NION GAP, Wash. -- Police are continuing their investigation into a Saturday drive-by-shooting in which an 18-year-old man was struck but not seriously injured.
About 2:15 a.m. Saturday, police said they responded to a call about shots fired in the 2100 block of South Fourth Avenue, and learned that a man suffering from a gunshot wound had been taken to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.
The man was struck in the leg by a small caliber round, but it didn't penetrate his skin, police said.
Police said the shooters fled the scene before they arrived, and believe the shooting was the work of rival gang members. No other injuries were reported.
Detectives are working leads and ask anyone with information about the shooting to call the Union Gap Police Department at 248-0430, police said.
- Phil Ferolito
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/04/19/minor-injuries-reported-in-weekend-drive-by-shooting
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Union Gap police shoot armed suspect
UNION GAP--Police officers shoot an armed gunman in the line of duty.
Union Gap Police Chief Robert Almeida tells KNDO officers were dispatched to the 3800 block of Second Avenue shortly before 11:00 a.m. Sunday. The situation was initially described as a domestic incident, but Almeida was unable to immediately confirm that.
According to Almeida, two male officers shot at the suspect, an armed juvenile, hitting him once in the midsection. The suspect was taken to a local hospital; his condition was not immediately available.
Almeida declined to identify the officers, but said they will be placed on administrative leave until the investigation is completed. Placing officers on leave after a shooting is standard procedure.
Watch KNDO tonight at 6:00 or 11:00 p.m. for more information.
http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=11909673
Union Gap police shoot armed teenager
UNION GAP, Wash. -- The injuries to a teenager who was shot by Union Gap police officers this morning are not considered life-threatening, authorities said.
Officers said they shot at the teenager — who is believed to be 16 or 17 — after he pointed a hand gun at them in front of his home in the 3800 block of South Second Street, according Union Gap police.
Few details have been released so far.
Police Chief Robert Almeida said two male officers were called to the home about 10:53 a.m. after a report of an armed man making threats there.
“The officers set up properly and approached the house,” Almeida said. “The suspect apparently engaged the officers in communication outside the home. The officers were then forced to fire on the suspect. He did have a weapon in his hand.”
The teenager’s name, age or condition has not been released. Almeida said he believes officers shot the teenager in the abdomen. An ambulance took the teen to an area hospital.
“We don’t have exact details of what was happening at the home” before officers arrived, Almeida said. “It has been several years for the Union Gap Police Department where we’ve had an officer-involved shooting.”
The Yakima Police Depart will investigate the shooting and the officers will be placed on administrative leave. Neither were hurt, Almeida added.
After the shooting, witnesses said, officers brought out a second man inside the home in handcuffs. Police have not released any information on the arrest.
Neighbors said a family of four lives in the single-story rental at the corner of Second and California streets.
One 16-year-old girl who lives down the block said the wounded teenager is her friend.
“I’ve known him since first grade. I know his whole family,” said Joy Potter, adding that the teenager is a junior at Selah High School. “This is ridiculous. I came back from church and all the cops were here.”
Within 15 minutes of the shooting, authorities — including officers from the Yakima Police Department and Yakima County Sheriff’s Office — had taped off two blocks around the scene.
“I live around the corner,” said one neighbor, Mike Kask, 56, who said he heard about a dozen gunshots. “By the time I ran outside they basically had the scene roped off and told me to go back inside for my own safety.”
The neighborhood had calmed a few hours after the shooting, although the caution tape stayed up as officers photographed the scene and looked for shell casings.
“It’s usually really quiet around here. There’s graffiti here, but even that’s cut down,” said Diane Mayer, who lives a few houses away. “But usually I stay to myself and don’t mess with my neighbors.”
— Melissa Sánchez
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/01/31/teenager-shot-by-union-gap-police
Officers said they shot at the teenager — who is believed to be 16 or 17 — after he pointed a hand gun at them in front of his home in the 3800 block of South Second Street, according Union Gap police.
Few details have been released so far.
Police Chief Robert Almeida said two male officers were called to the home about 10:53 a.m. after a report of an armed man making threats there.
“The officers set up properly and approached the house,” Almeida said. “The suspect apparently engaged the officers in communication outside the home. The officers were then forced to fire on the suspect. He did have a weapon in his hand.”
The teenager’s name, age or condition has not been released. Almeida said he believes officers shot the teenager in the abdomen. An ambulance took the teen to an area hospital.
