The following information was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports.

A suspect in a possible stabbing in a downtown Renton apartment July 7 jumped from a second-story landing to escape but was stopped after fleeing an officer’s Taser.

A 911 dispatcher heard: “What are you doing in my house? I don’t know who you are.” An officer heard someone screaming “help me” and “let me go,” as he arrived at the complex on Park Avenue North.

Officers kicked in the door to see an apartment in disarray. A woman was holding her boyfriend by his hair, as he was pushing and grabbing her by the arms. Another woman standing by, had come to the house to look at his jewelry; the girlfriend didn’t know her. She told officers she found them naked in bed, surrounded by drug paraphernalia.

An officer ordered the 34-year-old Renton man to the ground and to put his hands out to his side. After ordering a second time, the man ran toward the officer with his arms flailing, a frantic and deranged look in his eyes.

Fearing an assault, the officer used his Taser to disable the man, but the man ran into the kitchen. He frantically pulled at the blinds on a window, and managing to open the window, jumped from the second floor just as an officer grabbed for his t-shirt.

Another officer spotted the suspect running on Pelly Avenue North. A K9 unit tracked him. He was spotted on the exterior hallway of an apartment complex’s second story, before running down a stairway.

He hit a gate, his body folding over and his head and shoulders hitting the ground. He had a wild look in his eyes, which signaled to the officer he would fight if cornered or caught. The man’s sweatpants slid down his legs; he continued to stumble.

After a warning, the officer used his Taser but the man was still able to move. Other officers arrived and the suspect was handcuffed.

He was arrested for investigation of fourth-degree assault and obstructing an officer. He told an officer that his girlfriend tried to cut off his pony tail and assaulted him. He ran because he feared his girlfriend had called friends to come “get him.”

The girlfriend had bruises and a cut on a finger.

Men argue in street

A 53-year-old Renton man who apparently didn’t want to or couldn’t pay for a taxi ride argued with the taxi driver and police July 9 as vehicles whizzed by on Southeast Petrovitsky Road.

The taxi driver was holding the man’s two small dogs by a leash.

Numerous drivers called 911 at about 6:20 p.m. as the men argued in the street. Vehicles were stopped eastbound on Petrovitsky. Officers held the man to the ground and handcuffed him. If he stood up, he and the officers likely would have been hit by traffic.

He told officers he thought the taxi driver

was lost in Seattle, so he jumped out of the taxi. He was less than a block from his home.

The taxi driver was holding on to the leash so the man would pay him. The suspect told officers he was taking oxycontin.

He was booked into the regional jail SCORE for disorderly conduct.

Officer takes dog to vet

A pit bull that appeared malnourished was taken to a local veterinarian by an officer responding to a loose dog call July 7.

The officer found the dog on Aberdeen Court Southeast, appearing sick with blood on its lower jar.

The dog stood up for the officer and walked slowly to the officer’s cruiser, where it laid down inside. The officer wasn’t able to determine the dog’s ownership. Renton animal control officers were notified.

Child in prostitution?

Officers are following up on a missing 14-year-old girl whose mother is concerned she’s being forced into prostitution in Renton.

The mother reported her concerns to the Polaris Project, which is fighting human trafficking across the world.

The girl has been seen at local stores and an apartment complex on Stevens Avenue and may be living with her pimp near Renton Center Way Southwest.

Hurried man steals bike

A man rode off on a mountain bike from a shop on Lind Avenue after telling an employee he needed a bike fast as his European company’s plane was leaving.

He told the store he didn’t need the bike boxed as he would take it directly onto the plane. He picked out an upscale seat and pedals to install on the bike. He paid for a bike rack with a Visa card.

After the bike was outfitted, he took it for a ride in the parking lot and then rode away.

The shop realized he had only paid for the bike rack – with a credit card that was declined.