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Police arrest suspect in downtown arson cases Homeless man admitted to setting three fires BY BRIAN BECKLEY bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
Police in Renton have arrested a suspect in a series of downtown arsons, after recognizing the man from surveillance camera footage. According to police, a 32-year-old man admitted to setting three fires at the same location downtown. Police on Thursday recognized the man from surveillance photos and arrested him. According to police, the suspect is a local homeless man with misdemeanors on his record, though no felonies. The fires to which he confessed occurred at the 200 Mill building downtown. The downtown area has experienced a rash of arson fires over the past few months. Most fires were set in dumpsters, but some were set in areas that had the potential to spread to surrounding businesses and homes. [ more ARSONS page 11 ]
Never forgotten
The son of a World War II veteran holds his father’s uniform and wipes away tears as VFW Post No. 1263 leader Darrell Pilat reads a poem during Monday’s annual Memorial Day event at Veterans Memorial Park. The event featured speakers and the laying of wreaths for all branches of the service, as well as a special wreath for those who are still missing in action, right. To see a full slideshow from the event, visit www.rentonreporter.com . BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter
District plans two new elementary schools to meet rising demand BY TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com
The next 10 years could see two new elementary schools built in the Renton School District. That’s if school board members vote to put a new bond before Renton voters and voters approve the February 2016 measure. A committee of community members, district staff, city and civic economic developers and
planners and others recently completed work on the district’s construction project needs. The committee presented its recommendations, which includes two new schools to the school board directors on Wednesday. The district is looking at putting this school construction bond measure on the Feb. 9, 2016 ballot for voter approval. Recently district officials hired a demographer to create enrollment
projections for the next decade. The results found that there will be more than 19,000 students enrolled in the district by 2024. Currently, there are more than 15,000. The new schools could be built on land that the district already owns. The committee is proposing one elementary school be built at the current site of Sartori Education Center in north Renton and at [ more SCHOOLS page 4 ]
Rolling out the red carpet
For the fifth year, Renton hosted the Seattle International Film Festival to much fanfare. TRACEY COMPTON, Renton Reporter
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