On Thurs. Mar. 26 the King County Sheriff’s Office will be holding a public viewing of stolen property recently recovered from a joint investigation with Covington and Maple Valley detectives. A significant portion of the items recovered are believed to have been taken from recent car prowls and burglaries in the Burien, Highline and South Seattle areas.
On Mar. 13, just after 6 a.m., the KCSO’s Tac 30 SWAT unit moved in on a home in the Timberlane area of Covington and arrested two people on investigation for narcotics sales and stolen property. While searching through the home a “cache” of stolen property was discovered that is believed to be from all over South King County as well as Kent and Maple Valley.
The bust made headlines for the recovery of a Japanese Katana sword that had been stolen from the family of a WWII marine veteran during a burglary in January. A deputy with the Covington police force, a former marine himself, recognized the sword and returned it to the grandson of the late WWII vet.
The viewing will be held at the Maple Valley Precinct, located at 22300 SE 231 St., from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Victims of recent thefts throughout King County are encouraged to attend with their case numbers from their police reports.
“Items were likely stolen from Maple Valley/Covington/South King County burglaries and vehicle prowls. Due to the volume of stolen property recovered, the hope is that additional cases can be closed and property returned to the rightful owner,” wrote Sergeant B.J. Meyers in a press release for the viewing.
All questions are being directed to Covington Police Chief Klason and Detective Schrimpsher at (253) 480-2430 and (253) 480-2432 respectively.