Local briefly: Man seriously hurt in collision with school bus

Published 10:53 pm Thursday, November 29, 2007

LYNNWOOD — A man was hurt Thursday morning when his van rear-ended a school bus headed to Mountlake Terrace High School, police said.

The man, 27, was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with serious injuries, Snohomish County sheriff’s spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said.

None of the approximately 20 students aboard was seriously injured in the crash, which occurred about 6:30 a.m. near 202nd Street SW and Cypress Way, she said. Five students complained of soreness and were taken to Stevens Hospital as a precaution.

The other students were picked up by another school bus or parents and taken to school.

The bus was stopped after picking up students when it was struck by the van, Hover said.

No citations were issued. The accident remains under investigation by sheriff’s deputies and the Washington State Patrol.

Snohomish: Suspect sought in robbery

Police on Thursday released a sketch of a man who robbed the Sub Shop restaurant Tuesday morning.

The man went into the restaurant in the 1400 block of Avenue D about 11 a.m. and demanded money at gunpoint, said Snohomish police officer Mary Gandee. He made off with an undisclosed amount of money. No one was injured.

Police looked for the man, using a dog and a Snohomish County sheriff’s helicopter but were not successful, she said.

The man is described as thin, white and about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, with brown hair. He was wearing a green sweatshirt and a ball cap.

Anyone with information is asked to call Snohomish police at 360-568-0888.

Everett: Help needed to solve bank robbery

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed a south Everett bank Wednesday evening.

The man gave a teller a note demanding money about 7 p.m. at the Washington Mutual Bank branch inside the Fred Meyer store in the 12900 block of the Bothell-Everett Highway, Everett police Sgt. Robert Goetz said.

The note said the man had a gun, though none was seen, Goetz said. The robber ran from the bank and police used a dog to search, but were unable to find him.

The man is described as white, in his early 20s, slender to medium build with brown hair and several days growth of facial hair. He was wearing a dark colored stocking cap with a light horizontal stripe, a black or gray sweatshirt and black pants. Surveillance video photos of the man were released Thursday.

Everett Police Major Crimes Unit is investigating, Goetz said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Everett Police Department tip line at 425-257-8450.

Overnight burglar hits EvCC day-care center

Child care at Everett Community College’s Early Learning Center was delayed Thursday morning as crews cleaned up a mess left by an overnight burglar, officials said.

Sometime during the night, someone broke into the day-care center, smashing windows and stealing a camera, Everett Community College Executive Vice President Michael Kerns said.

Programs for about 70 children who attend the center were delayed about three hours as blood-stained broken glass was picked up, he said.

Police are investigating, Everett police Sgt. Robert Goetz said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Everett Police Department tip line at 425-257-8450.

Index: Man leads cops on hourlong chase

Washington State Patrol troopers and Snohomish County deputies chased a Woodinville man for almost an hour Thursday along the railroad tracks and Skykomish River before he was arrested, officials said.

The man had a revoked license and apparently was driving drunk, State Patrol trooper Keith Leary said.

The man was booked into the Snohomish County for investigation of eluding police and drunken driving, he said.

Bothell: Man guilty of sex crimes against teen

A 35-year-old man faces up to 20 years in prison after a Snohomish County Superior Court jury Thursday convicted him of five sex crimes involving a 14-year-old girl.

Zahid Aziz Khan, a Pakistani national, was convicted after a four-day trial. The jury deliberated about two hours before finding him guilty of two counts of second-degree child rape, two counts of third-degree child rape and one count of attempted child rape.

Judge Kenneth Cowsert scheduled sentencing for Jan. 14. Lawyers said that Khan is subject to deportation at the end of his prison term.

Deputy prosecutor Cindy Larsen said in court papers that there were dozens of incidents of sexual contact. Lennard Nahajski, Khan’s Seattle defense attorney, argued that none of the offenses happened.

From Herald staff reports