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‘Saw guy’ under investigation Detectives are trying to determine if the Marysville-area man’s online business is actually a chop shop for stolen chain saws.
By Eric Stevick Herald Writer
MARYSVILLE — On the street, he’s known as “the saw guy.” Now detectives with a north Snohomish County property
crimes unit are investigating whether the Marysville-area businessman was running what amounted to a chop shop for stolen chain saws. With a court-approved search warrant in hand, they paid an
unannounced visit to the homebased online business last week. The man has not been arrested or charged. The investigation is continuing and the business owner has been cooperative, said sheriff ’s
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Vandals, thieves decimated property abandoned after a mudslide
detective Glenn DeWitt, a member of the north county property crimes unit. Detectives recovered seven items, including a boat motor See SAW, Page A2
OSO MUDSLIDE
State adopts logging rule Anyone who wants to log areas that are prone to landslides might have to take extra steps to prove that it is safe to the public to do so. By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer
By Noah Haglund Herald Writer
EDMONDS — Richard Lord had to flee his house the night a mass of mud rumbled down from the bluff above and sent a tree through a second-story wall. He left within hours and never moved back. Four years later, the once-grand home near the end of Norma Beach Road sits empty. Thieves, vandals and black mold have left a state of ruin, inside and out. A bank took ownership in December. “I don’t think there should ever be anything built here,” Lord said during a return visit in January. “Look at that hill. I don’t feel secure.” Lord and his wife, Pat, have long since moved on from their digs north of Meadowdale. But if you’re interested, the bank is open to selling the 5,000-square-foot spread with sound and mountain views. The asking price of $209,000 is less than a quarter of what it sold for in 2004.
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Debris from the steep hillside has slowly encroached on the home’s deck.
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Dinner and a show Wait, Wait, Don’t Eat Me: A new theater game, “Trapped in a Room With a Zombie,” puts people in a room with an actor portraying a member of the living dead, chained to the wall. Participants have to solve a series of puzzles as the zombie slowly comes closer. Don’t complete Dear Abby. . . .D5 Good Life . . . .D1
the puzzles and the zombie eats (Page D6). We’d suggest this as a way to freshen up a few TV game shows, such as “Wheel of Fortune,” but the braineating zombies would perish of malnutrition. Set phasers on Tony: George Takei, who played Sulu on “Star Trek,” is taking
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his musical, “Allegiance,” based on his childhood experiences in a WWII internment camp, to Broadway (Page D6). Ushers have strict instructions to “beam” William Shatner out of the theater if he tries to take the stage. Your moment of zen: Comedy Central says Jon Stewart Short Takes . . .D6 Sports . . . . . . . C1
will leave “The Daily Show,” after anchoring the “fake news” show for 15 years. Stewart’s announcement follows Stephen Colbert’s earlier departure from “The Colbert Report” (Page A2). Maybe it’s a bit premature, but we’re printing up “Stewart/Colbert 2016” bumper stickers immediately.
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Rich Lord walks through the dilapidated remains of a Meadowdale-area house he and his wife lived in before a mudslide hit March 14, 2011, covering their deck and breaking through a wall in the home and forcing the couple to abandon the property. Since then, squatters and thieves have ransacked the home, stealing appliances and copper wiring from the interior.
OLYMPIA — A new state rule approved Tuesday makes clear that anyone seeking to log in landslide-prone areas might have to provide additional scientific data to show the safety of the public is adequately protected. The state Forest Practices Board, an independent panel that regulates logging, voted unanimously to adopt the rule that’s been in the works since May 2014. That’s when the state Department of Natural Resources revised its timber harvest application to clarify that the agency may require additional geotechnical reports before being allowed to log near potentially unstable slopes or landforms. Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark ordered the change following the deadly Oso mudslide and Tuesday’s action cements it into place. “I’m grateful and pleased that today the Forest Practices Board unanimously adopted this policy as a rule,” Goldmark said in a statement. “By this action, the Board ensures there will be an inspection of these particular applications by licensed geologists, and that decisions by DNR will be informed by expert information.” The intent of the rule is to ensure adequate study is done
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