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- Shooting accident wounds man
- YAKIMA (Tuesday, 11-24-98)--A unnamed 17-year old man living at 1820 Riverside Rd., Yakima, reportedly shot and injured himself at 3 p.m. today while getting ready for a hunting trip.
- Sheriff's deputies said the victim was transported to Yakima's Memorial Hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
- The victim and his 17-year old girlfriend reported the shooting was accidentally self inflicted, according to Deputy Ken Talkington.
- Car hits cow;Wapato man injured
- WHITE SWAN (Sunday 11-22-98)--David Jeronimo, 24, of Wapato was injured when his 1997 Honda Civic connected with a cow in the roadway at 2 a.m. today in the 700 block of N. White Swan Rd.
- Jeronimo reportedly was traveling south when his car hit the cow. The animal was thrown partially through the windshield injuring Jeronimo.
- Sheriff's deputies said Jeronimo suffered a broken left hand and nose, plus multiple scrapes and abrasions. He was transported by ambulance to Yakima's Memorial Hospital.
- Mystery kid blows up Pepsi machine
- WAPATO (Wednesday 11-20-98)---Used to be a Pepsi machine by Wayne's Tire Store until a 16-year old kid blew it up in an explosion that rattled windows five blocks away.
- Wapato police said officers were patrolling near N. Camas Avenue and Donald Road when they spotted a Hispanic kid standing by the Pepsi machine at about 8:20 p.m.
- When the kid saw them, he fled northbound on foot. After he was out of sight "there was an explosion" police said. The $7,000 pop machine was destroyed.
- After a short chase, cops collared the kid, took him into custody, then later released him to his parents. Wapato PD's policy is not to release the name of juveniles until they're arraigned in juvenile court.
- Other officials said "dynamite man" is a student at Wapato High School.
- Girl victim of home invasion
- SUNNYSIDE (Tuesday 11-17-98)---A 14-year old white girl was assaulted and injured at about 8 p.m. today after masked thugs broke into her home at 750 Midvale Rd.
- Police said suspects entered her home, struck her on the head and back with a baseball bat, then bound her hands and feet with duct tape. Thugs then threw a blanket over her head, and told her a bomb was taped to her body. Then they ransacked the girl's home.
- The girl was found this way when her mother came home from work. The bomb turned out to be an electrical battery charger, which was taped to the girl's left arm. The girl suffered bruises to her head and back, according to Deputy Derek Artz.
- Wife shoots husband; he lives
- YAKIMA (FRIDAY 11-13-98)--Sheriff's deputies received a call at 9 p.m. this evening from a woman who told them she'd just shot her husband, Gregory Kaiser, 40, of Selah.
- Deputies entered a residence in the 11800 block of Tieton Drive and found Kaiser, who had suffered several gunshot wounds.
- Kaiser was taken to Providence Medical Center in Yakima, where officials said he was in surgery and in stable condition.
- Deputies said no immediate arrests were made at the scene, but later arrested a suspect, who was due for a preliminary hearing Nov. 17.
- The phone book lists Marda Kaiser as Gregory's wife.
Tractor accident injures worker
- YAKIMA (TUESDAY 11-10-98)--A Yakima man was injured when his tractor rolled over an embankment around 5 p.m. Monday, deputies said.
- The accident occurred in the 200 block of Wickersham Rd. Injured was Thomas Tilley, who suffered bruises and abrasions.
Deputies said Tilley was driving a '69 Ford tractor and spraying in an orchard. He reportedly steered to avoid the trees, and came too close to the embankment.
- His tires slid over the side. The tractor rolled, and came to rest upside down, pinning him underneath. He couldn't free himself and yelled for help. Neighbors called fire and ambulance personnel, deputies said.
- Tilley was transported to Yakima Memorial Hospital by Advanced Life Systems ambulance service.
West Valley hunter found dead
- WHITE PASS (Thursday 11-5-98)--A West Valley man was found dead yesterday after he was reported missing in the Tieton Pass area near Crest Trail south of White Pass, according to deputies.
- Maylon Zeigler, 63, was about five miles into the wilderness from the trailhead at the end of U.S. Forest Service Rd. 1207 off Tieton Road.
- Search and Rescue volunteers worked most of the night to find Zeigler, but he was found by his son, deputies said.