Red Light Runners Beware City Hoping to Stop You in Yakima YAKIMA POLICE ARE TALKING WITH COMPANIES ABOUT RED LIGHT CAMERAS Many drivers wait at intersections when the light turns green just to make sure they don't get in a crash with a person running a red light. Yakima City officials and officials from the Yakima Police Department are working together to try and stop the problem possibly through the use of red-light cameras. The Yakima Police Chief Matt Murray says he's being speaking with two companies that operate the cameras in the state. He talked to them about the red-light cameras and speed cameras to cut down on street racing. However speed cameras can only be placed in school zones so Yakima Police say the cameras would have no impact on local street racers.