endobj /I false Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. << /Parent 5 0 R The 2020 figure was a significant jump from recent years, which ranged from 400 to 458 deaths. However, any remains that are currently in holding at academic institutions do NOT belong to that institution, Taylor said. /Parent 2 0 R Find it in Explore, a weekly Thursday newsletter that spotlights what's happening in the Valley, Stay in the know about all things business in the Valley with a weekly update on openings, closures, profiles, photos and more, Stay in the know about all things sports in the Valley with a weekly update on scores, highlights, profiles, photos and more. /Parent 2 0 R >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources << All three cases were turned over to me as I was and am detective with the Kittitas County Sheriffs Office. File number assigned by county. /K false /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Length 175 /Group << /S /Transparency It has frustrated our work, our ability to charge cases out.. 11 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Notifications from this discussion will be disabled. /I false /Length 9 /Type /Pages Donald W. Meyers is amultimedia journalist at the Yakima Herald-Republic covering crime and courts. >> /Type /Page >> endobj Boards and Commissions + . Main content; Search; Account; A vertical stack of three evenly spaced horizontal lines. >> YAKIMA, Wash. Local healthcare organizations are ramping up prevention and awareness efforts to keep from adding more names to the list of the 349 people killed by overdoses in Yakima County over the past five years. Benton County Groundwater Nitrate Community Action. Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic, file, states count of Yakima County COVID-19 deaths, Yakima County records 52 new COVID-19 cases Sunday and Monday, Sheriff's Office investigating woman's death near Mabton, Rick Glenn to run for Yakima City Council, Yakima's Julian Erosa drops second straight fight, U17 Sounders selection highlights bright future for Sunnyside's Hernandez, Efforts to unionize agricultural workers in WA face long-standing hurdles, WA Gov. /XObject << 12 0 obj As times change and practices evolve, well evolve with them.. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. endobj >> /XObject << /CS /DeviceRGB It also will analyze suspected drugs seized by troopers and local police. ;i~b"*).J>MxQ)ecJ\ THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. >> >> /S /Transparency More of the Story is a regular feature in the Yakima Herald-Republic that follows up on stories the newspaper has covered previously. >> /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] /Kids [35 0 R] /K false >> Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.. >> According to a press release from the Prosecutor's Office Curtice became belligerent near the front porch of his home and threatened to fight the Deputy he was with. fentanyl.png. >> /Resources << /Resources << /XObject << /K false >> >> /CS /DeviceRGB Its not addiction only. This is a change in the brain that needs time to resolve.. << /Resources << /Group << /b7e8fec4-7d8d-43b3-9fb3-974421340256 68 0 R Calls to his personal cellphone were not answered, and his work cellphone is with Chief Deputy Coroner Marshall Slight. Lax protocols by all left case material at the university (Chelan County), while retirement and death left unanswered questions (Kittitas County cases), she added, before mentioning remains of a homicide victim found in a freezer when it stopped working, a scenario we hope will never repeat itself. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. County Office is not affiliated with any government agency. /Parent 2 0 R endobj /CS /DeviceRGB /K false 2022 Coroner's Annual Report. /Count 1 Franklin County Coroner Curtis McGary confirmed Bastian Flores died when he apparently stepped off a roof while working on gutters. For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website. Need to know where to find the best tacos in the Yakima Valley? The assault is alleged to have occurred at Curtices Old Naches Highway home on the evening of March 10, Brusic said. /CS /DeviceRGB /I false /e87a091d-aec5-414e-9775-52b2ee632fbe 40 0 R >> When those remains were discovered, anthropology department officials contacted the Kittitas County Sheriffs Office and returned them to detectives, which was one huge difference, Jastremski wrote. To the editor As the chief deputy coroner for the last nine years, countless people have asked me who they should vote for to hold the office of Yakima County coroner. This report is dedicated to those people in Yakima County who have suffered the loss of a relative or friend. