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During the past 6 months police have made more than 4,000 traffic stops and issued more than 2,000 citations.

Chief Mathew Murray told reporters at a press conference Tuesday afternoon Jerid Haddock died at at about 3:15 pm at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.

They say the incident is NOT related to the shooting early Tuesday morning.

Police say it wasn't a random shooting. They say the victim and the shooter knew each other and had a prior argument before the shooting.

The January 17th Yakima City Council regular meeting will air live at 5:30 pm on Y-PAC

In fact Vicki Baker co-owner of the Grocery Outlet store on South 1st street says each year they lose thousands of dollars from people who walk into the store and walk out without paying.

On Tuesday officers arrested 3 different drivers for DUI as they conduct emphasis patrols 24/7 7 days a week in the city.

City officials say if the funding is ever available placing resource officers in all schools would be an ideal and safe situation to prevent future tragedy.

Department officials say there's really no end to the emphasis patrols that continue into the new year.

Just like many other cities Yakima is short on the number of officers the city could fund if the officers were available.

During the week of December 11 through December 17 Yakima Police Officers made a total of 719 traffic stops

Do you live in a safe space in Yakima? Or do you just think you do? Turns out there's a good amount of places in the Valley not as safe as people thought, we did some digging and found the most dangerous neighborhoods and cities in the Yakima Valley.