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- Thugs set fire, steal car, flee
- SELAH (Friday 10-30-98)--Two thugs reportedly set fire in a field, stole a car, and used a pair of scissors to threaten onlookers in an incident at 4:30 p.m. yesterday at Northwestern Fruit and Produce, 10331 N. Wenas Rd.
- Deputies said one guy got into the stolen car while the other fled on foot. Officers said charges have been dropped against the runner.
- Two civilian witnesses--who were tied in with police via radio-- followed the stolen car, made the collar, held the guy, and waited for police to arrive. They said the car stopped because it dropped its transmission.
- YSO--with backup from the Washington State Patrol--then arrived to arrest the driver at I-82 and Yakima Avenue "without incident".
- Taken into custody was a 17-year old Hispanic male in a 1986 Honda Accord. The Sheriff's Dept. wouldn't release his name and address. Other sources said the guy's name is Jose Muñoz--a.k.a. Jose Herrera, Juan Santana and Juan Torres.
- Workers at Northwestern said "Muñoz" was among a group staying in Northwestern housing but drinking and not working. The firm cut them a check and told them to leave. The incident reportedly followed.
- "This is a bad boy," the source said.
- Lt. Ken Irwin told YVN the kid apparently "just wanted a car" and took it.
- Muñoz was charged with arson and robbery and jailed, according to deputies.
- Irwin indicated the Yakima County Sheriff's Dept. policy is not to release names and addresses of those they arrest, charge and imprison until the bad guy is arraigned--sometimes the next day unless a weekend intervenes--in this case in juvenile court.
- The Honda was returned to its owner, a Northwestern employee. Selah Fire Dept. extinguished the five-acre blaze, which burned only stubble.
- Suspected killer nabbed in Calif.
- SUNNYSIDE (Monday 10-26-98)--With the help of California authorities, the Yakima County Sheriff now has in custody Jose V. Sifuentes (aka Jose V. Gonzalez), 33, a suspect in the seven-year old killing of Marcelino Castillo, 32.
Sifuentes was arrested Oct. 21 in Van Nuys, Calif., without incident, deputies said. A Sheriff's detective went down to bring him back.
- Sifuentes was named as a suspect, along with Julio Gonzalez, 44, in Castillo's murder seven years ago.
- Deputies believe the three men were outside a barn during a cock fight at 200 Den Boer Rd., near Sunnyside, at around 5 p.m. July 20, 1991, when the shooting occurred.
- Shots reportedly were exchanged between the three men, with Castillo the only person hit. Castillo's body was then transported to a site near Mabton and dumped. Investigators later found the body.
Julio Gonzalez is still a fugitive from the incident and his whereabouts presently are unknown.
- Woman critically injured in crash
- WEST VALLEY (Sunday 10-18-98)--A Yakima woman was critically injured at 9:30 a.m. today after her car was involved in a collision with another at Dazet and Zier Rds.
- Deputies said Amy VanWagoner, 21, suffered head and internal injuries in the accident. Emergency personnel used Jaws of live to remove her from her 1985 Audi, which was totaled. She was taken by AMR ambulance to Providence Hospital.
- Also in her vehicle were passengers John Orvald, 20, Yakima; and Zane VanWagoner, 9 mos. Orvald suffered abrasions. All in the VanWagoner vehicle were wearing seatbelts.
- The other auto was driven by Jon Hammermeister, 24, also of Yakima. He reportedly suffered no injuries. Damage to his 1997 Ford F-150 pickup was estimated at $5,000.
- Deputies said VanWagoner was eastbound on and had stopped on Zier at Dazet. She proceeded east into the path of Hammermeister, who as southbound on Dazet. Hammermeister's vehicle struck Van Wagoner's vehicle in the side.
- Alcohol played no role in the accident, deputies indicated.
- Man shoots, kills wife at home
- YAKIMA (Sunday 10-18-98)--Deputies are calling it a possible homicide after they arrested a man for shooting his wife at around 6:10 a.m. today in their home. The man's first name wasn't immediately released.
- Police have arrested (-) Henson, 20, of 2646 Nile Loop Rd., for the shooting earlier reported as an accident.
- Deputies found Cyndy Henson, also 20, dead at the residence. She had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest.
- Statements by both the victim's husband and unnamed brother, 18, indicated the shooting followed several days of narcotics use.
- The victim's husband reportedly thought Cyndy was an intruder in the home and fired one shot from a small caliber rifle that struck her in the chest.
- The husband was booked in Yakima County Jail. The brother was released after questioning. An autopsy on Cyndy Henson was scheduled, according to reports.
