EVERETT — When nine plastic skeletons were stolen from Paul Irwin’s Everett residence in late September, he didn’t expect four of them to turn up miles away, damaged and discarded in Bothell the next day.

Little did he know, this was the beginning of a string of vandalism incidents surrounding his family’s yearly light show.

When the Irwin family transitioned from themed LED Christmas lights to ones synchronized to music in 2017, it was the start of a community tradition in their front yard. Located at 10513 27th Drive Southeast, Irwin Family Lights attracts thousands of visitors each Christmas and hundreds each Halloween to the free light show.

“There could be maybe 50 or 100 people out in front of our house at any given time,” Irwin said in an interview Tuesday. “If the weather’s ni

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