LYNNWOOD – Police captured a convicted bank robber after he called an officer and confessed to robbing another bank in Lynnwood on Friday.
On Monday, the man, 34, called a Mountlake Terrace Police officer, who he had contact with in the past, said Lynnwood detective Jerry Riener. The suspect confessed to the officer that he had robbed the bank in the 2500 block of 196th Street SW.
The man walked into the bank about 6 p.m., implied he had a gun and demanded $50 and $100 bills.
Police learned that the man was staying in a motel in Quincy in eastern Washington. The Quincy Police Department arrested the man without incident. His wife, who was with him in the motel, led detectives to a small quantity of stolen bank money that she buried in the ground near Fish Lake, Riener said.
The man had been previously convicted and jailed for robbing a USBank in Lynnwood in September.
Tulalip: 2-year-old run over by van
A 2-year-old boy was taken by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Wednesday after he was run over by a minivan at a gas station in the 8800 block of 34th Avenue NE.
The boy got out of the van while his mother was paying for gas. The woman drove off unaware that the boy was clinging to the side of the van, apparently trying to open the door.
“You could see him holding on for dear life,” said gas station manager Alanna Hartwell, who watched the incident on the store’s video surveillance tape.
The boy apparently let go of the door handle about 30 feet away and fell under the back wheel of the van.
His condition was not released because of federal privacy law. He appeared to be stable when medics arrived, according to Tulalip Tribes Police Chief Jay Goss.
Mill Creek: Cooking oil fire spreads to attic
A teenager heating oil on the stove to cook doughnuts accidentally started a grease fire Wednesday that spread to the attic and caused more than $70,000 in damage.
The girl told firefighters she went into the living room for just a brief moment, then smelled smoke and returned to the kitchen to find smoke and flames coming from the pan, said Snohomish County Fire District 1 spokeswoman Leslie Hynes.
The girl and two others at the home in the 300 block of 178th Pl. SW. escaped safely. The fire was reported at 10:12 a.m.
“The teenager who discovered the fire did a good job of getting everyone out of the house quickly and turned off the burner before she left,” Hynes said. “She also knew you should never pour water on a grease fire – it can splash burning grease around the kitchen, actually spreading the fire.”
The fire caused heavy damage to the kitchen and attic, and burned through a portion of the roof, leaving the house uninhabitable.
The family has insurance and a place to stay.
Arlington: Tribe chooses new chairman
The Stillaguamish Tribe has a new chairman. Shawn Yanity has taken over the top position on the tribal council after Ed Goodridge Sr. lost his bid for re-election. Yanity, 39, has been on the council for six years. He also serves as the tribe’s fisheries manager, a position he assumed two years ago. Goodridge’s son, Eddie Goodridge Jr., remains on the tribal council and is now the council’s vice-chairman. Goodridge Jr. is also the tribe’s executive director.
Clinton: Crash seriously injures driver
A woman was seriously hurt late Tuesday when her car went off Cutlas Bay Road and hit a tree, according to the State Patrol. Sunnie D. Woodhams, 18, of Clinton, was taken by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where she was in satisfactory condition Wednesday. The accident occurred about 11:45 p.m. near the intersection of Deer Lake Road, the state patrol reported.
Marysville: Driver, children hurt in wreck
Three people were hurt when their car swerved to avoid an oncoming car on I-5 north of Marysville on Tuesday night. The car went onto the right shoulder of the road and rolled, according to the State Patrol. The woman driver, 42, of Arlington, and two children, ages 10 and 12, were taken to Providence Everett Medical Center’s Colby campus. Information about their condition was not available Wednesday.
From Herald staff reports
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