News Releases
One Person Dead and Two Others Injured After Fight at Race Street Party
Posted by Randy BeehlerA 22-year-old man died after being shot in the chest during a party at a house in the 600 block of East Race Street early Sunday morning. A 28-year-old man received a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his pelvic area during the fight and a 27-year-old woman who was hit in the head during the fight … Read More
Suspect Who Threatened Family Members Arrested
Posted by Randy BeehlerYakima Police Department (“YPD”) officers arrested at 29-year-old man this afternoon after he made threats to harm family members. Officers responded to a 9-1-1 call at about 2:00 pm today that came from a house at 802 N. 40th Avenue. The caller, a family member of the man who was arrested, told a 9-1-1 call … Read More
Subway Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested – Confesses
Posted by Randy BeehlerCasimiro Gutiérrez, a 26-year-old Yakima man suspected of having robbed a local Subway sandwich shop at gunpoint on Sunday, November 25th, was arrested by Yakima police at a house in the 1100 block of South 8th Street at about 8:00 pm on Monday, November 26th. While being interviewed by police, Gutiérrez confessed to the Sunday … Read More
Armed Robbery Suspect Shot At by YPD Sergeant While Attempting to Flee
Posted by Randy BeehlerOn Sunday, November 25th shortly after 7:30 pm, a suspected armed robber was shot at by a Yakima Police Department (“YPD”) sergeant while attempting to flee from the sergeant. The suspect fled the scene and remains at large. It is not known if the suspect was struck by the shot fired by the YPD sergeant. … Read More
Accident Involving Yakima Police Patrol Car Results in Only Minor Injuries
Posted by Randy BeehlerOn Tuesday, November 20th at about 5:00 pm, a Yakima police officer sustained minor injuries when his patrol car was hit by another vehicle at the intersection of South 3rd Avenue and West Walnut Street. While heading south on 3rd Avenue, the Yakima Police Department (“YPD”) Ford Explorer driven by YPD Officer Travis Shephard was … Read More
Yakima Police Invite Business Owners to Learn About Safety
Posted by Randy BeehlerIn response to a recent spike in the number of armed robberies occurring in Yakima, the Yakima Police Department (“YPD”) is sponsoring a free informational meeting aimed at helping improve safety at local businesses. YPD staff will host the meeting tonight (Monday, November 19th) beginning at 6:00 pm in the YPD training room located at … Read More
Yakima Man Struck By Vehicle in Intersection
Posted by Randy BeehlerOn Sunday, November 18th at approximately 2:30 pm, Yakima police officers responded to a report of a pedestrian having been struck by a vehicle at the intersection of West Lincoln Avenue and North 5th Avenue. Preliminary details indicate that a 60-year-old man was in the south crosswalk when a minivan driven by a 45-year-old man … Read More
Two Mini-Marts Robbed at Gunpoint
Posted by Randy BeehlerArmed robberies were reported at two mini-markets in Yakima Saturday morning. At about 7:30 am on Saturday, November 17th, Yakima Police Department (“YPD”) officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Food Mart located at 620 North 16th Avenue. The suspect in the robbery of the Food Mart is described as a … Read More
Roadrunner Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested
Posted by Randy BeehlerA 35-year-old Hispanic man has been arrested on suspicion of having committed an armed robbery at a Yakima convenience store on Thursday afternoon. On November 15th at 2:49 pm, an armed robbery was reported at the Roadrunner mini-mart at 1820 S. 3rd Avenue. A single subject robbed the store of an undisclosed amount of cash … Read More
Shopko Foundation Presenting Grant for “Day of Thanks”
Posted by Randy BeehlerYakima Police Community Services will receive a donation tomorrow, Wednesday, for its upcoming “A Day of Thanks” event. The Shopko Foundation will present a $500 check to Yakima Police Community Services at 1:00 pm tomorrow, Wednesday, November 14th at Shopko, 5801 Summitview Avenue. Proceeds from tomorrow’s check presentation at Shopko will be designated for the … Read More
Yakima Police Department K-9 Dexter Passes Away
Posted by Randy BeehlerIt is with great sadness the Yakima Police Department (“YPD”) announces that retired YPD K-9 Dexter passed away on November 9, 2018 at the age of ten from complications of illness. K-9 Dexter served with his partner Officer Mark McKinney for seven years. K-9 Dexter, who was originally from Germany, joined the YPD in February … Read More
Police Investigating Three Armed Robberies That Occurred Wednesday Night
Posted by Randy BeehlerYakima police are investigating three armed robberies that occurred within less than four hours Wednesday evening. At about 7:30 pm, officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Downtown Super Foods store at 316 South 3rd Street. When officers arrived on scene, a cashier at the business told them that a suspect … Read More
Summitview Avenue Convenience Store Robbed at Gunpoint
