Friday, October 25, 2013

Granger Family Defeats Carjacking Intruder

Granger Family Defeats Carjacking Intruder

October 23, 2013  Yakima Herald-Republic reports 27-year-old Richard Yallup of Toppenish carjacked a car in Sunnyside, and led police on a high-speed chase in which patrol cars were rammed, injuring a Sunnyside officer. The suspect also fired at an officer who returned fire. Then he shot his way into their farm house that night, injuring a woman and holding her husband and two adult sons at gunpoint. The husband pushed the gun aside long enough for his sons to overpower the man. Then SWAT officers rushed and arrested Yallup who is in jail. The suspect has a long history of stealing cars and fleeing police


Source: Family overpowers armed intruder after carjacking, chase  By Associated Press Published: Oct 25, 2013 at 6:51 AM PDT

GRANGER, Wash. (AP) - The Yakima County sheriff's office says a Granger family overpowered an armed man who had taken them hostage after a carjacking and high-speed chase from Sunnyside.

The Yakima Herald-Republic reports the suspect, 27-year-old Richard Yallup of Toppenish, didn't know the family when he shot his way into their farm house Wednesday night, injuring a woman and holding her husband and two adult sons at gunpoint.

The husband was able to push the gun aside long enough for his sons to overpower the man and SWAT officers to rush in.

It began with the carjacking in Sunnyside and a high-speed chase in which patrol cars were rammed, injuring a Sunnyside officer. The suspect also fired at an officer who returned fire.






Family overpowers armed intruder after carjacking, chase


GRANGER, Wash. (AP) - The Yakima County sheriff's office says a Granger family overpowered an armed man who had taken them hostage after a carjacking and high-speed chase from Sunnyside.

The Yakima Herald-Republic reports the suspect, 27-year-old Richard Yallup of Toppenish, didn't know the family when he shot his way into their farm house Wednesday night, injuring a woman and holding her husband and two adult sons at gunpoint.

The husband was able to push the gun aside long enough for his sons to overpower the man and SWAT officers to rush in.

It began with the carjacking in Sunnyside and a high-speed chase in which patrol cars were rammed, injuring a Sunnyside officer. The suspect also fired at an officer who returned fire.

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