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YSO--Yakima County Sheriff July 99 Check YVN Archives for past Yakima Sheriff's stories
- Thugs rob Allan's Market
- WAPATO (Tuesday 7-27-99)--Two guys walked into Allan's Market, 160 S. Wapato Rd., and brought two cases of beer to the counter just before 8 p.m. today.
- But when the clerk asked them for identification, they attacked him, according to Sheriff's deputies. Clerk Yong Nam Kim, 33, apparently was unarmed at a time a .44 revolver would have leveled the playing field.
- Thugs beat Kim to the floor using a small piece of pipe and brass knuckles. Then they walked out with the beer, deputies said.
- Deputies arranged to transport Kim to Yakima's Providence Hospital with head injuries, according to reports.
- Deputies later located the suspect vehicle, a red van, in the 800 block of S. Camas St., Wapato. Deputies arrested one of the suspects; the other is still at large.
- Kim described one of the thugs as a Mexican male about 5' 7", thin build, about 150 pounds, wearing black and white clothing and a long-sleeve shirt with dark pants. He is in custody but not named in reports.
- The other suspect, also unnamed, is in his mid 20s, 6'0", medium to large build, wearing a black T-shirt and blue bib overalls, deputies said.
- Both will be charged with first degree robbery according to Sgt. Max James.
Man shot to death at Clear Lake
- YAKIMA (Monday 7-26-99)--A Yakima man was shot and killed at Clear Lake at about noon today, an apparent suicide, according to Sheriff's deputies.
- Peter Jensen, 32, a Union Gap volunteer fireman, died as a result of a gunshot wound to the chest, deputies said. He died at the scene.
- Jensen reportedly was despondent over his impending divorce, and left notes for both his wife and fellow firemen at the Union Gap FD.
- His colleagues found the note left for them and immediately called the Sheriff, said Lt. Daniel Garcia.
Yakima couple injured in collision
- YAKIMA (Tuesday 7-20-99)--A Yakima area man and his wife were injured at 10:30 a.m. today when their car was involved in a collision with a truck at the intersection of Naches Heights and Schuller Grade Roads.
- Ward Hartwell, 86, reportedly stopped at the stop sign on Schuller Grade, then entered Naches Heights Road.
- Deputies said Hartwell's 1992 Subaru was struck in the front by a 1989 GMS flatbed truck driven by August Polster, 28, of Yakima.
- Hartwell and his wife, Mildred, were transported by ambulance to Memorial Hospital, where the extent of their injuries wasn't immediately known, deputies said. No injuries were reported for Polster.
- The Subaru was totaled. The truck received an estimated $5,000 in damage, deputies said. All three reportedly were wearing seatbelts.
- As usual, county provides useless news
- 3 Yakima thugs nabbed in theft
- BUENA (Thursday 7-8-99)--Three Yakima thugs were arrested after a theft at 7 a.m. today from a vehicle parked here in the 800 block of Gilbert Road.
- The incident reportedly started when an unnamed visitor to the Buena residence spotted two thieves removing items from his pick-up truck while two more stood watch. The victim reportedly knew three of the thugs.
- After the theft took place, the victim followed the thugs' car to a Yakima address on North Fifteenth Ave., just south of Fruitvale Blvd., according to deputies. Then he notified the Sheriff's office.
- As deputies arrived, one of the four thugs fled on foot and got away. Deputies booked the other three into Yakima County Jail.
- Deputies said some of the stolen items were recovered from the North Fifteenth residence, but said the Yakima homeowner's link to the suspects hasn't been established. The homeowner, of course, wasn't named either, nor his precise Fifteenth Avenue address.
- Yakima County and most area cities make every effort to protect the privacy of arrested thugs who ply their untaxed "businesses" in our area.
- As always with Sheriff's Dept. news releases, the names of arrestees, their addresses and other pertinent nuts-and-bolts information is carefully left out. The public can't identify thugs even after they're promptly released from jail after booking.
- Rural mailboxes are target
- Mail theft, check forgery on rise
- YAKIMA (Friday 7-9-99)--A rash of county wide mail thefts of bill-paying checks and bank account info is taking place, according to YSO.
- Thugs chemically wash checks or forge two-party checks with customer information. When the check is presented at the bank, records show a valid account number with the customer's name. Bank staff don't ask for identification because the customer's account balance usually will cover the check amount.
- Most victims are unaware of the mail theft until after the the bank notifies them of insufficient funds. Checks return to the issuer with a phony name and different dollar amount on the face.
- "Local agencies are attempting to work together to solve the crimes," according to YSO Deputy Gary Kouba.
- He said rural mailbox flags alert thieves that mail is inside. YSO suggests residents use secure postal boxes or the post office, and to be certain of where they are sending their checks.