It 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
A road repair project will impact traffic on a section of Yakima Avenue for part of each day on Tuesday, November 13th and Wednesday, November 14th. As a result of the project, traffic on the section of Yakima Avenue between North Front Street and 1st Street will be restricted to one lane in each direction
A road repair project will impact traffic on a section of D Street for part of each day on Tuesday, November 13th and Wednesday, November 14th. As a result of the project, the section of D Street between Naches Avenue and 4th Street will be closed on November 13th and November 14th from 7:00 am
The Yakima City Council will hold its next regular meeting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, November 13th in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the November 6th regular meeting include: Conducting the first of two public hearings on the proposed 2019 City of Yakima budget Hearing a presentation
A 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
The initial results of the 2018 General Election indicate Yakima voters are saying a definitive “no” to the question of whether to build a downtown plaza on property currently being used as a parking lot. The first count of ballots released by the Yakima County Auditor’s office shows 69.69% of Yakima voters voting no on
A stormwater maintenance project will impact traffic on a section of 32nd Avenue from Tuesday, November 6th through Thursday, November 8th. As a result of the project, 32nd Avenue will be closed between Webster Avenue and Arlington Street from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm each day while the project is ongoing. Detour routes around the
A fire hydrant installation project will result in traffic restrictions on Pacific Avenue between Fair Avenue and 13th Street from Monday, November 5th through Friday, November 9th. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm each day. Pacific Avenue will be closed to eastbound traffic in the project area.
At about 12:45 am on Friday, November 2nd, Yakima police officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at a business in the 300 block of West Mead Avenue. When officers arrived on scene, a cashier at the business told them that two suspects had entered the business. According to the cashier, one suspect
Just after 9:00 pm on Thursday, November 1st, Yakima police officers responded to an alarm from a business in the 300 block of South 3rd Street. When officers arrived on scene, a cashier at the business told them that a lone armed suspect had entered the store, pointed a gun at the cashier, and demanded
