The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.
Between March 1-7, the Kirkland Police Department reported 709 traffic violations (four DUIs), 20 school zone traffic violations, 32 alarm calls, 11 noise complaints, seven animal calls, seven calls of disturbance, 16 thefts, eight car prowls, four car thefts, 25 acts of traffic accidents, 10 calls of civil disturbance, eight reported burglaries, four reports of juvenile crime, 10 domestic violence calls, six calls for harassment, seven reports of illegal drugs, four alleged assaults, seven acts of fraud, six malicious mischief reports, two reported sex offenses and six suicides. At least 34 people were arrested.
March 5
Assault: 9:48 a.m., 10200 block of N.E. 132nd St. A 14-year-old boy was arrested for assaulting his 32-year-old male teacher at Fairfax Northwest School of Innovative Learning.
March 4
Warrant: 9:20 p.m., 13300 block of N.E. 133rd St. A 17-year-old boy was arrested on a “no bail MJ warrant” from Seattle Juvenile Court after police contacted him while he was in a car with three other males.
March 3
Theft: 3:45 p.m., 12100 block of N.E. 124th St. A 22-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman were arrested at Motel 6 after police tracked them. The two had ordered meals at Denny’s, ate the food and left without paying. Police discovered the man had a misdemeanor Bellevue warrant for assault and theft and was transported to the Bellevue Police Department.
March 2
Warrant: 1:18 a.m., 3800 block of Lake Washington Blvd. N.E. A 29-year-old man took off running when police contacted him at a 76 gas station. He was arrested on a driving-while-license-suspended warrant and for resisting arrest.
March 1
Domestic violence: 5:09 p.m., 11700 block of N.E. 118th St. A 35-year-old woman was booked into jail after she committed an “unlawful act” against her boyfriend and another male. There were at least three witnesses.
Trespass: 12:30 a.m., 12600 block of N.E. 80th St. A 30-year-old man from Colorado was arrested for allegedly scaling fences and going onto a back porch of a house to scale more fences. Before police apprehended him, they found him hiding in the backyard of a residence in the bushes under a tree.
Warrant: 1110 block of N.E. 123rd Ln. A 31-year-old man was arrested on an outstanding King County Sheriff’s Office warrant after he ran from police. Police were called after Heronfield management reported three people sleeping near their pool.
Domestic violence: 1:59 p.m., 7300 block of 132nd Ave. N.E. A 28-year-old man was arrested for fourth-degree assault after he allegedly injured his girlfriend during a physical altercation. During the fight, the couple’s dog attacked and bit the girlfriend multiple times, thus requiring stitches and medical attention at the emergency room.
