Crime & Safety
Issaquah Police Arrest Convicted Sex Offender
Police arrested a Renton man in connection with "sexual comments" made to a 16-year-old girl in late August at the Issaquah Commons shopping Center in NW Gilman Boulevard.
Ed. Note: This post is a news release from the city of Issaquah.
Police have arrested a convicted sex offender for communication with a minor for immoral purposes after he made lewd comments to a teenage girl.
The 56-year-old Renton man, a Level III sex offender, was taken into custody without incident Sept. 5, 2013.
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In late August, officers received three complaints about the man driving around a shopping center in the 700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard. Witnesses said the man made sexual and disturbing comments toward women. He was also seen photographing women and then commenting to them about it.
The suspect also approached a 16-year-old girl and made sexual comments to her. She ran and then alerted her parents. Her parents and witnesses recorded the man’s license plate information, and provided a description of the man to police.
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That information assisted police in the investigation, and allowed detectives to confirm the suspect’s identity.
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