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Residents urge faster police response and safer bike-lane design; tenant alleges chronic nuisance at neighboring unit
Summary
Multiple Renton residents used the public-comment period to report repeated vehicle break-ins, call for increased police presence, request design changes to the South Seventh Street bike lane, and press the city to enforce nuisance and controlled-substance laws at a problematic housing unit.
Several Renton residents spoke during public comment to raise safety and infrastructure concerns and to press the city for enforcement action.
Kevin Birch, a Renton resident, described repeated break-ins in his neighborhood and criticized police response times. "When I first moved here... over the last 2 weeks, my neighborhood has been hit over and over, with robberies, thefts, burglaries, break ins," he said. Birch said thieves broke into his Jeep and later his garage, where "they stole over $3,000 worth of tools." He added that when he reported prowlers the night he saw them, a patrol car drove by but did not stop; he said dispatch recorded that officers "didn't see any auto…
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