KIMA spent 3 hours with Yakima police officers assigned to the gang unit riding around some of the city’s worst neighborhoods at night. We explore the city's gang problem and the need for expansion.
KIMA found out there's a new leader of the gang unit for the Yakima Police Department. The position has been vacant since Sergeant Erik Hildebrand resigned in May after repeated internal investigations including sexting a prostitute while on the job.
The investigation into Erik Hildebrand started after fellow officers noticed an unusual text message. They then informed their superiors who looked into it further.
Text messages and racy pictures of a prostitute. That, along with a hotel visit spelled the end of Erik Hildebrand's career with the Yakima Police Department.
KIMA has new details on the investigation into a former YPD sergeant. Action News received the complete internal investigation on Erik Hildebrand. It outlines inappropriate interactions with a prostitute.
A sergeant with the Yakima Police Department is no longer on the force after being the subject of repeated internal investigations. KIMA learned Erik Hildebrand resigned from YPD on Friday.
A decision looms on the future of a Yakima police sergeant. Sergeant Erik Hildebrand with the department's gang unit has been the subject of two internal investigations this year. The city has kept the details of those cases under wraps. However,...
New information is coming to light surrounding the activity of Yakima Police Sergeant Erik Hildebrand. The sergeant is now the subject of a third internal investigation in two years.
Continuing coverage of the story KIMA brought you last week on the Yakima police sergeant under an internal investigation. Sgt. Erik Hildebrand is now the subject of a third internal investigation.
A YPD sergeant is now on administrative leave for bad behavior. KIMA learned this investigation is the second involving a policy violation. Now witnesses claim he was supposed to be undercover on a drug bust but ended up at a cheap motel with an 18-year-old girl.
Yakima's Gang Unit rang in the New Year trying to solve the latest shooting of 2011. It happened at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday when bullets sent a man to the hospital. KIMA got an exclusive look at the evidence and dug deeper to see how gangs affected Yakima last year.