MARYSVILLE – Fire investigators believe someone intentionally set fire to a vacant house Tuesday.
Neighbors reported the blaze about 4 a.m. in the 1200 block of Ninth Street, Marysville Fire spokeswoman Stephanie Price said.
Firefighters arrived to find flames shooting out the living room window. They doused the blaze. No one was injured.
Damage to the house was estimated at $70,000.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Lynnwood: Motorcycle ride and rally Friday
Relatives of an Edmonds man killed while riding his motorcycle in February are planning a ride down I-5 and a rally at the state Capitol on Friday to focus on dangers facing motorcyclists.
Joe Siwek, 33, died when his motorcycle collided with a car on Highway 104.
Siwek’s surviving family members hope Friday’s event draws attention to the need for drivers to be more attentive to motorcyclists traveling on streets and highways. They also want tougher penalties levied against drivers involved in accidents involving motorcyclists.
Jeffrey Siwek of Arlington, Joseph’s father, will be among the motorcyclists in the ride. Participants will gather at 8:15 a.m. in the park-and-ride lot at 164th Street SW and I-5. Riders will travel through Renton and Lakewood in Pierce County and arrive at the Capitol for a noon rally.
Speakers scheduled for the event include state Reps. Brendan Williams, D-Olympia, and Sen. Jim Dunn, R-Battle Ground.
For information on the event, call 360- 652-7011.
Man stabbed in neck at Lynnwood store
Police are investigating a stabbing that happened Tuesday night outside a store in Lynnwood.
A male was reported stabbed in the neck about 9:40 p.m. outside the Fred Meyer in the 4600 block of 196th Street SW, Lynnwood Sgt. Paul Hickok said. He was treated at Stevens Hospital in Edmonds.
Lynnwood police took a person into custody in connection with the stabbing, Hickok said.
The incident remains under investigation.
2 reported burglaries under investigation
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two reports during the past week that a man broke into a Lynnwood apartment and accosted the women who live there.
A 20-year-old woman told police she woke up about 2 a.m. Tuesday to a man beating her over the head with a blunt object, sheriff’s spokesman Rich Niebusch said. The woman suffered several cuts on her forehead, Niebusch said.
About a week ago, the woman’s roommate told police she was awakened in the middle of the night by a strange man who was crouching down near her bed, Niebusch said.
The women live in the Millwood Estate Apartments in the 500 block of 164th Street SW.
Anyone with information about either incident is asked to call the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 425-388-3845.
Monroe: Drowning blamed for man’s death
A man whose body was found Friday on the banks of the Skykomish River drowned, according to the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The man was identified as Lonnie Hernandez. His age and place of residence were not available Tuesday.
Hernandez died in the river near the 18300 block of 176th Street SE in Monroe, the medical examiner said.
From Herald staff reports
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