Winter weather returned to western Washington with heavy mountain snow and lowland snow for parts of the region. Officers responded to the gas station for a reported robbery on Dec. During the stop, they noticed a suspect vehicle at the nearby Motel 6, the KPD said, adding that the department had received information from the FBI the day before about a missing California teenager who was "believed to be a victim of human sex trafficking and who was believed to be at Motel 6 in Kirkland.
The KPD said it investigated the vehicle and "saw items that led them to believe that the vehicle may be associated with the missing teenager. Child Protective Services responded to care for the girl. The two men were booked into King County jail and will be charged with multiple crimes, including promoting commercial sexual abuse of a minor, according to the KPD.
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