Officers searched the man’s car and discovered a hidden compartment full of marijuana wrapped in dryer sheets. Police say drug dealers commonly use the sheets to mask the odor of the drug to avoid detection.
The man was booked into the Snohomish County Jail for investigation of forgery.
The case remains under investigation and other arrests are expected.
The city’s Chamber of Commerce recently sent out education material about avoiding counterfeit bills. Crooks often exploit fair and festival vendors who may not have the equipment to easily spot fake money, police said.
