The following information was compiled based on Renton Police Department reports.

Police heard gunfire and found a suspicious empty van in downtown Renton on March 8.

An officer heard three gunshots close to where he was parked near the 1200 block of Bronson Way North just before 3 a.m.

In investigating, the officer noticed a van pass by with numerous occupants inside.

The officer followed the van but eventually lost it. Then the officer found the van in a parking lot behind 215 Meadow St.

The van was empty except for a small spent shell casing on the left-rear passenger seat of the vehicle.

Other police units checked the area for the occupants to no avail.

Then police went to the house of the registered owner of the van. There, they found the father of the person who was said to be driving the van. Officers went to the son’s residence and found five people, none of whom said they had anything to do with the van or any gun.

However, police did discover that one of the occupants of the residence had a warrant for driving without a license. The 19-year-old was arrested.

Lights stolen from tavern in the Highlands

Local drug dealers are suspected of stealing from a Highlands tavern on March 13.

Police were called to the establishment on Northeast Sunset Boulevard because of a theft complaint around 10:30 a.m.

The manager said sometime between 2 a.m. and 10 a.m. that morning someone cut down and stole approximately 400 feet of rope lights.

She said a couple of weeks ago, someone stole about 800 feet of rope light from the property and threw a rock through a window.

The manager felt her business was being targeted by some local drug dealers who are unhappy that she calls the police on them.

Park building shot at Liberty Park

Police found a bullet hole in park building window on March 10.

A City of Renton Parks Department employee called police to a building at 1100 Bronson Way N. in Liberty Park regarding malicious mischief.

The man said he arrived at work to discover a southeast window shattered.

He said the window was not broken when he left work at 3:30 p.m. the day before.

Police noticed a quarter-inch hole resembling a bb gun or firearm bullet hole in the window. The parks employee said he looked all over the room for the bullet, but didn’t find one.

The damage to the window is estimated at $1,000.

Police talk to bullier at high school

A student was confronted for bullying-type behavior at Renton High School on March 7.

A mother of a student at the school called police to report that her son was the target of on-going bullying.

The incidents involved pushing and a backhanded slap to the chest during class.

Police investigated the harassment and spoke with the youth accused of the bullying.

The 17-year-old student claimed he was just playing around and the officer believed he was being genuinely honest.

The officer explained to the student how he might be perceived otherwise, considering he is a large football player and might not know his own strength.

The 17-year-old stated that he wanted to apologize to the 14-year-old target of his games.

The teen was warned about horse play.

Renton man’s account charged fraudulently

A 35-year-old Renton man discovered someone fraudulently charged his account on March 8.

The man told police he uses an electronic charge account with the internet-based business, “Bill Me Later.”

He received a bill on March 8 for more than $500 for a purchase at Toys R Us, which he said he did not make.

The store said the purchase was made for a Galaxy S Tablet and delivered to a Colorado address.

Dog stops robbery where medical marijuana grown

A dog interrupted an attempted robbery at a house where medical marijuana is grown on March 8.

Three men at the residence were confronted by the suspect who had a gun around 8:30 p.m.

The suspect was described as a black male in his 20s, 5-foot-10, with a bony face and wearing a dark grey or black “hoody” and blue jeans.

The suspect pointed the gun at all three men and ordered them to the ground.

One of the victim’s dog became aggressive toward the suspect barking, lunging and possibly biting the suspect.

The suspect backed up and left out the back door, closing it as he exited.

Police were able to lift some fingerprints from the inside and outside of the door.

Man reports suspicious text messages to police

A man received suspicious text messages on March 8.

A 44-year-old man flagged down a police officer at Renton City Hall to report some suspicious text messages he received at about 11 p.m.

The messages were: “Ok, the body is buried, what next. Dude, I’m waiting for instructions before the pigs show.” And also the last message read, “Job is done, pay up.”

Police called the number of the sender, which the man did not recognize, and got a female’s recorded voice on a voicemail greeting.