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] In 2009, the University of Washington transferred to the King County Medical Examiners Office the remains of eight people whose bones were in the archives of a UW forensic anthropologist working at the university from 1968 to 1991. /Type /Page endobj /XObject << endobj /Count 1 Last year there were 81 overdose deaths, according to the coroner's annual reports. /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] Don't let anything slip through the cracks. >> Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice said that most of the increase was because of deaths from COVID-19, but there were likely increases in other natural causes, such as cancer and heart disease. /XObject << >> endobj /Contents [53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R] >> The Yakima County Coroner's report showed a sizable increase in fatalities in two categories: natural death and drug toxicity. >> /065e738b-d76e-4a94-b5ce-2597377da112 105 0 R 5 0 obj Curtice said whatever decrease the county might see by the end of the year is likely due to awareness and prevention efforts by local healthcare organizations on the frontlines of the opioid crisis. << We are working to report timely and accurate information as we get it. /Type /Page /CS /DeviceRGB /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /Transparency /I false /Parent 6 0 R /XObject << /Type /Pages Coroner Referred 55 referred 202-202. /I false 38 0 obj endobj 17 0 obj >> /S /Transparency /I false Find it in Explore, a weekly Thursday newsletter that spotlights what's happening in the Valley, Stay in the know about all things business in the Valley with a weekly update on openings, closures, profiles, photos and more, Stay in the know about all things sports in the Valley with a weekly update on scores, highlights, profiles, photos and more. Yakima County Coroner will not be charged Michael LeCompte, Digital Content Producer Mar 28, 2023 Updated Mar 28, 2023 Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice will not be charged for an. /84aca156-10aa-4809-9adc-9736b3ec4bf8 104 0 R /K false Get an alert when yours is ready. /Parent 20 0 R Be the first to know about crucial information impacting our community. /Filter /FlateDecode The state has a higher death figure for Yakima County, with 340. /CS /DeviceRGB endobj << /XObject << /CS /DeviceRGB >> /Parent 2 0 R /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] The Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner, located in Yakima, WA, keeps death records for individuals who passed away in Yakima. 20 0 obj /CS /DeviceRGB If you have any heart, kidney or lung disease, that puts you at risk, Guthrie said. /Count 1 2023 County Office. The Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner creates death records that can be used in criminal investigations, to resolve insurance claims, or to monitor Yakima public health. People living in Washington state also have the option to order it for free online. endobj Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Brusic has been waiting since June to decide whether to charge an 18-year-old driver in a fatal alcohol-related crash near Cowiche. Sign up to get breaking news, weather forecasts, and more in your email inbox. Among the other remains recently transferred by Central were vertebrae, ribs, foot bones and long bones; two cranial bones of a young person; another cranial bone of a child; and the burned scapulae, clavicle and other fragments of an individual recovered from a fire in Union Gap. >> You have permission to edit this article. /XObject << 30 0 obj Comments can only be made on article within the first 3 days of publication. A Yakima County Superior Court judge issued a summary judgment . Learning About Culture Helps Inform Best Practices - Yakima Co. Coroner Jim Curtice Jim shares how he started as a paramedic, then later elected to Yakima County Coroner. MORE TONIGHT AT 6:30 ON @KAPPKVEW pic.twitter.com/Sbzz3tw0qN, Emily Goodell (@GoodellEmily) August 31, 2022. Third party advertisements support hosting, listing verification, updates, and site maintenance. /46cebbb7-9008-4082-b39f-873ae42c5d8c 88 0 R 30 0 obj /19e7bf8e-63ae-466f-87c5-7183b49ce4ea 102 0 R /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] endobj /Parent 2 0 R Don't let anything slip through the cracks. All Rights Reserved. /K false /Kids [29 0 R] >> >> ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 40 0 obj << 35 0 obj This is a developing story, which means information could change. endobj /S /Transparency /S /Transparency Try to find out: the date the coroner's. >> << Choose wisely! x^ R R /Kids [32 0 R] /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] FILE Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice at the coroner's office on Feb. 24, 2020. Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice will not be charged with assaulting a Yakima County Sheriff's Deputy. The office identifies bodies, notifies the next of kin, and returns personal belongings to the family. /Parent 16 0 R /K false Brusic said Curtice is not getting special treatment. Another YCSO Deputy and a Sergeant arrived and found the Deputy that was with Curtice holding him down. /I false /189a78ba-e11b-4ee6-bea5-7bbf770de121 106 0 R /Parent 18 0 R /Group << /Type /Page One autopsy will be conducted on Wednesday and the remaining two are set for Thursday. Suggest Listing /Resources << >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] . /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] YAKIMA COUNTY -- The Yakima Health District is reporting a surge in opioid overdoses in the county. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] The Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner, located in Yakima, WA, keeps death records for individuals who passed away in Yakima. Taylor couldnt find that skull but learned of the remains of the eight individuals and that some of those remains could be forensic. Delays in returning reports means that people suspected of drunken driving are continuing to drive until charges are filed, potentially putting people in danger. He declined to go into further detail about the incident as he reviews the reports. /Type /Page /1d64e9f9-7b83-4996-96fa-b567ac3c94a5 48 0 R /Type /Page /S /Transparency /Kids [32 0 R] Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. Coroner Jim Curtice has been on leave since the reported March 10 incident at his Gleed-area home, and Brusic said the coroner is receiving assistance in connection with the events. /Group << Yakima County Employment. 