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    Renton man arrested in Skagit County sex crime sting
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    A total of 14 suspects were arrested.

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    “Prolific” vehicular theft suspect arrested in Renton
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    Kent man holds 13 prior convictions and 41 arrests.

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    Footage released by the Renton Police Department showed Sgt. Eric Gordon and a member of the Renton Police Department’s Violent Crime Unit arrest an individual. (Screenshot)
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    By Benjamin Leung • November 19, 2024 4:30 pm

    Unit has arrested 88 suspects so far this year.

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    By Benjamin Leung • November 15, 2024 7:30 am

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    Matthew Lee Christenson of Auburn was convicted in the abuse and death of the son of a Renton School District special education teacher.

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    The arrest of Miles Oliver Hudson, the “Belltown Hellcat.” (Screenshot from video)
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    Shootout on Lake Washington Boulevard | Renton police...
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    From the Renton police log.

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    From the Renton police log.

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    Renton police seek missing indigenous man
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    Officers last contacted Talin Morris on Oct. 13 near his residence.

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    (Courtesy of the Washington State Patrol)
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    By Benjamin Leung • October 28, 2024 12:41 pm

    The Washington State Patrol arrested a 30-year-old Renton man for the Oct. 27 collision death in Seattle of a 20-year-old…

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    Gunshots on Talbot Road South | Renton police...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 22, 2024 2:30 pm

    From the Renton police log.

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    A sketch of the suspect in the 2009 Seattle home invasion robbery where the suspect sexually assaulted a woman and threatened her with rape. (Courtesy of the Renton Police Department)
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    By Benjamin Leung • October 22, 2024 7:00 am

    “We are doing everything we can to protect the 12-year-old victim.”

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    Prosecutors charged Lorenzo Hezekiah Hendrix in connection to an Oct. 4 armed robbery of a Seattle convenience store. (Court documents)
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    Suspects linked to 78 robberies, shootings and carjackings in Sept. and Oct.

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    Woman sentenced for identity theft of older King...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 21, 2024 5:30 pm

    Investigators identified a total of 44 victims ranging from ages 56 to 97, including residents from Renton, Federal Way, Auburn, Enumclaw, Des Moines, Seattle, Issaquah and more.

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    Discussion continues for KC Sheriff’s Office search warrant...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 16, 2024 9:04 am

    Following a list of policy changes in July, discussion between the Office of Law Enforcement Oversight and the King County…

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    Ladybug coffee stand co-owner sentenced for tax evasion
    By Benjamin Leung • October 14, 2024 2:18 pm

    At his Oct. 9 sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Tana Lin stated, “there is no excuse for hiding half a million dollars in a life of privilege, except greed.”

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    An example of fentanyl-laced pills seized by law enforcement. Courtesy photo
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    By Benjamin Leung • October 9, 2024 11:23 am

    Law enforcement arrested 17 individuals on Oct. 2 in a multi-state drug ring led by Renton residents.

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    Ring camera footage captured K’Shawn Konscience Jimerson striking Michael Dean Gray with a wooden stick prior to the stabbing, according to an affidavit of probable cause. (Court documents)
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    By Benjamin Leung • October 8, 2024 2:10 pm

    Michael Dean Gray, 65, died Sept. 27.

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    Footage captured on a Ring camera showed K’Shawn Jimerson, 19, strike Michael Dean Gray, 65, with a wooden stick after Gray exited the apartment. (Court documents)
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    By Benjamin Leung • October 3, 2024 4:02 pm

    K’Shawn Konscience Jimerson, 19, was charged in the death of 65-year-old Michael Dean Gray.

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    Beaten by two men | Renton police blotter
    By Benjamin Leung • October 3, 2024 1:30 pm

    From the Renton police log.

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    Courtesy of the Renton Police Department
Renton Police officers at approximately 2:16 p.m. Sept. 27 after a 19-year-old called 911 and reported that he stabbed a man.
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    By Benjamin Leung • September 30, 2024 4:30 pm

    King County Medical Examiner’s Office identified 65-year-old Michael Dean Gray’s death as a homicide resulting from multiple stab wounds.

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