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FRIDAY, SEPT. 18, 2015
City investigating series of small weekend fires along trail Damage to Williams Avenue bridge estimated at $5,000; arson suspected BY BRIAN BECKLEY bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
Renton fire officials are investigating a series of small fires set this weekend near the Cedar River Trail. According to Renton Fire Marshal Anjela St. John, three small fires this weekend appear to have been intentionally set and investigators believe two of them to be related. The most damaging of the fires was set under the Williams Avenue bridge at 5:30 a.m. Monday and caused damage to a conduit of wires that run along the side of the bridge. St. John said that a flare or firework of some kind was used to light that fire.
Damage is estimated to be around $5,000. The Williams Avenue bridge also houses a natural gas pipeline near where the fire was set, but St. John said this weekend’s fire was not large enough to worry fire crews about its proximity to the pipeline. In addition, city crews notified fire officials on Monday of a burned area around the base of a utility pole in the 100 block of Williams Avenue North. St. John said someone appears to have taken garbage from a nearby trash container, piled it around the base of the pole and then lit it on fire. While the fire was apparently not large enough to warrant a call while burning, St. John said damage is estimated at about $1,000 and the city is looking into whether the pole, which is now charred, will have to be replaced. A third fire was also set on Saturday in a plastic garbage can across the street from the utility pole fire. The trash can has since been removed. St. John [ more ARSON page 4 ]
Fire damaged wires and other infrastructure under the Williams Avenue bridge this weekend. It is being investigated as arson. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter
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Hicks gets 30 months for July 2014 boating death BY DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@rentonreporter.com
A 47-year-old Renton man whose speedboat slammed into an unlit sailboat at night on Lake Washington in July 2014, killing a 33-year-old Seattle school teacher, was sentenced Sept. 4 to 30 months in prison. Richard Anthony Hicks was convicted in July of one count of homicide by watercraft and two counts of assault by watercraft by a King County Superior Court jury. Hicks was under the influence of alcohol when the motorboat he was piloting collided with the sailboat that was moving slowly toward Leschi Marina in Seattle, according to prosecutors. Hicks faced a standard prison term of 51 to 68 months but Superior Court Judge Carol Schapira sentenced him to what’s considered an exceptionally low prison
Saturday marked the annual Pooch Plunge at the Henry Moses Aquatic Center, which closed to humans on Sept. 7. Hundreds of dogs and their owners played, chased and splashed their way through five sessions at the facility. To see a full slide show from the event, visit www.rentonreporter.com. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter
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