The following information was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports.
A 23-year-old Renton man was arrested Sept. 2 after he threatened a couple with a knife near Williams Avenue South and South Tillicum Street and then threatened to kill a Renton Police officer.
As the homeless man, who is well-known to officers, waved the knife at the couple, a plain-clothed officer nearby ordered him to leave them alone. The suspect then turned his attention to the officer and the couple fled.
Ordered to put the knife away, the suspect raised his arms, waved the knife whose tip was sticking from the sheath and threatened to kill the officer.
Without any protective gear and fearing for his safety, the officer drove away and alerted other officers. Now on his BMX bike, the suspect was pursued through downtown Renton. The pursuit ended at about 4:30 when the front tire hit a cement curb in the Fred Meyer parking lot, throwing the suspect over the handle bars and into barkdust. Three all-metal daggers were found in the sheath.
He was booked into the SCORE regional jail for investigation of second-degree assault. He told officers he didn’t threaten anyone with a knife.
FOUR INJURED IN SHOOTING: Four young males were injured by gunfire or when their car crashed early on Aug. 29 after they were shot at multiple times near Renton Avenue South.
The victims didn’t know why anyone would shoot at them, nor did they know who was inside a black Dodge Magnum with tinted windows.
They were headed down Renton Avenue in a Crown Victoria after buying something to drink at a convenience store in Skyway at about 12:30 a.m. The Magnum pulled up next to driver’s side of the Crown Victoria; a window was rolled down and eight rounds were fired at the Crown Victoria.
The driver of the Crown Victoria then crashed into a tree at Southwest Victoria Street.
Officers arrived to find numerous people standing around, including some who weren’t cooperative. The gunshots were heard by officers and residents in the area.
Ten 9 mm shell casings and five .45-caliber casings were found on Renton Avenue South. An officer removed a loaded 9 mm handgun from the waistband of one victim, who said it hadn’t been fired.
The four victims, ages 15, 17, 19 and 21, were treated at Valley Medical Center or Harborview Medical Center.
SOUTH RENTON GUNFIRE: Multiple rounds were fired in the 200 block of South Third Street at about 8:30 p.m. Aug. 28, but the target of the gunfire, if any, was unknown.
Witnesses saw two men firing toward a fast-food restaurant. Officers found 10 shell casings on the ground.
Witnesses provided the two men believed involved in the shooting. No shooting victims showed up at local hospitals.
SMOKING IN THE ELEVATOR: Two juveniles were standing in a Transit Center elevator waiting area near a police substation Sept. 1 as a fully uniformed Renton Police officer walked in.
The officer couldn’t help but smell the overwhelming odor of marijuana. The young male then bent over slightly and lit something inside a multi-colored glass pipe and inhaled three times.
The two teens tried to walk off but were stopped. The girl become confrontational with the officer as he tried to place the boy in handcuffs.
Not able to identify both teens, they were released rather than cited for unlawful transit conduct at the downtown Transit Center. The marijuana was confiscated.
