The following information was compiled from City of Renton police reports.

A 16-year-old boy was reprimanded for attempting to sell marijuana to other students at Lindbergh High School Feb. 17.

The student was turned in by another student. Police came to the school at noon and spoke with the boy, who said he bought the drugs from a man who hangs outside Hooters Restaurant in Renton. Police took the marijuana as evidence and forwarded the report to King County juvenile prosecutors.

Renton woman reports cable scam

A Renton woman avoided a scam involving Comcast and free cable on Feb. 17.

The woman, who lives in an apartment in the 1400 block of North 20th Street, told police that at about 7 p.m. someone came to her door who appeared to be from Comcast cable company. He told her he was there to install her cable and when she said she hadn’t ordered any cable, he changed his story. He told her he was offering free cable to residents of the apartment building to test out new products. The woman became concerned after listening to the man’s different stories and said no to the man’s repeat requests. She called Comcast and was told the company did not have salespersons in her area and weren’t offering free cable.

Man fights off wallet thief

A Renton man became the victim of a strong-armed robbery near the intersection of Houser Way South and Smithers Avenue South on Feb. 15.

At about 6:20 p.m., the 41-year-old man was walking north on Smithers Avenue South, approaching Houser Way South, when he heard someone running up behind him. As he got closer, the runner yelled at the man, demanding that he give him his wallet. Even though the man said he would turn over his wallet, the other man began punching the man, so he fought back.

The man got away briefly but was pursued by the suspect. The man yelled for help at least 40 times. Once the fight was over, the suspect ran back toward Smithers Avenue and got into a car, which drove south on Smithers.

The man, who suffered a bloody nose and hands and some shoulder pain, kept his wallet.

Boy suffers facial fractures

A 13-year-old Renton boy was taken to Harborview after suffering two facial fractures at the hands of a classmate on Feb. 16.

The 13-year-old, who originally came forward as the victim, turned out to be the instigator of a fight he lost.

The 13-year-old had confronted the other boy about talking behind his back about him; a challenge was issued to fight. The 13-year-old did not want to fight and backed out of the challenge. The boy told police the suspect and four other males approached him from behind near Sunset Court Park on Feb. 16. The two boys fought.

Police discovered, based on witness footage from their cell phones, that the boy actually instigated the fight and lost. Police believe the boy was trying to seek crime victim’s compensation for having to seek medical treatment after a fight he instigated, lost and was injured.

17-year-old girl stalked

A 17-year-old Renton girl was the victim of stalking-like behavior of an elderly neighbor on Southeast 155th Place Feb. 15.

The man would show up at the bus stop and when she walked her dog. He made unwanted advances toward her and would tell her that he loved her in passing, to which she would reply “love ya too.”

On Feb. 15, as she left for the bus at around 6:40 a.m., she ran into the man. They had a brief conversation in which she said she was running late. The man gave her a hug and kissed her on the cheek; she tried to pull away, but the man resisted. He kissed her several more times. Eventually, he let her go and told her to have a good day.

Police cited the man for fourth-degree assault.