Updated Feb. 17, 10:49 a.m. —
Auburn Boulevard was shut down around 8 a.m. Tuesday due to heavy police presence and SWAT team activity outside S&S Tire on Auburn Boulevard near Kanai Ave.
SWAT team members from the Citrus Heights Police Department armed with rifles, saws and other equipment were observed entering and exiting S&S Tire around 8 a.m., with CHPD’s recently acquired Mine Resistant Armor Protected (MRAP) military surplus vehicle parked outside.
By about 8:45 a.m., the SWAT team had packed up and left, the road re-opened and CHPD officers had left the scene, along with Sacramento Sheriff’s Department deputies who were observed to be assisting.
[See updated story here: 3 arrested for weapons violations in Citrus Heights SWAT raids]
According to Sergeant Mike Wells, the Department’s Investigative Services Division “was involved in an active investigation into illegal weapons sales,” and was able to obtain search warrants for multiple locations within Citrus Heights — one of which was S&S Tire.
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Wells said “due to the nature of the alleged violations,” CHPD’s Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) was used to execute the search warrants, and Folsom Police Department’s SWAT team and “support personnel from other local agencies also provided assistance.
Due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, Wells said “no additional information will be released at this time.”
