kidnapping

Beware of virtual kidnapping scam in Grant County. Keep phone conversations short to avoid voice replication by scammers.

A 26-year-old man arrested in 2022 for kidnapping and molesting a 6-year-old Yakima girl has entered an Alford plea

Authorities want you to make sure you know where the most dangerous offenders live.

Do they live in your neighborhood? Over the last 5 years the number of sex offenders who live in Yakima has been consistently between 500 and 700.

Jessy James Lee Krikorian Jr. also plead guilty in Yakima County Juvenile Court to two counts of second-degree assault.

Capt. Jay Seely says officers were called to a home in the 700 blk of N 3rd Street April 6 at about 7:10 pm because of a report of the missing girl.