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CRIME & SAFETY
Man arrested following SWAT standoff in Zillah
ZILLAH, Wash. - A 65-year-old man in Zillah was arrested on Mon., July 15 on charges of assault, felony harassment and resisting arrest following a standoff with Yakima Valley Regional Swat, according to a press release.
Red Light Fiascos: Yakima Police Identify Top 3 Intersections
Over the last 2 years Yakima Police have investigated hundreds of vehicle crashes in what the department calls "red light violations." Now they've named the top three intersections where most of the crashes are happening. WHEN YOU SEE A YELLOW LIGHT TO YOU STOP OR SPEED UP?. Officers say many...
Transient Drug Addict Sentenced for Multiple Thefts
YAKIMA- Jeremy Dean Kimbrell, a 42-years-old transient drug addict with a history of felonies has been sentenced to almost five years imprisonment. Dean was accused of impersonating a Salvation Army bell ringer in December 2023, when he fraudulently collected nearly $9 from the public, which was turned over to the Salvation Army.
Suspect Arrested for Robbing Yakima Gun Store, Fleeing with Shotgun
A 21-year-old man is facing a robbery charge after police say he stole a shotgun from a local gun store on Saturday. Yakima Police say the 21-year-old suspect, identified as Cregan Antonson walked into T&T Shooters Supply on north 6th Avenue just before 12:00 pm on Saturday and asked to purchase a 12-gauge shotgun. The employee then pulled a shotgun, valued at $300 from the store gun rack and handed it to Antonson. Police say that's when the suspect told the employee, "sorry boss but I forgot my money."
Two brush fires burn near Yakima/Selah I-82 interchange
SELAH, Wash. - Fire crews responded to two different brush fires near the Yakima/Selah I-82 interchange on Tuesday. Selah Fire Chief Jim Lange says both fires are under control and burned in areas that were difficult to access due to thick vegetation. On the east side of I-82, one fire...
Prosecutors Drop charges Against Elderly Central Washington man Accused of Shooting Wife in 2023
A Wapato man will not be tried in the shooting death of his wife. Yakima County prosecutors dropped first- and second-degree manslaughter charges against Donald Leroy Lawrence, 81, in late June, according to records filed in Yakima County Superior Court. In the order, Deputy Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney Amy Yarger...
Kennewick man arrested on suspicion of stealing shotgun from Yakima gun store at gunpoint
A Kennewick man is accused of stealing a shotgun from a Yakima gun shop after loading and pointing the gun at the shopkeeper. Police went to T&T Shooter’s Supply 308 N. Sixth Ave., around 11:50 a.m. Saturday for a report of a gun theft. The store’s owner told police that a man asked to buy a 12-gauge shotgun, and after the man showed his driver’s license, the owner handed him a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun to inspect, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Community Q&A: Anna Olson, Yakima police victim services coordinator
In the past, domestic violence victims seeking help from the Yakima police would get pamphlets on what resources were available to them. But now the help is more personalized. Anna Olson was recently hired as the department’s first victim services coordinator. She meets with domestic violence victims and helps them get the help they need, making sure they are safe and guiding them through a system that is unfamiliar to many of them.
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