Wanted man flees police | POLICE BLOTTER

The following was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports.

The following was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports.

A 20-year-old Renton man known to Renton Police officers caught the attention of one officer, who noticed the headlight was out on his car.

The man pulled over on Glennwood Avenue North at about 10:30 p.m. Dec. 1. The officer earlier had determined the man had multiple warrants.

The officer turned on his emergency lights and the suspect accelerated quickly, spinning the tires and fleeing on Glennwood. The officer followed him to Northeast Sunset Boulevard, where the man ran a red light and hit another vehicle.

The two vehicles were now locked together, but the suspect managed to get his Nissan Sentra free and fled, ignoring commands to stop.

The suspect was known to threaten police.

Several officers joined the pursuit. The suspect was arrested at the onramp to Interstate 405, after he lost control of his car. He had to be pulled from the car through a window because the earlier collision had caused damage to the door.

He was booked into the SCORE regional jail for investigation of felony eluding and warrants.

FORGOT TO DISCARD HEROIN: A 25-year-old Renton woman fled with stolen $80 headphones from Frys Nov. 21 but was chased down by a store security officer at North Eighth Street and Houser Way North.

A Renton Police officer found a small tin container inside her purse. Inside the container were small pieces of foil and a vinegary-smelling hard black substance in a plastic baggie, which field tested as heroin.

She had found the tin contain but just forgot to discard the heroin inside.

She was booked into the SCORE regional jail for investigation of drug charges and third-degree theft.

CAR STOLEN FROM HOSPITAL: A 32-year-old Bonney Lake man’s Honda Accord was stolen Nov. 30 from the Valley Medical Center’s northeast parking lot while he was inside the hospital visiting his daughter.

The car was stolen sometime between 11 a.m. and about 5 p.m.

50-INCH TV STOLEN FROM CAR: A 21-year-old Des Moines man who just bought a 50-inch flat-screen TV and surround-sound system from Target at The Landing decided to do some shopping at Dick’s Sporting Goods.

When he returned to his car on Dec. 1, he found a passenger window was shattered and the TV and sound system, valued at about $900, were gone.

RINGS STOLEN: A 52-year-old Renton woman returning home from work on Dec. 1 found a small window next to her front door broken and the front door was unlocked.

She walked from her home and called 911.

She walked through the house with a police officer. Three rings had been stolen in the master bedroom. The rings were made of titanium and koa wood, a sterling silver ring and a gold ring with a Hawaiian pattern and the word “Nina” in black enamel.  The value was estimated at $700.