18-year-old arrested by SWAT team in Auburn, WA

AUBURN, Wash. - An Auburn SWAT team arrested an 18-year-old on Thursday who is believed to have been involved in a series of violent crimes.

The Auburn Police Department (APD) stated that on Dec. 5, Special Investigation Unit Detectives and members of the Valley SWAT team executed a search and arrest warrant in the southern part of the city.

An 18-year-old, believed to have been involved in a series of violent crimes, was arrested by an Auburn SWAT team on Thursday. According to the Auburn Police Department (APD), on Dec. 5, Special Investigation Unit Detectives and members of the Valley SWAT team executed a search and arrest warrant in the southern part of the city. Authorities say the 18-year-old suspect was arrested without incident, and several firearms were recovered from the suspect’s residence and inside a car that he had been a passenger in recently. The suspect is a convicted felon prohibited from possessing firearms, who is also believed to have been involved in several violent crimes in the area over the past 8 to 10 months. Two of the three firearms recovered had high-capacity magazines. The suspect was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. Information about the other crimes the suspect is believed to have been involved in is limited at this time. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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Authorities say the SWAT team arrested the suspect without incident, and they recovered several firearms from his residence and from inside a car where he had recently been a passenger.

The suspect, a convicted felon prohibited from possessing firearms, is also believed to have been involved in several violent crimes in the area during the past eight to ten months.

Officers recovered three firearms, two of which had high-capacity magazines.

They charged the suspect with unlawful possession of a firearm.

As of now, information about the suspect’s involvement in other crimes is limited.

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