The following information was compiled based on City of Renton Police reports.

A Renton woman was involved in a road-rage incident in downtown Renton on April 22.

The 32-year-old woman told police that she tried to pass a grey Dodge Charger on State Route 167 sometime after midnight.

The woman believed that the Charger wanted to race and it sped off.

Then both vehicles arrived at the stoplight on Rainier Avenue South at South Grady Way.

A female driver of the Charger began to shout and threaten the woman.

A male passenger came out of the Charger, threw a container of yogurt on the woman’s vehicle and at her.

Then the male threatened to shoot the woman, displaying a black handgun.

He got back into the Charger and the two suspects drove away.

They are both described as Samoan or Hawaiian, with the woman in her 20s to early 30s. She wore an orange and white shirt.

The man had long black hair pulled in a pony tail and was described as in his mid-to-late 20s.

The vehicle was a gray Dodge Charger.

Renton woman receives text threats

A Renton woman received text threats from a Portland man on April 21.

Police were sent to the 2100 block of Edmonds Avenue Northeast to the residence of a 38-year-old woman.

She notified police that a 29-year-old man, who lives in Portland and she has a child with, had threatened her via text message.

The two were communicating via text on April 20 about a relationship the woman has with one of the man’s childhood friends.

The man wrote the woman, “I’m telling you somebody going to die before I let this go.”

The woman was interested in seeking a restraining order because she knows the man carries guns and was worried about her safety.

Since the text did not threaten one particular person and the man lives in Oregon, police were not sure if he was capable of committing a crime against the woman.

Covington man assaulted after cashing work check

A Covington man was assaulted by two women in a Money Tree store in Renton on April 23.

The 29-year-old man supposedly met the women at a hotel in Seatac and allowed them to stay with him overnight in his hotel room because they didn’t have a place to stay.

The man did not know their names.

In the morning they offered to drive him to a Money Tree store to cash his work check.

One of the females went into the store with him.

When they came out, the women demanded that the man pay them $40 to $50 in gas money and he said he would pay only $20.

They got mad and demanded more money and the man ran back into the store to escape them.

He passed the teller his cash and the women proceeded to punch, slap and kick him.

He asked the clerk to call the police and the suspects continued to fight with him and took his wallet.

When police arrived at the store on Rainier Avenue South, the man would not give clear details about how he met the women.

His Social Security card, green card and $20 was taken.

Renton man cited for running over toy car

A Renton man put an end to a noisy remote-control car and got cited on April 23.

Police were dispatched to the 2100 block of Edmonds Avenue Northeast where a 70-year-old man was standing outside at about 10:20 p.m.

The man told police that after about a half hour of listening to a noisy remote control car in his neighborhood, he decided to do something about it.

The man got in his vehicle and started down the street.

He said he could see people standing on the corner.

The man said he purposely drove toward the remote-control car and tried to run over it.

The man successfully ran over the toy and he told police that he thought that was the right thing to do.

Police told him that he had committed the crime of malicious mischief and he had a hard time believing them.

The man was cited and the case was forwarded to the King County Prosecutor’s Office for review.

Renton man arrested after screaming at traffic

A Renton man was detained after screaming at traffic and harassing several people on April 13.

Police were called to the intersection of Northeast Ninth Street and Edmonds Avenue Northeast at about 7:18 a.m.

A man approached police there and complained of another man screaming at him and threatening to beat him up.

Then the suspect appeared and started yelling at the 73-year-old man and threatening him.

Police ordered the man away for his safety.

Then another man, 54, came and told police the suspect screamed at his house, waking up  he and his wife.

Police arrested the 43-year-old suspect for harassment.

Woman’s name used to file income taxes

Someone fraudulently used a woman’s identity to file taxes in her name, a woman reported to police April 13.

The 53-year-old woman told police that she tried to file her taxes but was denied because the Internal Revenue Service claimed someone had already done so using her name and social security number.

The woman said she did not authorize anyone to file her taxes and was unsure how they got her information.

The woman’s name, date of birth and social security number were used, but there was an unknown address on the form.