The following information was compiled from City of Renton Police reports:
Someone lit a portable potty on fire in front of a home under construction in Renton Sept. 25.
Renton firefighters extinguished the flames, but the potty was reduced to ashes.
The home, which was in the framing stage, wasn’t burned by the flames on the 1700 block o Kitsap Place Northeast.
A neighbor came home to see the flames, then he called 911.
Park expulsion
A teenager expelled from Liberty Park for drinking and publicly urinating was arrested a few weeks later for visiting the same park Sept. 30.
A new city law, which enables police to expel people from parks, made it possible for the officer to arrest the 19-year-old.
The officer asked the youth why he was in the park after being arrested there on two prior occasions; the youth didn’t have a response.
Employee theft
A Fry’s electronics employee was caught for stealing from his employer in Renton Sept. 26.
He had allegedly been purchasing items and then coming back a few days later with the receipt, grabbing the same item off the shelf and making a “return” for cash.
The youth confessed to the theft, signed a confession form and was released at the scene.
Burglars barricade front door
Someone burglarized a woman’s home and barricaded the front door before leaving Sept. 26.
She arrived home on the 1500 block of Anacortes Avenue Northeast to find she couldn’t open the door.
When police arrived, they discovered together that the window on the south side of the unit had been forced open.
A K9 unit cleared the scene, before the woman found a jar of about $200 cash had been taken.
Attempted car theft
A thief unsuccessfully tried stealing a F250 Ford pickup truck locked behind a barbed-wire fence at the Sound Ford dealership Sept. 28.
The car didn’t have any exterior damage but the inside dash and console were ripped out.
Several of the company’s tools were scattered throughout the truck, as well as tools stolen from a tow truck parked nearby.
The foreman of Sound Ford arrived in the morning to find the hood of the truck and the tow truck were left open.
A hole was cut in the fence with what appeared to be wire cutters.
The truck’s stereo system and battery were stolen.
Man on probation arrested for DUI
Renton police arrested a man for drunken driving, when they discovered he was on probation in North Dakota and wasn’t allowed to leave the state Sept. 21.
The man had a few drunken driving convictions, including a serious injury hit and run, which is a felony.
Police initially followed him from the West Valley Highway, where he was driving 25 mph in a 50 mph zone, and at one point he was driving in the gutter.
The man told police he had a few beers. His blood alcohol reading was between .18 and .19 percent.
He was booked in the city jail.
Gun pulled during argument
Police were called to the 500 block of Stevens Avenue Southwest, after a neighbor saw someone draw a gun during an argument.
A group of about four people were arguing when the suspect told one man “get away from my car,” before drawing black semiautomatic pistol Sept. 24.
The group left before police arrived. A license plate check came back with the wrong style car and an invalid license plate number.
Neighbor gives chase
A neighbor gave chase to two men suspected of breaking into a woman’s home on the 11600 block of Sotheast 163rd Street Sept. 26.
His wife saw the two men leaving the home when the homeowner arrived, and he chased them in his pickup truck while the wife called 911.
Police arrested two suspects, but no one could give a positive identification.
The suspects broke into the shed, but didn’t take anything. They then tried breaking into the home by first smashing a window and then tried to pry open a door. It’s unknown if the suspects made entry, but nothing was reported missing.