26 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. >> >> /Parent 15 0 R Find 1 Coroners & Medical Examiners within 27.3 miles of Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner. /CS /DeviceRGB >> << Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 has died Tuesday night, April 25, in hospice . Find out whats happening in the Valley today with our morning headlines newsletter. >> endobj Im still going through the documentation. /Kids [5 0 R 6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R 12 0 R 13 0 R 14 0 R 15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R 20 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources << endobj >> What theyll do now is theyll send us a picture. Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Brusic is deciding whether to charge the county coroner with assaulting a sheriff's deputy. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. Please select all the ways you would like to hear from us: You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. They have to be right 100% of the time, Loftis said. 18 0 obj /Count 1 endobj 1 0 obj /Filter /FlateDecode /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] Among the documents released is a draft of a news release that Central officials had written in anticipation of publicity about transfer of the remains. /Contents [81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R] /Type /Page Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice will not be charged for an incident on March 10 with a YCSO Deputy. /Type /Page Charges will not be filed against Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice stemming from a recent incident with a Yakima County Sheriff's Deputy. Among the reasons Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice wants to exhume that skeleton as soon as possible is to confirm what is buried in the unmarked plot, compare the DNA of the skull to the skeletons DNA and return Does complete remains to her family once shes identified. /Group << Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic, file, It Happened Here: Alexander Miller, businessman and philanthropist, leaves an enduring legacy in Yakima, U17 Sounders selection highlights bright future for Sunnyside's Hernandez, Efforts to unionize agricultural workers in WA face long-standing hurdles, Yakima's Julian Erosa drops second straight fight, Roundup: Ellensburg baseball clinches spot in district semifinals, Surging Selah softball sweeps East Valley. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. The online eEdition of the newspaper, which looks just like the paper in your hands now, is published every day of the year on our website. 23 0 obj 13 0 obj The file number. 1.2.4.1 Daisy Heath AKA "Yakima County Jane . /Group << /Kids [28 0 R] endobj /K false /Parent 14 0 R endobj << Brusic and Curtice said they also use outside tests when results are needed quickly, but for some cases thats not the best option. /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] It offers daily snapshots of the top stories that affect our community, previews of our special coverage and more. /I false >> There were no deaths among those under 20, who made up 16% of countywide cases. /Type /Pages endobj He said Curtice decided on his own to take a leave of absence after the incident. 34 0 obj A third-degree assault charge is a class C felony that involves physically interfering with a law enforcement officer, health care provider or first responder in the course of their official duties. /Parent 6 0 R /CreationDate (D:20150921184400) >> >> CountyOffice.org does not provide consumer reports and is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). "We get along great; we work very hard together," Curtice said. /K false Departmental Responsibilities. >> Find it in Explore, a weekly Thursday newsletter that spotlights what's happening in the Valley, Stay in the know about all things business in the Valley with a weekly update on openings, closures, profiles, photos and more, Stay in the know about all things sports in the Valley with a weekly update on scores, highlights, profiles, photos and more. >> 25 0 obj >> /Parent 2 0 R He is also the writer behindIt Happened Here, a weekly history column. While the Yakima County Coroner's Office reported that extreme heat contributed to the deaths of two men in their 30s, most of those who died in Washington were elderly. One of those organizations, Triumph Treatment Services, invited community members to a gathering Wednesday at Sarg Hubbard Park to mark International Overdose Awareness Day and mourn the lives of loved ones lost to overdoses. /S /Transparency >> Digital Content Producer, Coroner Jim Curtice facing third degree assault charge, The Richland Uptown to host first ever music festival headlined by Afroman, Officials on scene of a car crash on Tieton Dr. and 24th Ave Yakima, One arrested after flat tire ends possible DUI, 3 counts upheld, 1 dismissed in Richland recall, Body