Kent Police arrest woman for multiple warrants in stolen car

Published 2:22 pm Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Police arrested a 20-year-old Kent woman for multiple theft and drug warrants after officers initially used their bumpers to pin in place a vehicle that had been reported as stolen.

At about 2:27 a.m. Aug. 11, an officer on routine patrol received an automated license plate reader camera notice (aka Flock cameras) about a stolen vehicle downtown near Willis Street, according to an Aug. 12 Kent Police Facebook post.

As the officer approached the area, he received a second notification that the vehicle, a 1999 Toyota Corolla, was headed towards 64th Avenue South and West Meeker Street, according to police. Multiple Kent patrol units converged on the area and found the reported stolen vehicle inside a nearby apartment complex, parked and still occupied.

Officers pinned the vehicle in place with their bumpers, and both the driver and passenger complied with directions to exit, according to police.

The vehicle reportedly had been stolen on Aug. 9, after it was left running while the driver stepped out to conduct a brief task at a downtown bank.

A 20-year-old Kent woman, a passenger that exited the vehicle, was initially not entirely forthcoming, according to police. But officers discovered that she had multiple Kent warrants totaling over $15,000 for theft, attempted theft and possession of controlled substances.

The woman admitted to previously being inside stolen cars and that the drug paraphernalia found in the car was hers, according to police. She was intending to use it before they were discovered but declined knowledge that the car had been stolen. Officers booked the woman into the city of Kent jail.

The driver, a 34-year-old Kent man, told officers that the female passenger had given him the keys to the car and that he had no knowledge it was stolen, according to police. The officer who took the original stolen vehicle case had reviewed the video of the theft taken by the bank cameras. The male in the theft did not match the description of the driver, and he was released at the scene after determining he did not have warrants.

Police plan further investigation to determine who originally stole the vehicle, if the female passenger was involved, and if the driver had knowledge that the car was stolen at the time he was detained.