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Published 10:17 pm Thursday, April 10, 2008
Two police officers injured in struggle
ARLINGTON — Two Arlington police officers sustained minor injuries during the arrest of a man on drug charges Thursday afternoon, officials said.
About 4:20 p.m., an officer spotted the man, who is well-known to the department, said Kristin Banfield, an Arlington city spokeswoman.
The officer immediately called for backup because the suspect has a history of being combative with police, she said.
The man tried to run away and then struggled with three officers. They tumbled down a hill in Terrace Park.
Officers had to use a stun gun twice on the man before they were able to take him into custody. The man and two of the officers were taken to Cascade Valley Hospital, Banfield said.
The officers were expected to be released from the hospital tonight. The man is expected to be booked into the Snohomish County Jail for investigation of drug charges.
Flowing Lake: Fire destroys house
A fire destroyed a split-level house near Flowing Lake on Thursday afternoon, Snohomish County Fire District 4 Battalion Chief John Hinchcliffe said.
No one was at home at the time of the fire and no one was reported injured. Neighbors helped corral horses on the property as fire crews from three fire districts pitched in to control the blaze.
The first crews had a hard time locating the secluded rural house after receiving an incorrect address. The house was in the 6500 block of 177th Avenue SE on a long dirt road far from a fire hydrant, and two 3,000-gallon tanker trucks shuttled water to firefighters from a hydrant down the road, Hinchcliffe said.
The column of smoke reportedly was visible from Clearview, Hinchcliffe said. The fire was under control in about a half hour, and crews pumped water on the burning structure for well over an hour, Hinchcliffe said.
Two of four cats were accounted for, Hinchcliffe said. The Snohomish County Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire and determining the value of the destroyed structure.
Granite Falls: Two fires investigated
The Snohomish County Fire Marshal’s office is investigating two fires this week at an abandoned mobile home east of Granite Falls.
Fire crews were first called Monday evening to a suspicious blaze in a carport next to the mobile home in the 21000 block of Bench Drive, said fire investigator Gary Bontrager.
The blaze spread to the rear of the mobile home and quickly was extinguished, he said.
Then, on Wednesday afternoon, another fire started inside the mobile home. That fire also was brought under control.
Both fires are suspicious, Bontrager said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Snohomish County Fire Marshal at 425-388-3557.
From Herald staff reports
