Man with what appears to be a rifle trying to get into homes

man with what appears to be a rifle has been captured on video trying to get into at least three Renton homes and one Newcastle home, according to Renton police and the King County Sheriff's Office.

Investigators believe the same man is connected to all four cases. He has not been able to get inside any of the locked homes but has gotten inside an SUV, according to police, who said he didn't steal anything from the vehicle.

All four reported cases happened early Monday morning between 2 a.m. and 3:15 a.m., according to police.

Video obtained by KIRO 7 shows the man appear to try to shield his face from one of the home cameras. He's seen trying the front door to a home with one hand, rifle in the other, and leaves without getting inside.

Renton police said the man approached homes in the 100 block of Hoquiam Ave NE near Maplewood Heights Elementary School.

The man also went to a home on the 13800 block of SE 86th Street in Newcastle, according to deputies, who said the man tried to open the garage and front doors.

"It was early in the morning; we got a notification from the app and we saw somebody in the courtyard, saw somebody with a rifle," said the Newcastle homeowner in an interview with KIRO 7. He did not want to be publicly identified.

"It's a very scary moment, you know, somebody trying to come into a house, trying to break in, with a rifle," the man said.

In Renton, police said the man approached at least three homes in the 100 block of Hoquiam Avenue NE that were all locked. Surveillance video released by police to KIRO 7 showed the man inside the family's SUV that was parked in the driveway.
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