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YSO--Yakima County Sheriff May 99 Check YVN Archives for past Yakima Sheriff's stories
- Motorhome kills elderly man
- YAKIMA (Sunday 5-16-99)---Orville Ormiston, 85, was killed at 6:25 p.m. today, when he attempted to repair his motorhome by crawling underneath it while the engine was running.
- Deputies said Mr. and Mrs. Ormiston had returned from a trip. While putting the motorhome in their shop at Wide Hollow and Cottonwood Rds., the vehicle wouldn't shut off.
- Officers said Mr. Ormiston was under the vehicle attempting to fix the problem when the vehicle moved into gear, then ran over and killed him.
- Sgt. P.B. Wilson notified next-of-kin about the tragedy.
- Officers seek help after burglaries
- YAKIMA (Wednesday 5-12-99)---The YSO is looking for citizen help to identify thieves after two separate residential burglaries in the county, according to reports.
- Officers described the burglars and their cars:
- Vehicle #1: The driver is described at a white male about 5' 10" tall and 175 pounds. His accomplice is a dark-complexioned male 5' 6" tall and 140 pounds. The vehicle is described as a shiny silver, mid-sized, 80s four-door.
- Vehicle #2: The driver's description isn't available, but the accomplice is described as a white female in her 20s with reddish blonde hair. They were driving a burgundy, mid-sized, 80s Pontiac two-door officers said.
- Lt. Dean Wilson urged those with information to call the Sheriff's Office at (509) 574-2500 as soon as possible. Wilson is at (509) 966-3765.
- Thugs rob, tie up woman at home
- YAKIMA (Tuesday 5-12-99)---Robbers broke into the home of a woman in the area of Watkins and Naches Heights Roads just before 5 a.m. today and made off with an undetermined amount of goods, deputies said.
- Deputies learned the woman had been confronted by four men after her husband left for work at about 3:45 a.m. Minutes later, she heard foot steps coming up the stairs. She assumed it was her husband, and rose to investigate.
- She said she was met as her bedroom door by a very large man with a gun, who was wearing a mask and gloves.
- She said the other three men were Hispanic, but they didn't wear masks or gloves. But they wouldn't allow her to put on her glasses, so she couldn't see any of them clearly.
- Deputies figured the intruders came in through a kitchen window. They apparently searched the entire home for valuables, while watching the woman closely.
- When they were finished, they bound the woman and left her in a bathtub, without harming her, deputies said. Due to wind machine noise nearby, the woman was unable to hear a vehicle leave. She freed herself and called for help.
- Lt. Dan Garcia said deputies at this time have no leads, but are investigating the incident.