SNOHOMISH COUNTY- Don’t Call 911 to Report Giant Hornets

Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) reports that Snohomish County 911 has received a few calls from citizens concerned about the Asian Giant Hornet. DEM and the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) recommends that if you think you have a sighting of the Giant Hornet or have a question about it that you DO NOT call 911. Instead, call the WSDA Hotline- 1-800-443-6684.

 

Snohomish County DEM:

https://twitter.com/SnoCo_DEM/status/1291420285627842560

Washington State Department of Agriculture:

https://agr.wa.gov/about-wsda/news-and-media-relations/news-releases?article=31413

 

 

SNOHOMISH COUNTY PUD- New Scam

Its been awhile since we have heard about utility scams in our area. However, the Snohomish County PUD is warning everyone about scammers calling people, claiming to be from the PUD, and saying that the victims are eligible for a refund because of an overcharge on their PUD bill. To give you your refund, the scammers ask for your bank account or credit card number.

The PUD says this is a scam. The PUD says that if you are due a refund, they will only contact you if they do not have a legitimate mailing address for you. They will only ask for a mailing address, not a bank account number or a credit card number.

For more about utility scams, check out this PUD link,

Snohomish County PUD:

https://www.snopud.com/AboutUs/scams.ashx?p=1786