- Police
seize drugs, $20,000 in stolen tools during
Mabton raid
- MABTON (Friday
1-1-99)---Police this afternoon seized $2,000 in
drugs and $15-20,000 in stolen tools after
getting a warrant to search a home here. Three
Mabton men and one from Portland were arrested
in the bust.
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- Sunnyside Det. Sgt.
Jim Rivard said the warrant was served after
they received a tip about drugs being sold at
510 Fern St.
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- Police reportedly
found three ounces of methamphetamines in the
home with a street value of $1,500 to
$2,000.
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- Officers also
discovered a large quantity of tools stolen from
a burglary of Johnson's Concentrate in
Sunnyside. Included were tool chests, a steam
cleaner, power tools, specialty tools and a gas
welder valued at $15-20,000.
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- Investigations led
to the arrest of Rick Siller, 28, of 510 Fern
St. and Charles Payne, 30, of 2021 Green Valley
Rd., both Mabton; and Gabriel Abalos, 20, of
Portland OR.
Siller was charged with
possession of methamphetamines with intent to
deliver and first degree possession of stolen
property. Payne was charged with possessing stolen
property, and Abalos was charged with marijuana
possession, police said.
The three are custody
at Yakima County Jail, and due for arraignment Jan.
4.
- Sunnyside
man nabbed for rape
SUNNYSIDE (Friday
1-1-99)---A Sunnyside man was arrested at 2:45 p.m.
today on charges of raping a 17-year old woman
during a party at 206 E. Lincoln Ave., according to
police.
Tomas
Cerda, Jr.,
18, of 917 E. Harrison Ave., was identified by the
woman as the person who committed the rape, police
said. They reportedly knew each other.
YVN presently does not
release victims' names, unless charges prove to be
false.
Police said they
approached the house where Cerda was last seen. He
reportedly was nabbed by police as he attempted to
flee through the back yard.
Occupants of the house
wouldn't let police process the crime scene and
refused to answer the door, according to Det. Sgt.
Jim Rivard. Police could see persons inside the
house, so they got a search warrant and forced
their way in.
They counted 14 persons
inside the place. As they attempted to process the
crime scene, serveral persons became disorderly and
were arrested, Rivard said.
The victim of the rape
was examined at Sunnyside Community Hospital and
released. Cerda is in custody and will be arraigned
in Superior Court Jan. 4.
Cerda
was charged with 1st degree robbery last August
after three thugs robbed the STM Market at 309
Yakima Valley Highway.
