Kennewick JCPenney X-mas Thieves Nab High-Value Items According to the Kennewick Police Department, several new details about the Christmas Day break-in are immerging. Here are the details from the Kennewick Police Department's Original Press Release: On Friday, December 25th at approximately 1:54 AM, Kennewick Police Officers were dispatched to a business alarm located at JC Penney inside the Columbia Center Mall at 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd. Officers arrived a short time later and determined that the east doors to the location had been damaged and it was believed that the suspect(s) may have successfully made entry into the building. Kennewick Police K-9 Ivan responded to the scene to assist officers in safely clearing the building.