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STANWOOD – Three people were arrested Wednesday after a resident found them in his driveway in what appeared to be a burglary.

Snohomish County sheriff’s detectives are investigating whether the three are responsible for a string of burglaries in the Silvana area, sheriff’s spokeswoman Jan Jorgensen said Thursday. The suspects don’t appear to be connected to a recent rash of burglaries in an Everett neighborhood, she said.

The homeowner found the suspects’ vehicle about 6:25 p.m. in his driveway in the 24000 block of 36th Avenue NW. The suspects drove away, and the man followed them, directing police to where the vehicle was headed.

Stanwood officers and sheriff’s deputies located the vehicle and arrested two women, ages 24 and 43, and a man, 32. They were booked into Snohomish County Jail under investigation for residential burglary.

Another man believed to be associated with the group was not found, Jorgensen said.

Silvana and nearby residents recently met with the sheriff’s office to discuss recent burglaries in their area.

Snohomish: Boy, 14, and laptop disappear

Police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing boy.

Shelby Raistlin Wright, 14, has been missing since July 26. The boy was caring for his great-grandmother and attending summer school at the time of his disappearance.

The teen’s grandfather reported that he and his wife were out of town at the time, and when they returned Shelby was gone, along with his laptop computer.

Family members and detectives have contacted friends and relatives, and no one has talked to the teen since his disappearance, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.

Shelby is known to frequently use the Internet and enter chat rooms. He has no history of running away, and it is unlike him not to contact his family, the sheriff’s office reported.

“It causes us concern that he hasn’t contacted his grandparents. He’s very close to them,” sheriff’s spokeswoman Jan Jorgensen said.

He is described as white, 5 feet 4 inches tall and 150 pounds. He has brown eyes and brown hair that covers his ears, and he wears glasses.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 425-388-3845.

Everett: U.S. Senate OKs funds for palm ID

The U.S. Senate approved a spending bill Wednesday that would set aside $335,000 for a palm identification system for Snohomish County.

The system, the first of its kind in the state, allows police to compare palm prints left at a crime scene with a database of archived prints. Active palm-print systems in other states average a positive identification about 30 percent of the time.

Last year, the county received money for the program and set aside funds to purchase live scanning devices and an archive system. These new funds will be used to buy the actual system.

The U.S. House needs to pass the bill to provide the money for the palm print system.

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