SWAT Storms Kent Apartment To Collar Social Media Shoe Robbery Suspect

After nearly three months of digging, Valley SWAT and Kent police say they finally tracked down the man they believe was behind a March robbery that turned an everyday online sale into a gunfire-filled nightmare.

On June 9, officers moved in on a Kent residence and arrested a suspect tied to that March 10 holdup. Police say the man surrendered without a struggle after a tactical team breached the door. No one was hurt during the arrest.

How investigators say the deal went bad

According to the Kent Police Department, the case started when a 33-year-old Seattle woman posted an item for sale on social media and agreed to meet a buyer in an apartment parking lot on March 10…

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