Opinion: Yakima's cold-case volunteers donate invaluable skills to their community
How many of us would report to work each morning and devote our days to completing the tasks our jobs require if we weren’t getting paid for it?
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How many of us would report to work each morning and devote our days to completing the tasks our jobs require if we weren’t getting paid for it?
Volunteers have studied cold cases, tracked down and updated pertinent information and even helped interview witnesses and others with knowledge that could potentially solve cases.
“It was very eye-opening to realize how quick the response time has to be,” said Tyler Cox, a Yakima Housing Authority employee who took the class.
Cantwell spoke in support of the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act during a Friday roundtable in Yakima.
Attorney Laura Shaver said Evaristo Salas' case was one of the most difficult cases she’s handled since becoming a defense attorney 13 years ago. “When I talked to him, I