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YAKIMA, Wash. — Police say two known gang members are in custody after stealing a car at gunpoint near State Fair Park late Thursday afternoon.
Forced out of his car, the owner told police the robbers fired at him as he fled on foot.
He was not injured.
Police later arrested the two juvenile suspects, including one found hiding in a garbage can at 403 N. Seventh St.
The juveniles are 14 and 15 years old, Capt. Greg Copeland said this morning.
According to a news release issued late last night, the incident occurred about 6 p.m. when three men approached the driver as he sat in his car near the fairgrounds.
The victim later flagged down a police officer to report the theft.
Arriving officers spotted the 1990 red Honda Acura fleeing on North Fair Avenue. The release said officers later found the vehicle abandoned in the 300 block of North Eighth Street.
A K-9 unit tracked one of the suspects to the garbage can. Gang enforcement officers later arrested a second suspect. No details of that arrest were provided.
Police are continuing to search for the third person.
-- David Lester
Police later arrested the two men, including one found hiding in a garbage can at 403 N. Seventh St.
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At least that gang member went back to where he came from.
Hahaha, I would love to be there when these wimps get thrown into the adult jail or prison for the first time. Not so tough anymore.
Report ViolationYea right the system wont do much to them. Maybe a little juve time and get free meals, play games and watch soap operas. There's never enough justice around here.
Report ViolationI think they need to take these juvenile offenders and have them on chain gangs. Clean up the city, cover up graffiti.
Report Violationrheitzm....
No can do....that would be considered cruel. Juveniles get to rack up a bunch of points before the judges even begin to impose any kind of harsher punishment, which usually consists of 30 days. The average stay is 10 to 15 days. I say toss the parent in with the kid for 10 or 15 days and make them go through a "bonding class"....ha! Yeah...I know...no can do!
This happened right around where my sister lives. What's sad is the system has not only failed these kids but the parents that are trying to help them and before you say parents dont care...i am one of them. My son has been getting involved with the wrong crowd...when i brought it personally to the police attn they arrested him. Even with all the evidence i handed over myself they still dropped the charges against my son. As a mother i am so disappointed in the court system. Where i was trying to teach my son a lesson...the courts did the opposite. I wonder if they realize just how bad that was.
Report ViolationPut 'em back in the garbage can to "do his time".
Many parents expect everybody else to raise their kids. First babysitters, then school teachers, then they are left at home alone after school when they are a little older older. When the schools want to discipline the kids, the parents say no or sue the schools. The kids get into trouble and the parents wonder why and blame the "system".
However, I will say that they need to change the legal "system" back to what it used to be - put juvenile justice back into the hands of local judges and prohibit the over-zealous ACLU from interfering. The State's liberal and erroneous policy of juvenile justice is obviously not working. The "Village" concept can't properly raise children, parents have to raise their own. It takes a lot of work to raise kids - especially now. Some people just shouldn't have any.
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