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Yakima Needs More Black and Whites on The Street
Yakima Needs More Black and Whites on The Street
Yakima Needs More Black and Whites on The Street
As Yakima continues to fight crime, city budget cuts continue to eat away at the Police department's ability to hire enough officers to patrol city streets. Lt. Mike Merryman says currently 143 officers are employed by the department. But Merryman says a city the size of Yakima needs 15 to 20 more officers.