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.

The year isn't quite over and our murder rate is already up nearly 30-percent. We wondered if the gang violence is spreading out of Yakima or spreading into Yakima. Action News compared the data on these violent crimes, plotting them out so you could see for yourself.

Most criminal cases rely on the evidence stored in the police property room. Everything from murder weapons to stolen stereos, line the shelves there. So, the person in charge of that evidence has a huge responsibility. Today, Action news received documents from an anonymous source claiming Yakima's property room manager had taken items from the shelves.

YAKIMA -- An attempted bank robbery brings a Yakima neighborhood to a standstill.

With a tight budget and rising jail costs, the city met to brainstorm how they can cut bills and still hold criminals accountable.

The latest way to fight crime in Yakima is just a click away. Yakima will become one of more than 50 cities that will use crimemapping.com to track crime in the area.

The Chief's time in Yakima has not been without huge strides in crime prevention and huge controversy. Action News took an in-depth look at Chief Granato's impact on the city of Yakima over the years.

A series of impressive narcotics and gang busts nets local police and federal agents a huge stash of weapons... some no doubt headed for Mexico.

Everyone's insisting something should be done about gang violence. But is it really as bad as some are making it out to be? Ask those who've lived here their whole lives and they'll tell you they've seen it all before. But this week it's gotten a whole lot of attention, as a major "crisis".

Right now, when a former gang member is released from prison, the D.O.C. isn't telling police where they live or who their associated with.

It's been called a crisis. It's been called a state of emergency. Non-stop gang violence got city council all riled up Tuesday. KIMA talked with other council members who agree there is a problem. But they differ on just how big it is and how to put out the flames.

City leaders are calling the gang violence upswing a crisis in Yakima, and may soon declare a state of emergency. We've been bringing you video from various shootings the last few days. Now, some feel the city needs an immediate change before worse happens.