SELAH -- Three suspected robbers didn't stand much of a chance against a mass of man power and artillery in Selah. A trio of law enforcement agencies surrounded a house on Wenas Avenue, knowing the bandits were inside.
The commotion in Selah started here in Union gap when two machete-wielding robbers tried to knock over Coco's. What the crooks didn't plan on was the clerk pulling a gun.
"It's always dangerous anytime you have somebody that's got a weapon. But evidently he felt he was in a good enough position," explained Union Gap Police Sgt. Larry Worden.
The clerk held one of the suspects until police arrived. And it didn't take long to find the rest of the suspect thieves and their hide out.
Yakima Police Capt. Jeff Schneider was on the scene. "One male was arrested there. They obtained information that others involved in the robbery and possibly involved in the other robberies that have been occurring in the Yakima area were at this house."
With a string of unresolved knife-point robberies in Yakima, police think they've solved at least a few of these cases.
"It looks like the info we have is that all four of them have been involved in one way or another in a string of robberies that have been going on," Capt. Schneider said.
Whether or not these crooks have been sticking up stores all over Yakima remains to be seen. Right now though, they will face charges for this latest knife-point knock-over at the very least.
"The three subjects are being held pending formal charges. They're still under investigation, but we expect formal charges for our Union Gap case shortly," said Sgt. Worden.
Even though this string of robberies never got the chance to escalate into violence, this morning's show of force is a clear indication cops weren't sure if someone in the house might try to use a two-foot machete on one of them.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Selah- another armed robbery
SELAH, Wash. — For the second time this week, an armed robber took cash and cigarettes from a store in the Yakima area.
The incident was reported late Wednesday at the Shell gas station off Interstate 82 near the main gate to the Yakima Training Center.
Yakima County sheriff’s deputies say a man knocked on the store’s locked door just before 11:30 p.m. When an employee opened the door for him, he showed a gun and demanded money.
He received an undisclosed amount of cash and also took the cigarettes before he left, deputies say.
Immediately after, callers reported gunfire in the area. Authorities believe the robber may have fired the shots to intimidate the clerk and a witness at the store.
Deputies, state troopers and training center police soon arrived but could not locate the suspect.
He was described as a clean shaven, light complected Hispanic, in his 20s and about 6 feet tall and 180 pounds. He was wearing a blue stocking cap, black coat and black jeans.
On Monday night, two men armed with machetes robbed the Yakima Walgreens store at 40th and Summitview avenues of cash and cigarettes.
In another robbery in which cash was taken, two men armed with guns held up the Shell station on South First Street in Selah on Tuesday night.
— Mark Morey
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/12/24/man-with-gun-robs-selah-gas-station
The incident was reported late Wednesday at the Shell gas station off Interstate 82 near the main gate to the Yakima Training Center.
Yakima County sheriff’s deputies say a man knocked on the store’s locked door just before 11:30 p.m. When an employee opened the door for him, he showed a gun and demanded money.
He received an undisclosed amount of cash and also took the cigarettes before he left, deputies say.
Immediately after, callers reported gunfire in the area. Authorities believe the robber may have fired the shots to intimidate the clerk and a witness at the store.
Deputies, state troopers and training center police soon arrived but could not locate the suspect.
He was described as a clean shaven, light complected Hispanic, in his 20s and about 6 feet tall and 180 pounds. He was wearing a blue stocking cap, black coat and black jeans.
On Monday night, two men armed with machetes robbed the Yakima Walgreens store at 40th and Summitview avenues of cash and cigarettes.
In another robbery in which cash was taken, two men armed with guns held up the Shell station on South First Street in Selah on Tuesday night.
— Mark Morey
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/12/24/man-with-gun-robs-selah-gas-station
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Selah- gunmen rob store
SELAH, Wash. — Two masked men robbed a Selah gas station at gunpoint on Tuesday night, police say.
The robbery was reported at 10 p.m. at the Shell station in the 300 block of South First Street, according to a news release issued this morning by the Selah Police Department.
The robbers entered the store, displayed handguns and demanded cash, police said. The two employees inside were not hurt.
The pair fled with an undisclosed amount of money. They were driving a small, white two-door car.
The victims described one of the robbers as white, 5 feet 6 inches tall and 130 to 140 pounds. He was wearing a ski mask, red shirt, blue jeans and black boots. The second suspect was also wearing a ski mask, but a detailed description was unavailable.
Anyone with information on the case may call Selah police at 509-698-7347.
— Mark Morey
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/12/23/gunmen-make-off-with-cash-from-selah-gas-station
The robbery was reported at 10 p.m. at the Shell station in the 300 block of South First Street, according to a news release issued this morning by the Selah Police Department.
The robbers entered the store, displayed handguns and demanded cash, police said. The two employees inside were not hurt.
The pair fled with an undisclosed amount of money. They were driving a small, white two-door car.
The victims described one of the robbers as white, 5 feet 6 inches tall and 130 to 140 pounds. He was wearing a ski mask, red shirt, blue jeans and black boots. The second suspect was also wearing a ski mask, but a detailed description was unavailable.
Anyone with information on the case may call Selah police at 509-698-7347.
— Mark Morey
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/12/23/gunmen-make-off-with-cash-from-selah-gas-station
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