The article mentions a search warrant, and that local police had first searched the records, which shown an anomaly, which triggered a local investigation. Fro

The article mentions a search warrant, and that local police had first searched the records, which shown an anomaly, which triggered a local investigation. From the Article: > ...the FBI said in a search warrant affidavit unsealed last month > A police detective last summer noticed that one of the drivers had dozens of pawn shop transactions, and thus began an investigation... > The investigation began last summer when a police detective in Auburn, a south Seattle suburb, was perusing a record of pawn shop sales... It's not clear why the police were looking at the transaction records, but it's possible they were investigating a theft.