{"id":68279,"date":"2024-02-26T13:42:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T21:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/kent-police-bust-alleged-chop-shop-on-east-hill-along-south-240th-st-photos\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T13:42:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T21:42:00","slug":"kent-police-bust-alleged-chop-shop-on-east-hill-along-south-240th-st-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/kent-police-bust-alleged-chop-shop-on-east-hill-along-south-240th-st-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent Police bust alleged chop shop on East Hill along South 240th St. | Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kent Police led a bust of an alleged chop shop on the East Hill that resulted in the recovery of 14 stolen vehicles, several trailers, ATVs, stolen engines and car parts.<\/p>\n

Multiple firearms, ammunition, methamphetamine, and suspected fentanyl, which are commonly associated to stolen vehicles, also were seized, according to a Feb. 23 Kent Police news release.<\/p>\n

The Kent Police Department Neighborhood Response Team, with the assistance of the Puget Sound Auto Theft Task Force and the National Insurance Crime Bureau, executed a search warrant Feb. 15 on the property at 9613 S. 240th St.<\/a>, which is just west of East Hill Elementary School.<\/p>\n

Months and hundreds of hours of investigating and surveillance led to the search of the property. The suspects reportedly were identified as a part of an auto-theft ring that have extensive history with auto theft and unlawful firearm possession, according to police.<\/p>\n

Officers arrested a 36-year-old Kent man at the scene.<\/p>\n

“We anticipate several felony level charges, but the investigation is still ongoing,” Kent Police Chief Rafael Padilla said in a Feb. 26 email.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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