Sultan Police Department

UPDATE: Bomb technicians cleared the school and did not find any evidence of a threat to the campus. The school will resume normal operations. Deputies will have increased patrols around the campus overnight and tomorrow. Thank you all for your patience as we investigated this incident.
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Shortly before the end of the school day, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a suspicious note found by students inside a classroom at Sultan Middle School referencing a bomb threat dated tomorrow. The incident was reported to the school administration and immediately reported to the Sultan School District Resource Officer. Out of an abundance of caution, all teachers, staff, and any remaining individuals on campus were evacuated from the building for an initial safety sweep of the school. Bomb technicians are responding to the school to further investigate. We will provide additional information as it becomes available.

Around noon today, Snohomish County 911 received multiple calls reporting a vehicle driving recklessly along Hwy 2 and nearly causing several collisions. Callers also reported the driver was making threats to kill individuals.

A Sultan deputy located the vehicle, but the driver refused to stop, leading to a pursuit. Deputies successfully deployed spike strips, and the pursuit ended after a PIT maneuver was performed.

The driver was taken into custody and booked for Threats to Kill, Reckless Driving, and Attempting to Elude.

Thank you to Monroe Police Department and the Washington State Patrolfor their assistance. Great work by our east county teams today.