Crime

The seismometer is worth about $18,000 and went missing after a routine inspection of the site which has been closed to the public for weeks.

A 20-year-old Toppenish man is shot sitting behind the wheel of vehicle

It's set for every Wednesday beginning February 28 and ending on May 16.

SEATTLE (AP) — A new review shows that federally mandated changes in the Seattle Police Department led to a stunning drop in how often officers use serious force, with no rise in crime or officer injuries.
A court-appointed monitor released the review Thursday...

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle city officials on Tuesday were clearing a homeless encampment south of downtown, calling the site a public safety and health hazard.
A city spokeswoman says there were about 28 people living at the camp known as "the Field" as of Monday...

SEATTLE (AP) — A new report from the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says the most commonly charged crime in Washington state shouldn't be a crime at all.
The ACLU of Washington report says taxpayers spend tens of millions of dollars a year prosecuting cases of third-degree drivin…

The Pasco Police Department has taken crime fighting to the silver screen! Sort of.

The Yakima Herald-Republic is reporting that Barge-Lincoln Elementary has been placed on "modified lockdown" after Yakima police responded to a shooting on North 2nd St. this afternoon.

Earlier today, I swung by my old (new!) high school in West Valley for an awards presentation. As I strode to the main entrance, I saw a number of people in white lab coats, armed with clipboards, cameras and other equipment surveying an area adjacent to front doors that had been cordoned off with y…

It’s been a week now since I sat through a seminar on “The Science of Human Factors” as they play out in conflict moments between law enforcement and the public.  It was great and I learned so very much about what happens to the bod -- everybody&Close…