Crime

A former Snohomish County corrections deputy has been charged with providing homemade chocolate chip cookies in exchange for sexual favors from a female inmate.

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The bikini barista controversy has pretty much subsided in Yakima, but the scantily clad ladies are still serving coffee, and possibly more, in Snohomish County.

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How is the fight against graffiti going? Are we making headway with gangs? How about car theft?

Yakima's Police Chief, Dominic Rizzi, was a guest Wednesday on KIT's Mike Bastinelli show. He addressed these issues and more, including safety on the Yakima River Greenway

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An attempt on the life of a Bulgarian politician was miraculously averted yesterday when the would-be killer's gun refused to fire.

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Yakima County's top law enforcement official, Sheriff Ken Irwin was a guest on Friday's Mike Bastinelli show.

Topic discussed included school shootings, gun control, violence among youth and other issues facing Yakima County

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It's no secret that Yakima has a gang problem. However, local police are gathering more information and gaining more tools to combat gangs and prevent youth from being pulled into the gang lifestyle

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Earlier this year, the Yakima City Council adopted a strategy to combat gang activity in our area through the Gang Free Initiative (GFI).

Local attorney Sonia Rodriguez - True provided a basic idea to implement the GFI when she served on the Yakima City Council

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As of at least this morning, Sporthaus in Yakima, on Summitview Ave, features a very interesting message on their store sign. The sign reads: "Thank you to the good samaritan who helped us catch the shoplifters."

So what's the story behind the sign?

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From news partner KIMA:
Yakima Police say they caught the man accused of stealing a John Deere grass cutter from the Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center early Wednesday morning.

Officers say he took off the with mower around 1 a.m.

Then Walmart called police to report the same man was shoplifting Wednesday evening. Police responded and found the stolen tractor on the truck driven by the suspect.

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The Yakima City Council recently voted, after several years' study, to implement its Gang Free Initiative. The initiative is a comprehensive effort to combat gang activity here in Yakima and Yakima County

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