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    Man pulls gun on two people at their...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 24, 2023 5:00 pm

    Also: Callers reported a single vehicle with multiple subjects inside having struck a power pole. Witnesses on the scene said all occupants of the vehicle, including children, were fleeing the scene on foot.

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    (Courtesy of the Washington State Patrol.)
    Renton driver, 92, kills pedestrian on Renton Maple...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 23, 2023 1:57 pm

    A fatal traffic collision on Renton Maple Valley Road on Oct. 16 at approximately 7:40 a.m. involving a Renton resident…

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    King County Sheriff’s Office deputy faces assault charge
    By Benjamin Leung • October 23, 2023 9:14 am

    A King County Sheriff’s Office deputy faces a misdemeanor assault charge after King County prosecutors say he intentionally punched a…

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    Crews removed the rooftop of a vehicle involved in a collision with a semi-truck Oct. 16 to extricate the patient trapped inside. (Courtesy of the Renton Regional Fire Authority.)
    Semi-truck and vehicle collide in Renton
    By Benjamin Leung • October 19, 2023 4:00 pm

    A collision involving a semi-truck and vehicle resulted in the hospitalization of an individual on Oct. 16.

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    The interior of a vacant downtown Renton building after a fire in June 2023. (Courtesy of the Renton Regional Fire Authority.)
    Squatters in Renton’s vacant buildings create fire and...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 18, 2023 7:00 am

    The Renton Regional Fire Authority tied a number of wildland fires in the Royal Hills area in the summer of 2023 to encampment fires that spread through dry grass.

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    Renton driver charged with vehicular assault in Kent crash
    Renton driver charged with vehicular assault in Kent...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 16, 2023 2:03 pm

    A two-vehicle collision involving a Renton resident in Kent on Oct. 14 at approximately 2:52 a.m. resulted in the hospitalization…

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    Woman gets pepper-sprayed after turning down advances |...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 16, 2023 1:52 pm

    Sample from the Renton police log.

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    Lindbergh High School students performed in a distracted driving presentation at the school. (Courtesy of the Renton Regional Fire Authority.)
    Lindbergh students get a sobering lesson in distracted...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 11, 2023 9:30 am

    Lindbergh High School students watched Sept. 28 as classmates performed in a distracted driving presentation at the school.

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    Suspect taps on driver’s side window with firearm...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 11, 2023 7:00 am

    A man jumped out of the driver’s seat of the van and ran up to her driver’s side window and pulled out a tan colored handgun, according to police.

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    Courtesy of RPD
Surveillance footage of suspected smash-and-grab burglar.
    Serial burglary suspect faces multiple charges
    By Benjamin Leung • October 10, 2023 3:15 pm

    Renton businesses targeted included KC’s Seafood Restaurant on Aug. 8; Nail Zone on Sept. 7; Buck’s Terriyaki on Sept. 7; Taqueria El Taco Maestro on Sept. 10; Teriyaki Wok on Sept. 13; and PHOBOX on Sept. 15, according to documents.

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    (Courtesy of the Zone 3 PIOs.)
    Firefighters fight blaze at vintage car facility in...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 10, 2023 2:36 pm

    Two firefighters in the incident required transportation to a local hospital for evaluation.

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    Renton police find no leads in bomb threats
    Renton police find no leads in bomb threats
    By Benjamin Leung • October 9, 2023 12:41 pm

    Renton police investigations into bomb threats directed at a Renton Sikh Temple and brewpub have hit dead ends.

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    Renton man hunted down man in Seattle with knife, prosecutors say
    Renton man hunted down man in Seattle with...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 3, 2023 3:00 pm

    King County prosecutors have charged a 59-year-old Renton man in the stabbing death of a 38-year-old man in Seattle’s Belltown…

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    Man uses bug spray to escape machete attack...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 3, 2023 1:00 pm

    Sample from the Renton police log.

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    Renton man pleads not guilty in mother’s homicide
    Renton man pleads not guilty in mother’s homicide
    By Benjamin Leung • October 2, 2023 1:00 pm

    King County prosecutors filed charges against Walter Smith

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    Inside the SCORE jail, 20817 17th Ave. S., Des Moines. (File photo)
    King County will no longer house inmates at...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 2, 2023 11:50 am

    The cities of Renton, Auburn, Burien, Des Moines, SeaTac and Tukwila own the SCORE jail.

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    Courtesy of National Transportation Safety Board documents
Crews pulled the wreckage of the plane crash from the seafloor five days after the accident on Sept. 9, 2022.
    Renton aircraft company denies liability in 2022 fatal...
    By Benjamin Leung • September 27, 2023 1:30 pm

    The pilot and all nine passengers on the scheduled flight died after the plane crashed and sank in the waters near Freeland and Whidbey Island.

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    Robbery suspect gives up on potential victim |...
    By Benjamin Leung • September 26, 2023 11:30 am

    Officers responded to the victim’s address in the 8400 block of South 134th Street and contacted the victim, sitting on the porch.

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    (Courtesy of the Washington State Patrol.)
    Renton man, 34, dies in motorcycle crash in...
    By Benjamin Leung • September 21, 2023 12:50 pm

    A 34-year-old Renton man died in a two-vehicle traffic collision on Sept. 20 on State Route 164.

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    Robbery suspects prowl vehicles in casino lot |...
    By Benjamin Leung • September 20, 2023 5:30 pm

    From the Renton police log.

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