robbery

Thankfully, the victim wasn't physically harmed.

The man is in the Yakima County jail on charges of first-degree robbery, first-degree assault, obstructing police and resisting arrest.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Yakima Police Department at (509) 575-6200 or by calling 9-1-1.
Tips can be also be reported to Yakima County Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-248-9980.

Police encourage internet exchanges to be done at designated locations at participating police stations. While we don't have any designated internet exchange locations in Yakima, here's what YPD recommends.

Police are looking for the unmasked man who robbed the 7-Eleven in Toppenish over the weekend.

Westside Pizza had a break-in early Tuesday morning at 140 S. 72nd Ave. in Yakima, and they want to make sure the crooks get caught. The company is putting up a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspects, according to a posting on their Facebook.
Tuesday's burglary took place…

Sometimes you do what you've got to do to survive and this situation was a  creative solution to one man's plight..

A New York man now faces a whopping $50,000 bail after police said he tried to rob a convenience store of 99 cents.
Christopher Tisley, a 34-year-old Brooklyn resident, sauntered into the store at about 3 a.m. on Saturday with a gun and ordered the clerk to hand over the change, according to police.

The U.S. Bank branch at 40th and Summitview was robbed just before 1 PM. The robber did not use a gun, and ran out of the bank. No injuries were reported, the bank remains closed at this time.