Month: November 2021...

Grocery Store Theft Leads to Arrest of Suspect After Lengthy Standoff

November 22, 2021 at 5:24 pm

Earlier today, Yakima SWAT officers arrested 40-year-old Leon Searles after a fourteen-hour standoff at a home in Yakima. Originally, Searles was wanted following his reported involvement in a theft incident… Read More

Yakima Police Corrections Officer Assaulted

November 12, 2021 at 11:45 am

On Thursday, November 11th at approximately 4:30 pm, a Yakima police corrections officer was rendered unconscious when the corrections officer was assaulted by a Yakima Municipal Jail inmate during a… Read More

Two Drive-by Suspects Arrested

November 1, 2021 at 11:06 am

Two men suspected of being involved in a drive-by shooting in mid-October were arrested by Yakima police on Saturday, October 30th.  At about 7:15 pm this past Saturday, a detective… Read More