Merchant stiff-armed, cigarettes solen | POLICE BLOTTER

Published 11:40 am Friday, July 31, 2015

The following was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports.

A shopper insisted he needed to come behind the counter at a gas station on 108th Avenue Southeast July 6 to talk to the manager, who repeatedly asked him to stay back.

As another man watched at the door, the suspect stiff-armed the manager and grabbed four packs of Camel cigarettes. He already had a can of Dr. Pepper soda in hand. They then fled, possibly in a dark Ford Mustang.

Pictures were captured by store security system of the suspect, who could face charges of second-degree robbery and third-degree theft.

GRANDMA GETS VIOLENT: An argument over a baby bottle July 8 landed a 43-year-old Renton woman in jail.

The woman had argued with her 24-year-old son, because the son’s brother – and not him – had to make a bottle of baby formula for his baby, who was crying. The baby’s father was playing a video game.

Blows were exchanged between mother and son, although no injuries were visible. The mother was booked into the SCORE regional jail for investigation of fourth-degree assault.