- Woman shoots, injures hubby
- NACHES (Sunday 10-18-98)--A woman shot her husband in the leg during a domestic dispute at 7:40 p.m. today, according to Sheriff's deputies.
- Deputies did not immediately give the names of the quarreling pair. The husband, age 31, was transported to Memorial Hospital. YSO said it is continuing to investigate the incident. The reported was prepared by "B". Winter.
- Accident injures Valley residents
- SUNNYSIDE (Saturday 10-17-98)--A 7:15 a.m. accident at Washout and VanBelle Roads injured two Valley residents today.
- Trinidad Gutierrez, 28, Sunnyside, reportedly suffered neck and back pain as a result of the collision with another vehicle. His 1975 Datsun was totaled. He was transported by Sunnyside Ambulance to Sunnyside Community Hospital.
- Ermalinda Villalobos, Mabton, reportedly received neck and facial injuries and also was hospitalized. The make and extent of damage to her car weren't specified.
- Deputies reported that Gutierrez was eastbound on Van Belle. He pulled into the intersection, where his car stalled. His car reportedly was struck by Villalobos' car, which was northbound on Washout.
- Outlook man injured in wreck
- OUTLOOK (Saturday 10-17-98)--An Outlook man was injured in a one-car accident at Midvale and Bishop Rds. at 5:45 a.m. today, according to Sheriff's deputies.
- Joseph A. Luther, 20, was trapped inside his 1996 Chev Cavalier, and deputies needed the jaws of life to remove him. He suffered a broken left leg, and was transported by Sunnyside Ambulance to Sunnyside Community Hospital.
- Deputies said Luther's car was northbound on Midvale when it went off the left side of the roadway, struck a tree and flipped over once. It landed on its right side, pinning Luther inside.
- Woman killed on Yakima Valley Highway
- WAPATO (Saturday 10-10-98)--A Yakima woman was killed when her car went out of control on Yakima Valley Highway near the entrance to Konnowack Pass Rd. today, according to Sheriff's deputies.
- Mary Stewart, 24, was eastbound on Yakima Valley Highway, approaching Konnowack Pass Rd., when she lost control and went into the westbound lane.
- The brown Ford Mustang then left the roadway on the north side and entered the ditch, where it rolled and eventually came to rest on its top along the north side of the roadway. During the roll the driver, who was unrestrained, was ejected from the vehicle.
- At the completion of the roll, the '82 Mustang came to rest on top of Stewart. She was pronounced dead at the scene of massive head and internal injuries, according to deputies. The Mustang was totaled.
- The vehicle also tore out about 50 feet of chain link fence on the north side of the roadway. The fence borders property owned by EPIC Headstart.
- The wreck blocked traffic about an hour as deputies investigated it. Whether alcohol was involved is under investigation, deputies said.
Armed thugs hit Buena Tavern
- BUENA (Friday 10-9-98)--Fleeing armed robbers last night shot at sheriff's deputies responding to a holdup alarm at Buena Tavern, 670 Buena Rd., officers said.
- Deputies came onto the scene while the crime was still in progress. Suspects reportedly fired shots at or toward the deputy while fleeing the scene on foot.
- Gunmen were both Mexican males in their 20s, weighing about 180 pounds, but one is 6'4", the other, 5' 6". Both were wearing dark clothing and a mask, deputies said.
- An area search was conducted with no results, deputies said. Robbers made off with undisclosed amount of money and property.
- The investigation is continuing, according to Sheriff's Lt. Dean Wilson.
- Ida May Gayman found alive
- YAKIMA (Wednesday 10-8-98)--Yakima County Sheriff's deputies say
- 86-year old Ida May Gayman has been found after about 18 hours.
- Deputies said they located her at about 11 p.m. yesterday about a half mile from her group home. She reportedly suffered from hypothermia and was hospitalized.
- Ida May also reportedly suffers from dementia. She walked away from the group home at 2602 Ahtanum Road between 4 and 7 a.m. yesterday. Sheriff's deputies thanked Yakima County Search and Rescue and all others who helped locate Mrs. Gayman.
- 86-year-old lady lost in Yakima
- YAKIMA (Wednesday 10-7-98)--Eighty-five-year old Ida May Gayman walked away from her home in the 2600 block of Ahtanum Road early today. Officials this afternoon indicated they haven't a clue about her whereabouts.
- Mrs. Gayman is 5'5" inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. She is possibly wearing a blue flowered shirt, navy blue pants and black loafers.
- She walked away from a group home at 2602 Ahtanum Road sometime between 4 and 7 a.m. today. She reportedly suffers from dementia. Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts are urged to call the Yakima County Sheriff's office at (509) 574-2500.