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ARLINGTON – Police are looking for a man whose face and hands are stained with red dye.

He likely was marked when his bank robbery plans blew up Friday.

The man robbed the Northwest Credit Union in the 17100 block of Smokey Point Boulevard at about 11:30 a.m., said Kristin Banfield, an Arlington Police spokeswoman.

The man was wearing a ski mask and said he had a gun, she said.

After leaving the bank, a dye pack hidden with the stolen money exploded. Police believe the dye covered the man’s face and hands.

The suspect is described as being white, with a thin build, and having long dirty-blond hair.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or Arlington police at 360-403-3400.

Marysville: Trailer flips, snarls I-5 traffic

A camping trailer flipped on its side Friday afternoon on northbound I-5 in Marysville, causing a traffic nightmare.

Police don’t know why the trailer flipped over, Washington State Patrol trooper Keith Leary said. No one was injured.

The accident occurred at about 2:45 p.m., he said. The busy freeway cleared by 4 p.m.

Index: Sinking part of U.S. 2 repaired

A troublesome section of U.S. 2 near the turnoff to Index is safe to drive on, state officials announced Friday.

The state Department of Transportation used ground-penetrating radar to determine that there are small pockets of air below the pavement but that they are so small that future sinking is unlikely.

“These tests show travelers are good to go,” said Pat Mallahan, the state’s project engineer.

A large pocket of air caused a sinkhole to form in the road earlier this year. The sinkhole occurred at the same location where last year a segment of the road started sinking down the side of a cliff. That section of road had to be propped up with long nails to prevent more slipping. The state is still working on a permanent fix for that problem.

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