CRIME & SAFETY
Yakima woman booked for vehicular assault after injuring a pedestrian
YAKIMA, Wash.-- An injury incident near the Calvary and Tahoma Cemetaries has one woman arrested and a pedestrian left with serious injuries. 53-year-old Heather Lea Marquez was arrested and booked into Yakima County Department of Corrections, for vehicular assault and reckless endangerment. She is accused of hitting an 18-year-old male...
7-time convicted felon arrested for gun charges by Spokane County deputies
SPOKANE, Wash. - A man is in jail after backing into a bail bond enforcement agent's car, leading to deputies discovering drugs and a felony warrant. Ryan M. Folger, 34 from Yakima, is a seven-time convicted felon and has found himself back in jail after he backed into a bail bond enforcement agent's car and became aggressive when confronted.
Yakima Police Department announce new Crime Victim Advocate
YAKIMA- The Yakima Police Department has announced the appointment of a Crime Victim Advocate, who joined the team just before last week's National Crime Victim's Rights Week. Anna Olson describes herself as a mom, a wife, an advocate and a fifteen year survivor of domestic violence, who grew up on the Bloodhead Reservation and spent time in Montana before moving to the lower valley in 2021, spending ten years in the Tri-Cities. In a video statement released by the YPD, Ms. Olson described her background and experience she brings to the role, saying: ''My background and passion have always lied in victim advocacy, especially focusing on human trafficking and the missing and murdered indigenous women epidemic"
Yakima hosts statewide police K9 training inside old downtown mall building
YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima law enforcement officers are hosting the Washington State Police K9 Association Seminar this week at the former Yakima Mall building downtown for more than 75 teams from across the state.
Grant County Sheriff's Office searching for information on rape case, suspect known to frequent Yakima
GRANT CO., Wash. -- Grant County Sheriff's Office is searching for more information on 41-year-old Isidro Cruz-Amaro, of Mattawa and believe there are more victims that haven't come forward. It is also known Cruz-Amaro frequents the Yakima area.
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