police patrol

With the revitalization of downtown and more people expected to enjoy the downtown area this spring and summer police patrols will start in mid June. Yakima Police Chief Dominic Rizzi says at any one time you will see four officers in the downtown area 7 days a week...

Police officers are now testing bike patrols in downtown Yakima.  The city manager suggested the idea to police.  For now, officers on bikes will patrol downtown on First Fridays including this Friday. Yakima plans to test the project with two officers and reevaluate later this fall...