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Published 9:36 pm Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Man missing since February found dead

LYNNWOOD — A Lynnwood man reported missing since February was found dead early Monday, police said.

A police officer found Scott Alan Flin, 50, dead in his truck, parked behind a Lynnwood Chinese restaurant in the 6100 block of 196th Street SW, Lynnwood police spokeswoman Shannon Sessions said.

Police are investigating and waiting for autopsy and toxicology results, which could take several weeks, Sessions said.

Flin was last seen on Feb. 11. He had moved out of his Lynnwood home shortly before that date, Sessions said. Flin told relatives he was going to check in to a motel.

His family reported him missing on Feb. 29, Snohomish County sheriff’s spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said. Detectives could find no record of Flin at local motels.

Several arrested after fight near high school

A 21-year-old Lynnwood man and several juveniles were arrested Monday afternoon after police broke up a fight near Lynnwood High School, according to a police report.

Police were called to the woods near the high school just before 5 p.m., according to a police affidavit.

Officers spoke to several people at the scene and handful of them were booked for investigation of rioting with a deadly weapon. A knife and a hatchet were confiscated.

Lake Stevens: Chase suspect up the creek

A 47-year-old man who apparently led authorities on a high-speed chase on Highway 9 Tuesday afternoon was nabbed several houses later after someone spotted him coming out of a creek.

It started shortly before 2 p.m. when a Snohomish County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to pull over a gray Lincoln Towncar with a damaged windshield near S.R. 204.

The driver sped off, driving recklessly, prompting the deputy to call off the chase, sheriff’s spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said.

A short time later, the car was spotted on a driveway in a wooded area in the 9700 block of 60th St. NE near Lake Cassidy.

Two passengers were taken into custody and later released.

The driver was found near Callow Road and Holly Lane, just north of Lake Stevens. A person reported seeing the man coming out of a creek. A police dog found him in that area.

The man was expected to be booked into Snohomish County Jail on suspicion of felony eluding and outstanding warrants, Hover said.

From Herald staff reports