Unemployment office threatened with shooting | POLICE BLOTTER

The following information was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports.

The following information was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports.

The 44-year-old Seattle man told officers he wasn’t serious Jan. 4 when he threatened in a voicemail to shoot an employee at the unemployment office in Renton.

He was angry because he wasn’t approved for jobless benefits and that’s how people end up shot. But he didn’t intend to shoot or threaten anyone.

His application was still under review.

He wasn’t arrested or cited but the officer told him his behavior was unacceptable and could be considered felony harassment.

He understood.

THIEVES BREAK INTO VEHICLE: Thieves broke into a vehicle in The Landing’s parking garage Jan. 4 and stole a backpack, wallet and a debit card.

The theft occurred sometime between 3:15 p.m. and 5 p.m. The thieves broke the front passenger window to get inside.

At about 6:20 p.m., the victim, a 19-year-old Renton woman, got a call from her bank that the debit card was used to make a $254 purchase at Dick’s Sport Goods in The Landing. She was advised to deactivate her card.

Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $300. The pink, floral-patterned wallet and backpack were valued at about $160.

IT WAS A STOLEN CAR: An officer ran the license plate on a statewide database Jan. 4 for an Acura Legend parked on Earlington Avenue South near a house where officers find stolen vehicles.

The Acura wasn’t stolen. Officers talked with a 25-year-old Bellevue woman and a 28-year-old Tacoma man, who was recognized by one of the officers.

But about two hours later, the Acura was reported stolen by the Bellevue Police Department. The Bellevue woman who talked with officers lives about three miles from where it was taken.

Bellevue police were alerted and given the names of the two people.

MANHOLE DAMAGES CAR: A Toyota Camry was damaged Jan. 5 when its driver, a Sumner man, drove over an open utility manhole on Houser Way N.

City crews replaced the manhole cover.

The damage occurred behind the front tire.