Argument leads to shots fired, beating with crowbar | POLICE BLOTTER

The following was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports.

The following was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports.

A Renton man and woman, who is a convicted felon, were arrested Sept. 8 when an argument at a Renton bar led to shots being fired on the Maple Valley Highway and a Renton man being hit repeatedly on the head with a crowbar.

The victim, 28-year-old Renton man, was at the bar on the Maple Valley Highway with a friend, who was arguing with the man and woman in the parking lot. The male suspect, 33, of Renton swung at the victim with some sort of rod but missed.

The victim and his friend then left in their vehicle but were followed by the two suspects in their SUV. Three shots were fired at the victim’s car, which was then sideswiped by the SUV. The next confrontation happened on Sunset Boulevard North, where the woman, a 29-year-old Renton woman, struck the victim with the crowbar. She dropped the crowbar after the victim pushed her down, but the man with her picked it up and struck the victim and broke the windshield on his car.

The suspects were stopped in traffic at North Third Street when the victim flagged down an officer. Officers noticed the woman was sitting on a handgun in the driver’s seat. Heroin was found in her right coin pocket.

They were booked into the SCORE regional jail for investigation of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and other charges.

PROFANITY IN THE PARK: The man lying on a park bench near the Wells Avenue South bridge appeared very drunk on Sept. 11, so bicycle officers stopped to check on his welfare.

The officers learned the 23-year-old Renton man had a warrant but soon were distracted by a man riding his bike toward them on the Cedar River trail yelling obscenities at them. He wasn’t wearing a helmet and was riding in a negligent manner. Spit came out as he yelled.

One officer dealt with the intoxicated man, while the other dealt with the bike rider. Asked to “chill out,” the suspect kept swearing at the officers. He rode off but the officer kept an eye on him. He swore at the officers again and told them he had just left anger management..

Because the bike rider’s actions interfered with the officers’ warrant arrest, one of them approached the bike rider, who puffed up his chest and took a fighting stance. In a confined space and close to the river, the officer fired a taser. The bike rider was arrested for obstructing an officer and using profanity in a city park. He wanted the bike left right where it was; he was going to have dinner at the Salvation Army.

The 56-year-old Preston man was booked into the SCORE regional jail.

MAN ROBBED OF CHAIN, PHONE: A 21-year-old Renton man walking alone at about 9 p.m. Sept. 8 on Renton Center Way was approached by a man who demanded his cell phone and the gold chain around his neck. He said no and was punched in the face.

The suspect ripped the chain from his neck and grabbed his cell phone. He then walked off. The victim went back to work, told his boss and went to look for the suspect without success. They called 911 but too much time – 45 minutes – had passed to call in a K9 track.

The loss was estimated at about $650.

ASSAULT RIFLE, HANDGUN STOLEN: An assault rifle and a 9 mm Beretta handgun was stolen from a vehicle overnight Sept. 4 in a storage lot in the 2200 block of East Valley Road.

Someone broke a right rear window and took the AR-rifle and the Beretta stored with other bags.

The assault rifle was valued at $3,000 and the handgun at $500.