of young woman shot to death found in Mabton, Health District, Fire and Rescue fighting over ambulance services, Evening Update May 1: Franklin County Commissioners payments and a special May Day delivery, Investigation begins over body found in Mabton, WSDOT still clearing passes, expected to clear in May, Two-car crash in Selah sends two to hospital, First Republic Bank seized, sold in fire sale to JPMorgan. /Type /XObject So far this year, were at 49, which is still fairly horrific, Curtice said. 5 0 obj Were adhering to all of the state and federal guidelines in handling remains, he said. >> >> /I false >> The animals were dumped in the Lower Yakima Valley starting in A $1,000 reward is being offered for information about four abused dogs found dead in west of the Tri-Cities region in recent weeks. << Craig Morrison, Coroner Grant County Coroner's Office 1038 West Ivy, Suite 3 Moses Lake, Washington 98837 Telephone: (509) 765-7601 Fax: (509) 766-8318 Email: cmorrison@co.grant.wa.us GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY Robert Kegel, Coroner Grays Harbor County Coroner's Office 1006 North H Street Aberdeen, Washington 98520 Telephone: (360) 537-6139 /Count 16 We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. >> /XObject << /Group << What makes the local craft beverage scene so special? /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] 20 0 obj /XObject << The lab has 34 full-time employees, Loftis said, including 14 toxicologists. /Type /Pages Brusic said he can handle making the charging decision without having a conflict of interest. In the future, though Central continues to be a forensics resource which is even more important with Taylors death anthropologists and other experts on campus will look at evidence with different methods, Englund said. 31 0 obj endobj Click on the bell icon to manage your notifications at any time. /Type /Pages /Type /Page /Type /Page The online eEdition of the newspaper, which looks just like the paper in your hands now, is published every day of the year on our website. Yakima County coroner Jim Curtice said the number of fatal overdoses is expected to be less this year, but with 98 deaths reported in 2021, thats not saying much. About Us Contact Us In 2012, the lab handled 10,900 cases, Loftis said. /50a5a1eb-a8bc-4d1d-aeed-10e75896ca66 103 0 R James Cloud, 35, was captured after a. /Filter /FlateDecode /XObject << << /Kids [34 0 R] << /Group << << After determining that the investigation would not be a conflict of interest and reviewing the reports of responding law enforcement and viewing the body cam footage from the scene Prosecutor Brusic ultimately determined to not press charges. Chief deputy coroner at Yakima county Yakima, Washington, United States 81 followers 82 connections Join to view profile Yakima county Utah College of Massage Therapy Inc-Salt Lake City. /CS /DeviceRGB /Count 1 /S /Transparency A couple years after the class, more human remains belonging to one of the above homicides was found in a freezer in the old science building after the freezer had failed, she wrote. /Type /Page /Contents [73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R] FILE Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice at the coroner's office on Feb. 24, 2020. Click on the bell icon to manage your notifications at any time. /XObject << << /Kids [25 0 R] /Resources << Coroner Cases in 2020 In 2020, there were a total of 2315 deaths recorded in Yakima County by the Department of Vital Statistics. /Resources << The suspect's mom is on scene of the SWAT standoff and has been communicating with the suspect barricaded in the house through a loudspeaker. stream /Kids [21 0 R] 33 0 obj the decedent's physical description. << Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. /Count 1 An autopsy determined Reyes died of strangulation, Chief Deputy Yakima County Coroner Marshall Slight said. % /Parent 20 0 R >> /Kids [30 0 R] /Parent 17 0 R Body of young woman shot to death found in Mabton, Body of Oregon woman found outside Washington barn appears to have been 'moved' there, officials say, You're More Likely to Die From Guns in a Small Town Than Big City, The Richland Uptown to host first ever music festival headlined by Afroman, Officials on scene of a car crash on Tieton Dr. and 24th Ave Yakima, Governor Inslee signs 3 gun safety bills into law, One arrested after flat tire ends possible DUI, 3 counts upheld, 1 dismissed in Richland recall, 2 killed, 4 wounded in Mississippi shooting; man arrested, Man in stolen golf cart arrested after BB gun threat in Kennewick, First Republic Bank seized, sold in fire sale to JPMorgan, Pot shop businesses the focus in reintroduced SAFE Banking Act, Two-car crash in Selah sends two to hospital. $}H^O|%ApadJZ 3)0|:p ,h.2 ~6+o 0yh(hE&\WcO_= _/_|0o$$@'oJ_oz@4! /XObject << endobj endobj /70d3b7ee-31a0-46ac-a0da-64dd5274d001 72 0 R /Resources << x^+ r r on March 23.Read more about the C.D . The Coroner's and Yakima County Sheriff's offices are now attempting to use fingerprints and dental records to find her identity. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. /Group << /I false >> /Group << /S /Transparency /Parent 9 0 R /Contents [81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R] stream /Kids [33 0 R] /Kids [26 0 R] /Kids [33 0 R] Does body is believed to have been buried at West Hills Memorial Park west of Yakima about a year after she was found.