Yakima Police

On average one law enforcement officer is killed in the line-of-duty in the United States every 57 hours.

As of today, 41 officers have been killed this year.  Today (Wednesday) May 15th is officially National Peace Officer Memorial Day, it's been set aside to honor those who have lost their lives in the line-of-duty

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Yakima Police are investigating an armed robbery reported at the Gateway 76 convenience store at 18th Street and East Nob Hill at about 1:35 a.m.

Authorities say a man walked in the store pulled out a handgun and demanded cash from an employee

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Yakima Police say two men involved in a fatal fight at a Yakima home were not related as authorities first thought.

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A 45-year-old man was killed in a fight with another man at a home on Cherry avenue in Yakima Monday night.

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A 16-year-old boy is recovering at a Yakima hospital today after being shot in the abdomen following a fight at a south Yakima home early Sunday. Yakima police say the boy told them he was shot after a fight at a home in the 1200 block of East Mead Avenue

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Thousands of people from throughout Central Washington participated in the annual May Day march in Yakima on Wednesday. Yakima Police say the crowd was much larger than last year estimated at between 15 hundred and 5 thousand people

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A Yakima animal rescue organization is missing a dog and other items after a burglary at the Wags To Riches kennel in West Valley on Sunday. Police say the burglars broke into the facility and stolen numerous items including a one-year-old Bull Terrier mix. Vol

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Bail was set at 1 million dollars Thursday for a man arrested in a drive by shooting reported on Wednesday afternoon. Twenty-four-year old David Loreto is well known to local authorities. They say he shot a 25 year old man on Pierce street Wednesday

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The Yakima Police Department is looking for a handful of new officers. The department made plans to hire 12 new people last year, but they are having trouble finding the right candidates.

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A 28-year-old man stabbed at a Yakima apartment on Tuesday is recovering at a Yakima hospital today. Yakima police arrested a 42-year-old man for first degree assault. Police say the stabbing happened during an argument at an apartment in the 2 hundred block of North 2 street

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