East Wenatchee Police responded to a potential gang confrontation near Eastmont Park on Friday, and three teens were arrested on numerous charges.

Sergeant Tye Sheets said witnesses reported seeing individuals they described as wearing gang attire and flashing gang signs. The teens fled before officers arrived, but a suspect vehicle was located by Douglas County Sheriff's Deputies and East Wenatchee Police in the 100 block of 9th St NE.

Three teen suspects aged 16, 17, and 19 were arrested. Sheets says two of the suspects were carrying concealed firearms, and officers recovered three weapons, including one firearm that was reported stolen in Grant County.

The 19-year-old suspect was arrested for driving with a suspended license and making false statements. The 17-year-old was arrested o

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