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Crimes like murder and shots fired calls went down in Yakima in 2012, marking a good year say Yakima Police Department. The only officer involved shooting last year was on North 34th Avenue in October. A bloody hotel room leads Yakima Police Department to a Yakima man armed with a rifle in his backyard...

Two shootings are already being investigated in Yakima in the new year. Yakima Police say two men were shot in the leg minutes apart and less than an hour into the new year. Yakima Police Department don't think the cases are connected. The first happened in the 500 block of North Sixth Street...

The Union Gap Police Department is cutting it's K9 narcotic unit because of it's expense. The Chief Greg Cobb says officer Daisy would likely cost upwards of 50 thousand dollars in 2013 because of the need to replace a police vehicle with a special air conditioning system for the dog...

A stabbing on Christmas eve left a man in serious condition this morning at a Yakima hospital. Police say the 26 year old suspect is the man's brother in law that lived at the same apartment in the 1400 block of Roosevelt avenue. The victim, Jose Calvario remains in serious condition at a Yakima hospital...

A local Yakima business is helping the Yakima Police Department in getting a new employee in January. The new addition is of the four legged kind. Yes, a new member of the K-9 unit. HopUnion of Yakima is covering the cost of the dog, its training and travel expenses...

Yakima police say the cities most recent shooting is a complete mystery. Capt. Rod Light says 33 year old Ruenda Valeriano was found shot in the face in the 600 block of West Pierce street early Saturday morning, but that's about all police know at this point...

A long-time employee of the Yakima Police Department appeared in court Tuesday on charges she embezzled thousands of your taxpayer dollars. Known simply as 'Fran' to most people, the former YPD employee was loved by everyone. "It was a shock...

Yakima County's Gang Commission is asking the state for more money to fight gang activity. The commission met with state officials this afternoon to discuss increasing funding. Leaders from around Yakima County spoke about the need to keep suppressing gangs...

Jacob Lucey, 29, is back behind bars after police arrested him at a Yakima home on Friday afternoon. Lucey missed his first court date two weeks ago. Recapturing him became a top priority for Yakima Police Department, but police are most upset they had to hunt him down at all...

The Yakima County Sheriff's Office found a way to avoid laying off deputies, but it comes at a price. News partner KIMA Action News reports Detectives will be pulled off cases and put on patrol. "I heard a siren coming down here towards my house," said crime victim Dan Bean...