Officers recovered six stolen vehicles in the Lakewood area.
Ford F-450, Chevy Impala and Nissan Sentra that were recovered
Ford F-450, Chevy Impala and Nissan Sentra that were recovered by the Puget Sound Auto Theft Task Force Wednesday in the Lakewood area.Pierce County — The Puget Sound Auto Theft Task Force’s multi-agency operation led to six stolen vehicles being recovered and three arrests in the Lakewood area on Wednesday.Hyundai Accent stolen from the Tacoma area.Nissan Sentra stolen from the Parkland/Spanaway area.
“Auto thefts are a regional issue,” said Sgt. Jeff Carroll of the Puget Sound Auto Theft Task Force. “We have detectives from multiple agencies within King and Pierce Counties working together to aggressively investigate prolific thieves and get people their stolen vehicles back.” According to the PSATTF, two stolen vehicles fled from officers, who were not able to chase the vehicles since motor vehicle theft is not a pursuable offense.
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