Thursday, December 3, 2009

Sunnyside- 3 arrested after traffic stop of cracked windshield

SUNNYSIDE, Wash. -- A traffic stop for a defective windshield Tuesday afternoon ended with the arrests of three Sunnyside men for outstanding warrants, and one of them for unlawful possession of a firearm.

About 2 p.m., a Sunnyside officer pulled over a 2000 silver Chevrolet Malibu for a defective windshield, police said in a news release Thursday. The driver and two passengers were arrested for outstanding warrants.

The 28-year-old passenger in the rear seat had two 45-caliber unfired bullets and four more on the seat near him, police said.

Using a search warrant, officers found in the car a scale, two small Baggies of marijuana and a loaded 45-caliber Springfield Arms 1911, police said.

Police plan to seek charges of unlawful possession of a firearm against the passenger. (Pedro Baltazar Flores)

Police will seek charges of driving with a suspended license for the 25-year-old driver.

-- Ross Courtney

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/12/03/sunnyside-traffic-stop-yields-three-arrests

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