Two people were arrested after Kent Police said they uncovered an operation at a local restaurant that involved buying stolen goods, including liquor and frozen food.
The Kent Police Department reported that on Wednesday, Oct. 15, officers from its Neighborhood Response Team, Special Investigations Unit, Crime Reduction Unit and Patrol executed a search warrant at the Golden Steer Restaurant, located at 23826 104th Ave SE.
Police said the investigation began with a tip that the business owners — a 35-year-old Federal Way woman and a 33-year-old Kent man — were regularly purchasing stolen alcohol and other goods from nearby stores. Detectives alleged the owners even provided lists of preferred items for others to steal and then paid below-market prices for them…