Local briefly: Fourth espresso stand robbed in two weeks

Published 11:19 pm Tuesday, September 4, 2007

MARYSVILLE — A north Marysville espresso stand was robbed Tuesday, the latest victim in a string of similar robberies in the last two weeks, police said.

Police believe the same man responsible for at least three previous robberies held up the Cabooso Expresso stand at about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday in the 2700 block of 172nd Street NE, Marysville police Cmdr. Ralph Krusey said.

The suspect told employees he had a weapon and took an undisclosed amount of cash, Krusey said. Police used a dog to try to track the man but were unable to find him.

The suspect is described as white; about 30 years old; between 5 feet, 8 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall; with a shaved head and bad teeth. He was wearing a camouflage hat; glasses; and a black, red and gray flannel shirt.

This is the fourth espresso stand robbery in the area in two weeks, Krusey said.

In each case, the suspect walked up to the stand and ran away, possibly to a waiting car. Espresso stand employees should be on alert for suspicious people.

Anyone with information is asked to call Marysville police at 360-363-8326.

Lynnwood: Teen hit crossing Highway 99

A teenage girl was injured by two cars as she was trying to cross Highway 99 early Tuesday, police reported.

The girl, 15, was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with serious injuries, Lynnwood police spokeswoman Shannon Sessions said.

The girls was in critical condition at Harborview on Tuesday afternoon, Sessions said.

Police were called about 7:20 a.m. to the intersection of 180th Street NE and Highway 99, where the girl had tried to cross six lanes of traffic, Sessions said.

Police do not believe the girl was on her way to school.

There’s no marked crosswalk in the area, a stretch of Highway 99 that is notorious for pedestrian accidents, Sessions said. People should never try to cross busy streets without a crosswalk, she said.

Marysville: Elderly man dies while driving

A Marysville man, 79, apparently died while driving his car on Quilceda Boulevard near the Tulalip Casino on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

He lost control of his car and crashed through a fence, stopping on the shoulder of I-5, Snohomish County sheriff’s spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said.

The man was driving with his wife about 1:30 p.m. when he told her he didn’t feel well, Hover said. The next moment, he collapsed.

The incident caused traffic to back up on the freeway as police and rescue crews recovered the body.

Collision damages fire engine

A Marysville fire engine was damaged Tuesday when a sport utility vehicle cut it off, officials said.

Marysville Fire Department Engine 62 was returning to station before 3 p.m. along State Avenue near Fred Meyer when the fender-bender occurred, spokeswoman Stephanie Price said.

No one was hurt. Some lights on the front of the fire truck were broken. The SUV received bigger dents, Price said.

Stanwood: Murder charge in death

A first-degree murder charge was filed Tuesday against an Everett teenager in the shooting death of a former Mariner High School soccer star.

Dustin Maurice Jackson, 18, was being held on $1 million bail in the Aug. 20 death of Nick DeSimone, 19. Jackson was scheduled to be arraigned today.

Jackson previously dated DeSimone’s 16-year-old girlfriend. Documents said Jackson was angry about her new relationship. Detectives believe Jackson slipped into the girl’s Stanwood home and shot DeSimone while he slept, according to documents.