Crime

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 driving with a suspended license, convicting people nearly 900,000 times since the Legislature made it a

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 yellow "DO NOT CROSS" police tape. Having an airtight alibi, I went to do some investigatin

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’s body -- when put into the position of having to decide to use force and possibly deadly force.  U...

SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says 19 foreign nationals in northern Washington have been arrested during an operation targeting convicted criminals. ICE officials said in a news release the arrests of 18 men and one woman were made in Skagit and Whatcom counties over four days last week...