A Kent Police officer conducting a routine patrol helped arrest a woman with multiple felony warrants and recover a stolen vehicle last week in the Panther Lake area.
Officer Thompson spotted a 2011 Kia Optima parked in a marked handicapped stall without a placard or license plate. When the vehicle began to leave the lot, he ran the plates and found they had been expired since 2023.
After pulling the car over, Officer Thompson contacted the 20-year-old driver, a Kent resident, who had a 10-year-old sibling in the passenger seat. A records check revealed the woman had several active Pierce County warrants, including charges for assault, resisting arrest, theft, and a no-bail felony warrant for reckless endangerment…