MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: July 27, 2021 286
In a case involving the Lynnwood and Edmonds police departments as well as the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, a 38-year-old Spokane Valley man was booked into Snohomish County Jail Monday for first-degree robbery following a carjacking incident at Wilcox Park.
According to Lynnwood police, a man called 911 just before 10 p.m. Monday, July 26, to report that he was sitting in his car at Wilcox Park when a stranger jumped into the passenger side of his vehicle, pulled out a knife and threatened to stab him if he didn’t hand over his car.
The victim got out and saw the suspect slide over to the driver’s seat, then drive off. Shortly thereafter, Edmonds police spotted the stolen vehicle near 220th Street Southwest and 80th Avenue West, pulled it over and detained the driver. The victim positively identified the driver as the person who had threatened him with the knife and stole his car. After being interviewed by Lynnwoo