Month: May 2019...

Social Media Post Showing Gun Leads to Arrests of Two Students

Two 16-year-old Eisenhower High School students were arrested today after a social media post showing a recent photo of one of the students with a handgun in his lap while… Read More

Meet Your YPD District Officer Event Set for Tuesday, June 4th

Community members will have two opportunities to meet Yakima Police Department (YPD) officers assigned to Districts 4 and 5 during an event on Tuesday, June 4th. The “Meet Your District… Read More

Yakima Police Urge Community to be Aware of Apparent Phone Scam

The Yakima Police Department (YPD) is encouraging community members to be wary of an apparent scam that involves callers requesting payment to the YPD over the phone. “The YPD does… Read More

Victim of Homicide near 6th Avenue and Gordon Road Identified

Yakima police have identified the victim of a homicide that occurred on Friday (May 10th) evening as 32-year-old Ruben Emilio Sanchez. Sanchez’ body was found by Yakima police officers around… Read More

Body of Shooting Victim Found Near 6th Avenue and Gordon Road

The body of a man who had been shot several times was found by Yakima police officers late Friday night near 6th Avenue and Gordon Road. The name of the… Read More