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 April 2-9, there were 569 traffic incidents, 29 traffic accidents, four DUIs, 17 general traffic incidents, 45 alarm calls, 10 abandoned vehicles, seven burglaries, 11 incidents of fraud, civil incidents, 10 cases of harassment, 19 thefts, five vehicle prowls, one vehicle thefts, 18 warrants served, 12 noise complaints, five animal calls, 13 incidents of domestic violence, two incidents of malicious mischief, 14 disturbances, one sex offense, one assault, four hit and runs and 32 incidents involving at least one arrest.
April 9
Protection order violation: 11 p.m., 13200 block of 129th Pl. Two boys, 15 and 16, and one 18-year-old man were arrested after one of them was found violating a no-contact order between himself and a 16-year-old girl. He left the scene but was later contacted and arrested for violating the order, as well as drinking underage.
April 8
Protection order violation: 2:15 p.m., 12600 block of 145th Pl. A 31-year-old man initially refused to leave his residence after he was served a temporary protection order. He eventually left and went to the parking lot of the complex he lived, but then attempted to run back into the residence. He was arrested on an order violation and was later transported to EvergreenHealth Hospital when they discovered he had a blood alcohol level of .435.
April 6
Protection order violation: 8:42 p.m., 11900 block of NE 112th St. A 32-year-old man was arrested after an officer stopped him while driving with a defective headlight. A records check showed him as the respondent in a protection order with a 31-year-old woman who was in the vehicle with him, though she told the officer she was her sister. The man was placed under arrest without incident and booked.
Theft: 3 p.m., 14400 block of 124th Ave NE. A 24-year-old woman was arrested after she was found stealing items from the Fred Meyer. She fled the scene and was arrested, booked, released and charged through investigation.
Warrant: 10:08 a.m., 9700 block of 130th Ave NE. A 31-year-old man was arrested on an outstanding warrant for driving with a suspended drivers license. He was booked into the Kirkland Jail.
April 5
Malicious mischief: 12:20 a.m., 10800 block of 113th CT NE. A 22-year-old man with schizophrenia was arrested after he damaged his 62-year-old stepfather’s computer monitor. The suspect fled the residence on foot before police arrived, but he was located later in the evening and booked on malicious mischief charges.
Assault: 3:10 a.m., 13200 block of 135th Ave NE. A 21-year-old man was arrested for assaulting his 19-year-old girlfriend.
Assault: 9:50 p.m., 6100 block of 11th Pl NE. A 66-year-old man got drunk and urinated on the bathroom floor. He became angry at his sister when she awoke him and attacked her as their 86-year-old mother called 911 and tried to separate them. His sister was transported to the hospital and had a bruise on her forehead where she was struck. The man was arrested and booked on assault charges.
Theft: 3:15 p.m., 6600 block of 132nd Ave NE. A 26-year-old woman was stopped at Bartell’s loss prevention after shoplifting a bottle warmer and bottle tops. She was arrested for theft, processed at the Kirkland Jail and then released.
Malicious mischief: 8:40 a.m., 700 block of 8th St. A 50-year-old and 43-year-old man were arrested after the 43-year-old was seen inside a Public Storage unit that didn’t belong to him while the 50-year-old was acting as a lookout. Their car was stopped by Bellevue Police, and the two were arrested. The vehicle was taken to the Public Safety Building in Kirkland for a warrant.
April 4
Assault: 7:33 p.m., 10400 block of 115th Pl NE. A 58-year-old man was arrested after he got into an argument and eventual physical fight with his 41-year-old wife following an argument about library books in the home. He slapped her in the face while she was holding their two-year-old daughter. The man went to his workplace, where he was arrested.
Vehicle prowl: 10:43 a.m., 12300 block of 120th Pl NE. A 27-year-old woman and 23-year-old man were arrested for stealing a 37-year-old woman’s purse out of her 2009 Honda. They were located at the Motel 6 and arrested, with the purse returned to the owner. They also provided written confessions to police.
April 3
Warrant: 11:38 p.m., 12000 block of NE 128th St. A 23-year-old woman was found sleeping in the stairwell of one of the EvergreenHealth’s parking garage and removed at the request of hospital security.
Motor vehicle: 11 a.m., 13200 block of 135th Ave NE. While on a traffic stop, an officer was contacted by an employee of Kirkland Heights, who informed him a 63-year-old homeless man was inside a coworker’s van without his permission. The homeless man claimed it was actually his van and provided several false names. He was eventually identified and subsequently arrested and booked for vehicle trespassing and obstructing.
Trespass: 4 a.m., 9700 block of NE Juanita Dr. An 18-year-old female, 19-year-old male and 17-year-old juvenile were arrested after they and two other people were found in Juanita Beach Park after closing hours.