MARYSVILLE — Marysville Police are still searching for leads in the theft of approximately 65 Arlington School District employees’ Social Security Numbers.
According to Marysville Police Lt. Darin Rasmussen, detectives are continuing to review the case to follow up on any possible leads, but the investigation is currently at an impasse.
SMOKEY POINT — Arlington firefighters found smoke but no fire at the Lowe’s Home Improvement store just off Smokey Point Boulevard on Feb. 6.
At approximately 7:30 a.m., units from the Arlington Fire Department were dispatched to a reported electrical fire from the receiving area at the Lowe’s located in the 3300 block of 169th Place NE.
ARLINGTON — Although only one Arlington business seems to have been hit so far, several businesses in downtown Arlington were abuzz after the Arlington Pharmacy at 540 N. West Ave. discovered on Feb. 2 that they’d been handed a counterfeit $20 bill.
Mary Anderson, office manager of the Arlington Pharmacy, made sure to circulate the word to her fellow downtown Arlington businesses after the pharmacy’s bank called them to notify them of the counterfeit bill, although none of the other businesses reported receiving any counterfeit bills.
ARLINGTON — All eight of the suspects identified in the Feb. 5 robbery at the intersection of Interstate 5 and Highway 530 in Arlington have since been arrested.
Arlington Police Department units were dispatched at 8:50 a.m. on Feb. 5, to a report of a robbery that had just taken place in the parking lot of the Denny’s Restaurant at Island Crossing near I-5.
ARLINGTON — A prize of $1,000 might seem like a lot of money, but for Old Dog Haven of Arlington, it’s just barely enough to cover the initial veterinary bills for a single dog.
Judith Piper isn’t complaining, though, especially since she knows that Old Dog Haven received that money because of its many fans online.
The Animal Rescue Site’s sixth Holiday Shelter Challenge awarded a prize of $1,000 to Old Dog Haven for getting the most votes in the state of Washington during the contest period, which ended in mid-December, thanks to loyal supporters who voted online daily.
ARLINGTON — Property owners near the Gleneagle housing development believe their property was jeopardized by the city of Arlington, the developers of Gleneagle, the Gleneagle Country Club Association and close to 30 other parties who have been named as defendants in a suit filed Jan. 5 in Snohomish County Superior Court.
Business partners Joe Holden and Lee McDaniel own an industrial use-zoned parcel at 18520 67th Ave. NE, downhill of Gleneagle, which experienced stormwater runoff from snow in December of 2008 and flooding in January of 2009. The property is leased to a company whose steel manufacturing process uses hazardous materials which must remain on site, and the partners’ lawsuit claims that such flooding prevents their property from being leased for this purpose.
ARLINGTON — Dedication to duty and team spirit are among the traits that have earned Arlington Police Officer McQuoid recognition from his peers.
To that end, Arlington Police Chief Nelson Beazley named McQuoid the Arlington Police Department’s Employee of the Year for 2010 on Jan. 18.
Arlington resident Rene White’s granddaughter Kayla stared up at Everett Silvertips defenseman Brennan Yadlowski as he autographed her stuffed bear.
Hi-Q season continues into February, as high school teams from Lakewood, Marysville and Arlington compete for a shot at the finals in March.
ARLINGTON — The Snohomish County “Prodigies for Peace” for this year’s commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. included a number of Arlington students, all of whom came from the same fifth-grade classroom in Pioneer Elementary.
ARLINGTON — Arlington Police responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Domino’s Pizza located in the 3100 block of Smokey Point Drive, that occurred on Jan. 27 at approximately 12:20 p.m.
A suspect armed with a knife entered the business demanding money, then fled the area on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. Witnesses described the suspect as a Caucasian male, between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall, in his late teens to mid-20s with a slight build and blonde hair.
ARLINGTON — The Stillaguamish Valley School is sponsoring a visit by Andrew Pudewa, director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing and a homeschooling father of seven, to share his insights with the Arlington School District on Feb. 2.
Pudewa will present “Nurturing Competent Communicators: The Power of Linguistic Patterns” for free in the Linda M. Byrnes Performing Arts Center at Arlington High School, located at 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd., from 7-8:30 p.m.
The Arlington Relay for Life’s fundraising season kicked off with music and congratulations Jan. 22, as American Cancer Society representatives praised Arlington for its record-breaking first-year Relay earnings and predicted even brighter prospects for this year.
