The following was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports.
No injuries were reported in a shootout between two cars the morning of Oct. 13 in the parking lot at Safeway on South Third Street.
The vehicles, a white lowered Chevrolet Impala and a blue older Crown Victoria, left the scene in separate directions.
Store video shows the Crown Victoria driving deliberately and aggressively toward the Impala, pulling in front and then alongside. The two cars were close to each other, driver to driver. This was when most of the shots were fired.
Five shell casings were found on the pavement, likely from a .380 caliber firearm. A witness reported hearing about nine shots.
Police have video of one of the drivers purchasing gasoline at the Safeway station. He’s wearing a black hooded sweatshirt which says “Rest in Peace” and appears to be a memorial.
Police also what witness descriptions of the multiple people inside the two cars.
CAREGIVER DEFRAUDED: A Renton caregiver was defrauded of $4,600 in cash while trying to help an elderly woman in Boise buy a wheelchair.
The woman was contacted via email by a man claiming to be the woman’s son. He had found her name on a website used by caregivers and babysitters.
Such scams have been reported on the Internet, along with warnings from legitimate businesses.
The son told the victim he was bringing his mother to the Renton area and would need help getting a power wheelchair for her.
He sent the victim a check for $4,999.99. The Renton woman then withdrew $4,600 in $100 bills from her account and sent the money to an address in Boise to be used to buy a wheelchair. Then she got the call from the bank that the son’s check was fraudulent.
The Boise address given for the mother is the FedEx shipping center for the Boise area, where the package with the money was picked up by someone using the mother’s name.
COMPUTER GEAR STOLEN: Computer gear and a camera worth about $2,650 were stolen Oct. 13 from an SUV parked at The Landing.
The owner returned from dinner to find the front passenger window broken and a laptop bag containing the stolen items was gone.
The vehicle’s manuals were stolen from the glove box.
A vehicle next to the SUV also was broken into.
