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Couple beaten in brutal Renton home invasion robbery

Jan 29, 2015, 1:03 PM | Updated: 1:39 pm

An elderly Renton couple is hospitalized and police are seeking their attacker in a brutal home invasion robbery.

Renton police say the 86-year-old man and his 74-year-old wife were in their North Renton home Saturday night around 8:40 p.m. when a man broke in through their sliding glass door. He brutally attacked the couple, leaving them with serious head injuries. The suspect then ransacked the house, stealing a number of their belongings.

An extensive search by K9 and patrol officers failed to locate the suspect.

Police are seeking a person of interest seen in the immediate area. He’s described as a light-skinned Hispanic male, 35-45 years old, wearing light grey sweatpants and a matching light grey sweatshirt with a white t-shirt underneath. His hair is described as mostly dark with some grey, short on the sides and pulled back on the top into a short ponytail high on the back of his head. He had no facial hair at the time of the attack.

If you have information about this crime, please contact Detective Kordel at 425-430-7647 reference Renton case number 15-989. Your anonymity will be respected.

Anyone with information that can help identify this subject can also call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You will remain anonymous and are eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $1,000.00 if the information given leads to an arrest and felony charges of the person(s) involved.

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