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Yakima Police Looking for Fish & Wildlife Building Suspect

Yakima police are continuing to search for a suspect in a burglary of the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife building in Yakima that took place in early January…. Read More

Homicide at North 1st Street Hotel

On Tuesday, January 11 at about 10:40pm, Yakima police responded to a 9-1-1 call about a male having been shot at the Yakima Inn hotel (1022 N 1st Street). When… Read More

Yakima Police Arrest Prolific Package Thief

During the past week, the Yakima Police Department (YPD) received numerous calls from community members complaining of someone stealing packages in Yakima and Union Gap.  The YPD initiated an investigation… Read More

Grocery Store Theft Leads to Arrest of Suspect After Lengthy Standoff

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

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