Regional SWAT team arrests three in Factoria Thursday | Suspects allegedly burglarized Kirkland storage units, stole and used financial information

The North Sound Metro SWAT Team arrested three people this morning at the Woodridge Apartments in Factoria, who are suspected of burglarizing several self-storage lockers in Kirkland last month and using stolen personal and financial information to create fake IDs, acquire credit cards and make numerous purchases at stores around the region.

The North Sound Metro SWAT Team arrested three people this morning at The Standard  —formerly the Woodridge — Apartments in Factoria, who are suspected of burglarizing several self-storage lockers in Kirkland last month and using stolen personal and financial information to create fake IDs, acquire credit cards and make numerous purchases at stores around the region.

Kirkland Police Lt. Mike Murray said the Bellevue SWAT team assisted in executing the Thursday morning search warrant on three units at the apartment complex on the 2800 block of 130th Avenue Southeast, adding there were safety concerns regarding a negative reputation surrounding The Standard Apartments.

“The search warrants went pretty smooth,” Murray said. “Now we’re just collecting evidence and putting the rest together.” He said the suspects were arrested on numerous charges, and police are still searching for two more suspect who were not at the apartment units Thursday. “Depending on how the interviews go, it could grow from that. These people were no strangers to Bellevue PD.”