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Kittitas (pronounced 'KITT-i-tass') County is located in central Washington State. It spans from the lush forested Cascade Mountains to the upper Yakima River Valley plains and the Columbia River.
Kittitas County, WA - 01/16/2015 - Kittitas Couty Sheriff's Office executed search warrants and made arrests in connection with a Narcotics and Fraud operation in the Cle Elum area.
Over the past few days Kittitas County Sheriff’s Deputies served search warrants on two hotel rooms and vehicles at a hotel on West 1st Street in Cle Elum. The search warrants resulted in the recovery of stolen mail and documents intended to be used for identity theft and fraud. The warrants also resulted in the seizure of burglary tools, check making supplies, check washing supplies and equipment, stolen checks and illegal drugs. The arrests included 33 year old Cle Elum resident Bobbi Jo Coonce and 21 year old Cle Elum resident Christopher A Collins. The investigation also lead to the arrest of 28 year old Cle Elum resident Christopher P Thimsen on outstanding warrants and the seizure of $570 in cash related to drug sales. The investigation is continuing and more arrests and criminal charges related to this incident are expected. The Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind residents to collect their mail as soon as possible and to monitor their banking and credit card activity. For more information on protecting yourself from identity theft, please contact the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office at 509-925-8534
Kittitas County, from the Cascades to the Columbia, and online at http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us
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Contact: Clayton Myers, Undersheriffclay.myers@co.kittitas.wa.us509-925-8534