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Some people have no clue how to treat the handicapped.

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The Richland Police Department reported on the 2012 year to the City Council yesterday. In 2012:

• There were no murders or non-negligent manslaughter cases.
• There were 13 robberies.
• 265 collision

Police have apprehended a 16-year-old Richland boy involved in a stabbing at Eastgate Park in Kennewick. The suspect is being held in juvenile detention charged with Assault 1st degree. A second suspect remains at large

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A shootout that ended in a car crash engulfed in flames on the Las Vegas strip closed down the main road where the incident left a cab driver, a passenger in the cab and a rapper dead, and four other people injured.

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Last night, Kennewick police responded to a drive-by shooting on 1319 S. Beech Street. Witnesses reported the shooters were driving a white Ford Escort.

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The 2012 Annual Report was released from the City of Pasco today citing achievements and goals for 2013.

Highlights include:

• Completion of the first phase of the 4th Avenue corridor project
• Developed plan for a regional aquatic center
• Decreased tax rate for City property tax
• Crime rates are well below both state and national averages with an annual rate of 30 victims per 1,000 population.

A full report can be downloade

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The Oregon State Patrol nabbed two women who could be called the Valentine Smugglers!

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Kennewick police and other authorities are searching for a gunman who fired at another vehicle in an apparent case of road rage!

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Kennewick police officers are still hazy on the details, but just before 2 a.m. Saturday morning two mean (ages 22 and 23) were driving in Kennewick near 10th and Washington Street when their vehicle became the target of multiple gun shots.

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It took a Benton County Superior Court jury about 45 minutes on Thursday to deliberate and return a guilty verdict against Matthew Hibbard, the general manager and head of security at Jack Didley's in Kennewick. He has been convicted of third-degree assault with aggravating circumstance. Close to midnight on July 4, 2012, a drunk and belligerent patron, Ben Ensign, was dropped on his head outside the night club. Sentencing will come at a later date.

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