The following was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports.
A homeless couple were beaten and robbed of $16 by members of a group of teens, boys and girls, at about 7 p.m. Feb. 5 on South Third Street downtown.
One of the teens demanded that the 39-year-old woman give him $1. She reached into her pocket for money; he took it all – $16. He dragged her along as he tried to get away and punched her. One of the other youths yelled, “AJ stop.”
Her husband tried to help his wife and was punched and kicked.
A group of teens was spotted at the transit center but the victims couldn’t identify who attacked them.
However, a 13-year-old Auburn boy was arrested on a juvenile warrant for failure to appear on third-degree theft charges. A 15-year-old girl was arrested on a felony warrant for taking a motor vehicle without permission. Both were booked into the county juvenile center.
PATIENT GETS VIOLENT: A 24-year-old Kent man voluntarily committed at Valley Medical Center in Renton Feb. 2 became violent with medical staff and threatened to “ring” their necks.
He was treated only by women because he would kill someone if another male doctor came in the room. But he cornered a nurse and took an attack-type stance. She was assisted by other medical personnel so she could leave the room.
He was arrested for investigation of third-degree assault and taken to the King County Jail in downtown Seattle, which has medical facilities.
A FAST GETAWAY: The Maple Valley man just needed a minute to run into Safeway downtown to buy some groceries, so he didn’t secure his bike to the rack.
When he came out about five minutes later on Feb. 3, a man in his early 20s was riding away on it. He chased the man for about half-mile. Despite his pleas, no one helped him.
He got close to the man but couldn’t get his bike. He was running out of time because he had to get back to work.
He searched but never found the man or the bike, a 2006 Black Market Riot.
WARRANT NABS BIKE RIDER: The 40-year-old man riding his bicycle back and forth in front of her apartments on Burnett Avenue South at about 9 p.m. Feb. 5 caught the attention of a resident.
The responding officer observed the same behavior – and noticed the bike didn’t have a front or rear light.
A records check showed the man had a warrant out of the Everett Police Department. He was booked into the SCORE regional jail. The bike was placed into evidence for safekeeping.
NO DRIVER IN CRASH: A 2001 Acura MDX crashed with such force at about 3 a.m. Feb. 2 on the Maple Valley Highway that it pushed a median 15 feet and caused an airbag to deploy.
But when an officer arrived there was no one inside and there was no blood. The ignition wasn’t damaged, meaning the Acura wasn’t stolen and someone had the key.
The Acura was impounded; the name of the registered owner is known.