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?
Three retired detectives and a retired judge are taking a closer look at the Yakima Police Department's roughly 70 cold cases, which stretch back to the mid-1970s.
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.
The Yakima Police Explorer program is inviting young people ages 15 and a half to 21-years-old to join the 2024 Summer Explorer Academy.