Stolen Kayaks Recovered In Gig Harbor Area

GIG HARBOR, WA - Pierce County deputies recovered a cache of stolen kayaks recently, and they want to reunite the boats with their rightful owners. Police found the stolen kayaks after a sting operation in Gig Harbor last week.

Last Thursday, two kayaks were stolen from a home in Gig Harbor along 90th Avenue Northwest. The homeowners quickly located their stolen items on the app OfferUp. Pierce County deputies put together a sting operation, agreeing to meet the OfferUp seller at the Gig Harbor Target store.

At the meetup, the seller bragged to the undercover deputies about how his friends stole kayaks to make "some quick money." The seller also bragged that his friends had stolen other kayaks.

After arresting the 33-year-old seller, deputies went to his Port Orchard home hoping to recover the other stolen kayaks - and find the two other suspects. Just their luck, they found both.

The three men were arrested on multiple charges, including trafficking stolen property, theft, and possession of stolen property. The two kayaks recovered at the Port Orchard home are red and blue. If you think they might be yours, call the Pierce County Sheriff's Peninsula Detachment at (253) 798-4940.

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