Yakima Police Department's crime analyst has left to take another job and police aren't sure if they will find a replacement.

A state panel on public employment relations now says former Yakima police chief Sam Granato did not discriminate against a Yakima police officer, reversing a ruling made two years ago.

The three officers were demanding a total of $9,000,000 for claims of job and sex discrimination as well as sexual harassment. The settlement is roughly two percent of that figure. The money will come from both the city's risk management account and its insurance company.

After seven years as the Yakima Police Department's Chief, Sam Granato's time is done. The City Council thanked him for his service at Tuesday night’s meeting. They highlighted his success in establishing gang units and beefing up patrols. Granato tells us his resignation is bittersweet, and he’s leaving with very fond memories.

The Yakima City Manager names an interim police chief and explains the severance package being giving to the retiring, Sam Granato.

A look at some of the stories that made headlines during Chief Sam Granato's tenure in Yakima from 2003-2010.

As KIMA was the first to report Wednesday, Yakima police chief, Sam Granato is leaving Yakima after seven years. His tenure has been rocky to say the least. KIMA wanted to know whether Granato is leaving us with a community that's safer now than when he arrived back in 2003.

After several weeks for negotiations behind closed doors, Sam Granato and the City of Yakima made it official Wednesday evening. The Police Chief is resigning, effective the first of the year. Reactions are mixed.

Yakima's Police Chief Sam Granato will be off the job by the end of the year.

Plans to put more officers on the street have changed. Yakima Police expected to use stimulus money to hire seven-new officers. But KIMA learned that number has changed. And the department had to use some of the money just to keep the people they have. Which means we won't see all those new cops on the streets -- despite the need.

When Yakima City Manager, Dick Zais finally gave council a date that would end his 31 year tenure, there were those cringing at the thought of finding a suitable replacement. And then there were those popping corks, glad the city could finally move on. Love him or hate him, Zais knows Yakima as...more well as anyone. What KIMA wanted to know, is where this politician's politician thinks we're headed now.

KIMA is covering all angles of Sunday's deadly police chase that killed two innocent bystanders. Action News dug into the criminal past of the driver now charged with those deaths.

Bringing the Yakima Police Department into 21st century crime fighting. It's the vision of Chief Sam Granato and the motivation behind a pricey post as the department's crime analyst.

That six-figure salary for a crime analyst at YPD had City Council asking a lot of questions. Council may have gotten its questions answered, but we haven't. Action News wanted to know where a crime analyst on the books for 110-thousand dollars fits into a city that's 3-million dollars in the hole.