Our Mission Statement…

The members of the Yakima Police Department will partner with the community to reduce violent crime, while always providing exceptional customer service.

The YPD Difference…

At the Yakima Police Department, we believe in building relationships—relationships between ourselves and the community we protect, relationships between our fellow officers and their families, and personal relationships to support us in what we do every day.

That is why at YPD, we believe in providing our members a fulfilling work environment, excellent pay and benefits, and a supportive community so they can stay focused on the life-saving duties they perform.

At YPD we pride ourselves on taking care of those who take care of our community members every day and we know it makes all the difference.

Stay True to Yourself at YPD

Latest News...

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December 18, 2023

This feature is under construction… We are working to create an Open Data/Transparency Portal to make our data more available to you! Please be patient with us, as we are… Read More

Three People Shot at a Yakima Mini-Mart

June 22, 2022

Detectives from the Yakima Police Department’s Gang and Major Crimes Units are searching for two people they believe were behind Tuesday morning’s 8th homicide in the city. Three people were… Read More

YPD Names Driver, Passenger in Traffic Accident at Yakima Airport

June 8, 2022

On May 20, 2022, at about 3:00 am, the driver of a vehicle traveling at an extremely high rate of speed eastbound on Washington Avenue was unable to maintain control… Read More

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Message from Chief Matt Murray…

Message from Chief Matt Murray…

Hi, I’m Matthew Murray, Yakima’s Chief of Police. I’ve been a police officer for nearly 30 years, and I’m proud to be leading our great police force here in Yakima. We believe that to effectively police in a community, there has to be trust—and trust is built in relationships. That’s why, since starting as Chief of Police, I’ve made it a priority to get out into the community and get to know people. If you see me or other officers in your neighborhood, we invite you to come say hello or just give us a wave. It’s our goal to build relationships and ultimately reduce crime. When police know their community and have earned the trust of its residents that builds stronger, safer communities. Communication is a powerful tool in bringing communities together and keeping them safe. This website is designed to help you find what you need. If you have questions, please let us know. We’re here to listen and connect.

– Chief Murray

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We wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick’s Day! More importanly, we want to remind everyone to drink responsibly: 

- Designate a sober driver or have an alternate transportation plan before the party begins.
- Never let a friend drive drunk. Arrange a safe way for them to get home.
- Dont ride in a vehicle with an intoxicated driver.
- Always buckle up. Its your best defense against drunk drivers.

#BuzzedDrivingIsDrunkDriving

We wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick’s Day! More importanly, we want to remind everyone to drink responsibly:

- Designate a sober driver or have an alternate transportation plan before the party begins.
- Never let a friend drive drunk. Arrange a safe way for them to get home.
- Don't ride in a vehicle with an intoxicated driver.
- Always buckle up. It's your best defense against drunk drivers.

#BuzzedDrivingIsDrunkDriving
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*** UPDATE 3/15/24: Abraham has been located. Thank you to all who shared the post.***

MISSING PERSON

YPD is requesting assistance in locating 37 year old Abraham Ramos. His family hasn’t heard from him in over a week. Abraham is approximately 5’9”/ 170 pounds. If you have any information on his whereabouts, please contact Detective Scott Gronewald at 509-576-6597.

*** UPDATE 3/15/24: Abraham has been located. Thank you to all who shared the post.***

MISSING PERSON

YPD is requesting assistance in locating 37 year old Abraham Ramos. His family hasn’t heard from him in over a week. Abraham is approximately 5’9”/ 170 pounds. If you have any information on his whereabouts, please contact Detective Scott Gronewald at 509-576-6597.
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20 CommentsComment on Facebook

So glad he was located I know his family was happy

May he be found safely My heart goes out to the family.

I hope he’s found safe poor guy he was always the sweetest homie 😞

My dad last seen him 3 days ago at the kiwanis park !! He is my cousin

Nora Camacho Oj Camacho has he been found?

Angelic Valencia

He’s been found

I just seen him at comprehensive on 5th sitting on the sidewalk he told me his name I went and got him some food a drink and gave him a gift card to mc Donald's for 25$

Do not open any footage they are viruses

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Yakima Police Officers you need to work on getting rid of the scammer's on your page.

How the hell do so these links show up just to hack ppl rrr stupid spam crap.. I'm glad ppl help find someone's loved one

Damm. All these snitch ahh mf

Dang scammer links 😒🙄

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SOCIAL MEDIA AWARENESS NIGHT

Thank you Nob Hill Elementary School  & @yakimaschools  for inviting YPD Detective Gillette to speak with parents and students regarding the dangers for youths through social media and internet. A special thank you to Superior Court Judge Reukauf for participating in the presentation and sharing your knowledge and experience of the Juvenile Court system as well as answering questions.

SOCIAL MEDIA AWARENESS NIGHT

Thank you Nob Hill Elementary School & @yakimaschools for inviting YPD Detective Gillette to speak with parents and students regarding the dangers for youths through social media and internet. A special thank you to Superior Court Judge Reukauf for participating in the presentation and sharing your knowledge and experience of the Juvenile Court system as well as answering questions.
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2 CommentsComment on Facebook

This should be a given for every school

Hats off to Detective Gillette and to Judge Reukauf.

Instagram…

We wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick’s Day! More importanly, we want to remind everyone to drink responsibly:

- Designate a sober driver or have an alternate transportation plan before the party begins.
- Never let a friend drive drunk. Arrange a safe way for them to get home.
- Don`t ride in a vehicle with an intoxicated driver.
- Always buckle up. It`s your best defense against drunk drivers.

#BuzzedDrivingIsDrunkDriving
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*** UPDATE 3/15/24: Abraham has been located. Thank you to all who shared the post.***

MISSING PERSON

YPD is requesting assistance in locating 37 year old Abraham Ramos. His family hasn’t heard from him in over a week. Abraham is approximately 5’9”/ 170 pounds. If you have any information on his whereabouts, please contact Detective Scott Gronewald at 509-576-6597.
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