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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. B.i.
For Meeting of: December 3, 2019
ITEM TITLE: Apple Award to Yakima Police Detective Arturo Medina
SUBMITTED BY: Matthew Murray, Chief of Police
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Recognition of Yakima Police Detective Arturo Medina.
ITEM BUDGETED: NA
STRATEGIC PRIORITY: NA
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
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November 21, 2019
Employee Recognition
Nomination Form
I believe that the greatest means of preventing crime is a strong partnership with people
living or working in areas most impacted by crime. They are in the best position to know
who is up to no good. You would think that as victims of crime, they would readily come
to the police with information. But that is not the case. And the reason is that these
folks are often marginalized and are wary of police — because of historical tension
resulting from poor interactions with police. THAT is why I have an expectation for all
police employees to provide exceptional customer service.
Detective Arturo Medina is a naturally friendly and gregarious person. He is always
smiling and loves to help others — especially crime victims. He is also fluent in Spanish
and uses his language skills on a routine basis to talk to the community about police.
Recently I asked him to accompany me to a meeting of Spanish speaking crime victims
because of our new community policing focus. He readily agreed. We thought there
would be three folks — but were surprised by THIRTY. A huge opportunity for us to gain
relationship and trust.
And Detective Medina was amazing. The people asked questions, shared problems,
laughed, and even cried. When we were done they applauded and told us there would
be 200 people at the next meeting.
Detective Medina exemplifies exemplary performance. He supports others, but also the
mission. He is an amazing asset to the city and as mentioned, goes far beyond the role
of property crimes detective to assist our community.
"Make respect a part of every interaction."