“We don’t have exact details of what was happening at the home” before officers arrived, Almeida said. “It has been several years for the Union Gap Police Department where we’ve had an officer-involved shooting.”
The Yakima Police Depart will investigate the shooting and the officers will be placed on administrative leave. Neither were hurt, Almeida added.
After the shooting, witnesses said, officers brought out a second man inside the home in handcuffs. Police have not released any information on the arrest.
Neighbors said a family of four lives in the single-story rental at the corner of Second and California streets.
One 16-year-old girl who lives down the block said the wounded teenager is her friend.
“I’ve known him since first grade. I know his whole family,” said Joy Potter, adding that the teenager is a junior at Selah High School. “This is ridiculous. I came back from church and all the cops were here.”
Within 15 minutes of the shooting, authorities — including officers from the Yakima Police Department and Yakima County Sheriff’s Office — had taped off two blocks around the scene.
“I live around the corner,” said one neighbor, Mike Kask, 56, who said he heard about a dozen gunshots. “By the time I ran outside they basically had the scene roped off and told me to go back inside for my own safety.”
The neighborhood had calmed a few hours after the shooting, although the caution tape stayed up as officers photographed the scene and looked for shell casings.
“It’s usually really quiet around here. There’s graffiti here, but even that’s cut down,” said Diane Mayer, who lives a few houses away. “But usually I stay to myself and don’t mess with my neighbors.”
— Melissa Sánchez
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/01/31/teenager-shot-by-union-gap-police
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Machete-robbers arrested
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.
http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/80380747.html
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.
http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/80380747.html
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Union Gap man gives cop conscussion
YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Union Gap man arrested in connection with a Thursday night incident that injured a Yakima police officer may face a first-degree assault charge, police said Friday.
The 22-year-old suspect was being held in the Yakima County jail without bail due to an unrelated case.
The officer, Geoff Gronewald, was released from Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Friday afternoon, but it was uncertain when he will return to duty.
He suffered bumps, bruises and a concussion after he tried to prevent a man from driving away after Gronewald pulled over a pickup.
He stopped the truck on 10th Avenue south of Washington Avenue because officers had been searching for the passenger, police said.
Against Gronewald's instructions, the driver had left the truck, Lt. Mike Merryman said. He was apparently trying to distract officers so that the passenger could flee in the truck, Merryman said.
When Gronewald reached into the truck to arrest the passenger, the man managed to put the truck in gear and take off, police said.
The truck traveled about 200 feet before plowing through a yard and into a porch, landing on one car and tipping into another, police said.
Gronewald was knocked unconscious inside the truck, where he remained briefly until a passerby alerted police that he was still inside.
Officers caught and arrested the suspect nearby. Initial reports that the original driver fled were incorrect, police said. He was arrested on suspicion of obstructing police.
The main suspect will not make a court appearance in the assault case until next week. Besides probation violations he was being held on, he faces trial in theft, identity theft and residential burglary cases.
He was to be in court Friday in connection with those cases, but he told jail officials he was sick.
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/11/20/11-21-09-officer-assault
The 22-year-old suspect was being held in the Yakima County jail without bail due to an unrelated case.
The officer, Geoff Gronewald, was released from Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Friday afternoon, but it was uncertain when he will return to duty.
He suffered bumps, bruises and a concussion after he tried to prevent a man from driving away after Gronewald pulled over a pickup.
He stopped the truck on 10th Avenue south of Washington Avenue because officers had been searching for the passenger, police said.
Against Gronewald's instructions, the driver had left the truck, Lt. Mike Merryman said. He was apparently trying to distract officers so that the passenger could flee in the truck, Merryman said.
When Gronewald reached into the truck to arrest the passenger, the man managed to put the truck in gear and take off, police said.
The truck traveled about 200 feet before plowing through a yard and into a porch, landing on one car and tipping into another, police said.
Gronewald was knocked unconscious inside the truck, where he remained briefly until a passerby alerted police that he was still inside.
Officers caught and arrested the suspect nearby. Initial reports that the original driver fled were incorrect, police said. He was arrested on suspicion of obstructing police.
The main suspect will not make a court appearance in the assault case until next week. Besides probation violations he was being held on, he faces trial in theft, identity theft and residential burglary cases.
He was to be in court Friday in connection with those cases, but he told jail officials he was sick.
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/11/20/11-21-09-officer-assault
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