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Assault by ex-husband | Renton police blotter

From the Renton police log.

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Renton Civic Theatre leadership under fire over revelations of sex crimes

The Renton Civic Theatre’s leadership faces potential cuts and restructuring after a social media campaign discovered a history…

Cars drive northbound through the intersection of Southeast 192nd Street and 140th Avenue Southeast in Fairwood. An 18-year-old was driving over 100 mph southbound through this intersection on March 19 when his car hit a minivan, resulting in the deaths of one woman and three minors. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing

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Fatal collisions prompt Fairwood traffic safety study

Fairwood community members voiced concerns regarding reckless driving and speeding on 140th Avenue Southeast.

King County Fire District 20 posted this photo of the Aug. 24 blaze at Top of the Hill grocery store in Renton. Courtesy photo

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Fire destroys Top of the Hill grocery store in Renton

Friends and neighbors of the owners set up a GoFundMe.

Screenshot from Instagram profile @not.srtmiles for Miles Hudson, the “Belltown Hellcat.” (Screenshot)

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“Belltown Hellcat” arrested on Renton bench warrant

He recently attended a hearing in regards to domestic violence related charges for stalking and disclosing of intimate…

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Armed vehicular robbery | Renton police blotter

From the Renton police log

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Renton teen sentenced for firing AK-47 at deputy

Prosecutors charged King, age 16 at the time of the two shootings, as an adult.

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Victims get carjacked while trying to sell vehicle | Renton Police Blotter

From the Renton police log.

Photographs of Esther Arunong’s injuries. (Photo from court documents)

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Kent mom charged with homicide for beating adult daughter to death

Woman admitting striking her daughter on the side of the head ‘so hard it bent the pan handle.’

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KC Sheriff’s Office needs to modify use-of-force notifications, report says

Office of Law Enforcement Oversight’s report includes seven recommendations.

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Object thrown at boy on bike | Renton police blotter

From the Renton police log.

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Former Auburn man sentenced for threatening to kill Inslee

Slaughter lived in Auburn at the time of a prior case in 2021, involving threats to former Seattle…

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King County Sheriff’s Office modifies pursuit policy

Initiative 2113 was passed in the Washington State Legislature in May 2024.

Renton residents posted photographs on social media on July 31 of a column of smoke resulting from a fire within city limits. (Courtesy photo of Bruce Osgoodby III)

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Propane tanks explode in potential encampment fire

Responding crews from the Renton Regional Fire Authority and Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority battled the flames.

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Motorcycle rider, 36, dies in crash in unincorporated area near Renton

A 36-year-old woman died in unincorporated Renton on July 19 in a motorcycle accident.

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4 minors arrested following armed robbery of Renton convenience store

The two 15-year-olds, a 14-year-old and a 13-year-old are at the King County Juvenile Detention Center.

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Man charged with murder of teen in Renton makes bail

Aaron Brown Myers, 51, who pleaded not guilty for the fatal June 5 shooting of Hazrat Ali Rohani,…

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Strangled by her husband | Renton police blotter

From the Renton police log.

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Woman sentenced in Renton vehicular homicide

She was driving a vehicle that had been stolen from The Landing.

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Collisions block I-405 in Renton

A picture captured of the multi-vehicle collision showed a vehicle flipped and the presence of first responders blocking…