Did you miss your news last week? Here’s a selection of the week’s top news items from across Snohomish County as they appeared in The Herald. For the full stories, go to www.heraldnet.com.
Sunday, April 23
Everett Hawks tackle financial troubles: Bookkeeping and other management problems are being sorted out by the Everett Hawks arena football team, which is in its second season.
Hawks owner and NFL veteran Sam Adams said many of the Hawks’ problems were linked to turnover among people hired last season to run the team’s business affairs.
John Sleeper and Scott North
Monday, April 24
Man on run after home invasions: A man went on a crime spree between Edmonds and Shoreline, stealing vehicles, forcing his way into homes and pausing to shave his head to evade police.
An Edmonds man suffered minor injuries after struggling with the suspect, who broke into his home and took his minivan.
The suspect and a woman who was with him escaped.
Bill Sheets
Tuesday, April 25
Skater pulled by car is hurt: An 11-year-old boy was critically injured in Arlington when he fell off his skateboard after letting go of a car that was towing him up a hill.
Police Chief John Gray said the practice is called “skitching,” a combination of the words skateboarding and hitching.
The boy was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Scott Morris
Wednesday, April 26
$5.5 million load of pot found near Stanwood: Investigators reported that they seized a trailer loaded with $5.5 million worth of marijuana at the truck scale. It is believed to be one of the biggest busts of its kind ever in the county.
The truck was heading north on I-5 on April 21 and stopped for a safety inspection at the weigh station south of the 300th Street NW interchange east of Stanwood.
The trailer was found to have a brake problem, making it unsafe for the road. That meant it needed to be left in a parking stall at the scale overnight, Duffy said. The truck driver was apparently unwise to his load, officials said.
Diana Hefley
Thursday, April 27
Boeing’s first-quarter profit up 29 percent: The Boeing Co. is soaring, and a top executive said he expects it will keep gaining altitude for the foreseeable future.
“Clearly the demand is strong,” chief financial officer James Bell told stock analysts and reporters.
Boeing on Wednesday announced a 29 percent jump in corporate profits for the first quarter.
Bryan Corliss
Friday, April 28
Crime streak ends with revealing arrest: A man wanted for a weekend crime spree was captured during a memorable arrest for King County sheriff’s officers.
Erik O. Kirkman was naked, except for a baseball cap and socks, when he ran from police, climbed over a metal fence and hid in bushes Wednesday night, police say.
The Renton man, 27, is charged with a string of home-invasion robberies, thefts and burglaries in Edmonds, Kenmore and Shoreline. He had been on the loose ever since.
Diana Hefley
Saturday, April 29
Wrestling official jailed in sex case: A longtime wrestling referee is under investigation for trading sex and drugs with perhaps dozens of teenage wrestlers he befriended in Snohomish and Skagit counties.
Eugene Brian Garvie, 39, of Lake Stevens was arrested Thursday at his business in Everett.
He’s being held in lieu of $250,000 bail, jailed on suspicion of first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor, giving drugs to a minor and sexual exploitation of a minor.
Detectives believe Garvie had an ongoing sexual relationship with a Sedro-Woolley High School student, starting when the boy was about 15 years old, court documents said.
Scott Pesznecker and Jim Haley
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