patrols

During the week of June 18 thorugh June 24 Officers made a total of 693 traffic stops and issued 280 citations.

In fact during the week of June 11 through the 17 Officers made 770 stops and issued 330 citations.

With a shortage of Officers police say they can't afford to place officers sitting idle to watch specific intersections.

Good news; Yakima Police say the number of people getting in crashes by running red lights is falling every week.

Both Yakima Police Chief Matthew Murray and Union Gap Police Chief Greg Cobb have called special emphasis patrols

Traffic speed patrols continue in the city 7 days a week.