Increased crime at the Edmonds Dairy Queen during the past two years has been a challenge for owner Ali Virani.
The Dairy Queen, also known as DQ, is located at the corner of 212th Street Southwest and 76th Avenue West, east of Edmonds-Woodway High School. It has been in the city for 22 years, and Virani has owned it for the last eight. However, since 2023, Virani said that vandals have broken half a dozen windows, a thief shattered the drive-thru window and stole the register, and a garbage can was used as a battering ram on the front door while an employee was finishing their closing duties.
The employee locked themself in the office and called 911…