Posted by Randy BeehlerAt about 12:35 am on Wednesday, November 7th, Yakima police officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at a convenience store at 1512 Summitview Avenue. When officers arrived on scene, a cashier at the business told them that a suspect had entered the store, pointed a gun at the cashier, and demanded money. … Read More
Use of Force Review Board Finds Officer’s Actions Reasonable During Fair Fight
Posted by Randy BeehlerA Use of Force Review board has concluded that Yakima Police Officer Ian Cole’s actions, including the amount of force he used to control and arrest a suspect during a fight at the Central Washington State Fair on the evening of September 23rd, were reasonable. The review board, which was made up of Sunnyside Police … Read More
Woman Allegedly Shot by Grandmother
Posted by Randy BeehlerA 34-year-old Yakima woman died early Monday morning after she was apparently shot by her grandmother in an apartment in the 600 block of North 3rd Street. Yakima police officers responded to a 9-1-1 call at 12:21 am Monday. The call came from an 87-year-old woman who told the 9-1-1 call taker she had shot … Read More
Project Safe Neighborhoods is Working
Posted by Yakima Police DepartmentU. S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Eastern District of Washington PRESS RELEASE U.S. ATTORNEY JOSEPH H. HARRINGTON ANNOUNCES PROGRESS IN MAKING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFER THROUGH PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS Spokane – Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, observed that one year ago, the Department of Justice announced … Read More
Interim Chief Issues Statement on Incident at CWSF
Posted by Yakima Police DepartmentThe Yakima Police Department has been made aware of a video posting that involves a Yakima Police officer using force while effecting an arrest last night. Maintaining public trust is one of our highest priorities, and in doing so, investigators will be collecting all available evidence as it pertains to a use of force review. … Read More
YPD To Sell Ribbons to Fight Breast Cancer
Posted by Yakima Police DepartmentThe 2018 Central Washington State Fair opens today in Yakima and the Yakima Police Department (“YPD”) once again will have a booth at the 10-day event. The YPD booth will be across from the Pepsi Plaza and during the entire fair community members will be able to purchase a special pink ribbon to … Read More
West Chestnut Homicide Release
Posted by Yakima Police DepartmentWest Chestnut Homicide News Release At 2:09 Thursday morning, Yakima Police (“YPD”) officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 700 block of West Chestnut. When officers arrived, they found a 52-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds. He was quickly taken to Astria Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased. The … Read More
Yakima Police Introduces Safecam
Posted by Yakima Police DepartmentThe Yakima Police Department (“YPD”) has introduced a new community action program designed to help solve crimes faster. SafeCam is a program that allows business owners, tenants, and homeowners the opportunity to register their personal security cameras with the YPD. Video surveillance is one of the best ways for catching criminals and convicting suspects who … Read More
Man Dies After Assaulting Woman
Posted by Yakima Police Department***UPDATE*** NEW INFORMATION Based on new information obtained by Yakima Police Department detectives, the death of a 57-year old man who died last night is not being ruled a homicide, at this time. The man died after he was assaulted after several people attempted to stop him from assaulting a woman. Preliminary autopsy results … Read More
Unitentional Homicide
Posted by Yakima Police Department5/30/18 News Release Yakima Police (“YPD”) Investigators have determined that a shooting which occurred on Saturday, May 26th was an unintentional homicide. YPD Detectives were able to interview all of the men who were inside of the vehicle at the time of the shooting and identified a 19-year-old man who fired … Read More
Domestic Violence Homicide
Posted by Yakima Police DepartmentNews Release 5/29/18 On April 8th, 2018 at approximately 2:20 AM the Yakima Fire Department responded to a medical incident of an unresponsive subject in the 200 block of Chisholm Trail. It was initially reported that the adult male patient was not breathing and CPR was in progress. Yakima Police Department (“YPD”) Officers that … Read More
Gunshot Victim Found in Car
Posted by Yakima Police Department5/27/18 News Release on Homicide On 05-26-18 at approximately 2042 hrs, 9-1-1 received a report of a gunshot victim who was being transported by a private vehicle on Fair Avenue. The vehicle pulled into a parking lot in the 10 block of North Fair Avenue. Police made contact with a 29 year old Hispanic … Read More
REPORT A CRIME OR INCIDENT ONLINE
Posted by Yakima Police DepartmentThe Yakima Police Department’s (“YPD”) Online Police Reporting System is available on the YPD website, Yakimapolice.org. “Cop Logic,” allows anyone to conveniently submit a non-emergency incident from any internet-enabled PC or mobile device through this web-based online reporting system and immediately print a copy of the police report for free. The system is available 24 … Read More