EDMONDS — A road rage incident turned violent Wednesday when a man allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed another man in the stomach.
Police arrested a man, 37, for investigation of assault. Another man, 47, was taken to Stevens Hospital. His injuries didn’t appear to be life-threatening, Edmonds police Sgt. Don Anderson said.
Police believe the dispute began on the road. One man became upset after he thought the other driver cut him off in traffic. Both drivers pulled over and parked at the Burger King in the 7600 block of 212th Street SW.
The men started arguing, and the younger man reportedly took out a knife, Anderson said. The older man was stabbed in the abdomen.
A 22-year-old man also was arrested in connection to the fight.
Lake Stevens: Ruling against school district
An arbitrator has ruled that Lake Stevens School District administrators violated a labor contract with teachers when they changed the schedule for some students last fall.
The decision affects sixth- through ninth-grade students and teachers at Lake Stevens Middle School, North Lake Middle School and Cavelero Mid-High School.
In a 12-page decision, arbitrator Paul Grace said the district must revert to the old class schedule next school year unless the two sides negotiate an agreement before then.
Jim Gow, president of the Lake Stevens Education Association, said some teachers were concerned about increasing class sizes when the district went from a six-period day to a five-period day with longer classes.
“Allowing the district to make this type of unilateral change to our contract would have rendered our class size limits useless,” he said. “That would have affected teachers and students alike.”
The district and the union will discuss scheduling options.
“If they are not willing to come to the table to address the (class size) issue, there is not much reason to discuss it further,” Gow said.
“We believe the five-period day has a lot of merit,” said Arlene Hulten, a school district spokeswoman. “It gives more time to a subject like math, science and language arts and still every student would have an elective.”
Lynnwood: Suspect sought in car theft
Snohomish County transit police said they are looking for a man who allegedly stole a car from a park-and-ride lot on Jan. 8.
The man apparently had been looking at several vehicles in the lot at 164th Street SW and Ash Way. He drove off in a Toyota Camry that was later reported stolen, Snohomish County sheriff’s spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said.
The suspect appears to be older, wearing blue jeans or blue pants, a brown jacket and a hat. Police distributed surveillance camera photos of the man.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office transit police unit at 425-438-6218.
From Herald staff reports
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