Everett Daily Herald, August 15, 2014

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Prison for major I.D. theft ring The three defendants spent the nearly half a million dollars they stole from countless victims on drugs and gambling. By Eric Stevick Herald Writer

EVERETT — It was an unusual case in several ways. The investigation turned up 500 potential victims and nearly

a half million dollars gained through a sophisticated scheme of stealing identities and racking up bills with ill-gotten credit. Snohomish County prosecutors can’t remember handling an identity theft case with so many victims.

“Sadly,” a deputy prosecutor wrote in court papers, “the vastness and complexity of this case surpasses the state’s ability to investigate it.” Banks and retailers also were hard hit. Nordstrom’s alone was out more than $47,000. The investigation tracked victims from Snohomish County to New Jersey. None of the three

defendants had been convicted of a felony before their 29th birthday. All had decent work histories until a few years ago. One had earned an economics degree from the University of Washington and went on to work in public television for a spell. In the end, they’re all headed to prison for lengthy terms. Snohomish County Superior

Fire chief switches hats

Bruce Stedman to overhaul Arlington Police Department in 2-year gig

Court Judge Joseph Wilson saw to that during their sentencing Wednesday. David J. King, 34, of Lake Stevens, who wrestled and played soccer player before spending four years in the Navy, was sentenced to more than five years in prison. See THEFT, back page, this section

Not so much to crow about The County Council is considering extending the area covered by the noise nuisance law after multiple complaints about roosters. By Noah Haglund Herald Writer

been through three police chiefs in the past six years. Tolbert liked the work Stedman, 55, was doing as fire chief. He had the management skills needed to overhaul the police department and fix problems before a new chief comes in, she said. The temporary, two-year

EVERETT — When they’re awakened by crowing roosters, slumbering suburbanites have no official recourse in much of unincorporated Snohomish County. The same goes for sounds from a host of other livestock: braying donkeys, oinking pigs and mooing cows. The county’s noise nuisance law for farm animals only applies south of 164th Street in Lynnwood and west of the Bothell-Everett Highway. Elsewhere, outside of city limits, county code creates a specific exemption for livestock noises. That could change soon. The Snohomish County Council is looking to expand the nuisance zone to the southern city limits of Mukilteo and Everett. The Bothell-Everett Highway, also known as Highway 527, would remain the eastern boundary. “It’s just roosters,” County Councilwoman Stephanie Wright said. “Everybody loves chickens. Most people are very happy with their neighbors’ farm animals.” Wright pursued the code amendment after receiving constituent complaints. Her district includes the mostly suburban areas between Mukilteo and Lynnwood that would be affected by the change.

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See NOISE, back page, this section

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ARLINGTON — The city’s new public safety director has a goal: He’s expected to reduce crime 30 percent by 2016. The city of 18,000 has seen an increase in drug-related crime, including panhandling, as the heroin epidemic moved north from more urban areas. At the same time, Bruce

Stedman is tasked with fixing a number of internal problems at the police department, which were laid out in a $35,000 report on management and operations. The report, completed in May, said the department needed to invest more energy in connecting with the community and communicating goals. There also needed to be better long-term planning, internal

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communication and trust, and a way to prepare police officers and sergeants for advancement. There was a disconnect between front-line staff and management, and officers with smarts and ambition needed more room to grow, Mayor Barb Tolbert said. “It’s our job to invest in them and help them meet those goals,” she said. The 24-officer department has

Doot, doot, do-do “I am not an animal!” Inspired by filmmaker David Lynch’s 1980 movie, “The Elephant Man,” Nick Rhodes, of ’80s pop band Duran Duran, sought out Lynch to direct its upcoming concert film. Lynch obliged, but insisted it be shot in black and white Dear Abby. . . .D5 Horoscope . . . E4

(Page D6). Duran Duran resisted further “Elephant Man” inspiration when Lynch suggested the band members wear bags over their heads while singing “Hungry Like the Wolf.” Channel-surfing the vast cultural wasteland: On Animal Planet’s “Treehouse

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Masters,” a country singer has a speakeasy-themed tree house built for himself (The Clicker, Page D6). This is a treehouse, after all, so in keeping with the speakeasy theme, the password is “No icky girls allowed,” and the bartender is serving bathtub Kool-Aid. Don’t know much about Stocks . . . . . .A10 Short Takes . . .D6

history: On this day in 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened as the SS Ancon crossed the landmark waterway (Today in History, Page D6). It would take canal workers another 34 years of backbreaking labor to complete the palindrome, “A man, a plan, a canal, Panama.”

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City of Arlington Fire Chief Bruce Stedman is now the public safety director, a temporary two-year position from which he will overhaul the police department. In his absense, the deputy fire chief will run the fire department.

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