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 June 19-25, there were 218 traffic incidents, 21 traffic accidents, four DUIs, 32 general traffic incidents, 49 alarm calls, eight abandoned vehicles, 12 burglaries, 12 incidents of fraud, eight civil incidents, cases of seven harassment, 13 thefts, 22 vehicle prowls, four vehicle thefts, 11 warrants served, 24 noise complaints, 14 animal calls, 17 incidents of domestic violence, four incidents of malicious mischief, three rapes, seven disturbances, two trespasses, one sex offense, four assaults, and 32 incidents involving at least one arrest.
June 25
No-contact order violation: 11:19 p.m., 13300 block of 101st Ln NE. A 53-year-old man was arrested after officers responded to a report of a dispute between the man and a 55-year-old woman in violation of a no-contact order.
June 23
Trespass: 1:15 a.m., 11500 block of NE 128th St. A 38-year-old man was arrested after a EvergreenHealth janitor and his wife found him inside the women’s bathroom after the building was closed to the public. The man was escorted out, but then returned and tried to break into the front door. He fled after officers arrived, but was found and arrested for criminal trespass.
June 22
Trespass/protection order violation: 7:25 p.m., 10000 block of 116th Ave NE. A 43-year-old woman was arrested for a no-contact order violation and criminal trespass after she was found at her father’s residence. She also resisted arrest by grabbing into the police vehicle’s door frame and the officer’s utility belt, as well as successfully slipping off one of the handcuffs.
Assault: 2:30 p.m., 10200 block of NE 132nd St. A 32-year-old man and patient at Fairfax Hospital was arrested after punching one patient and attempting to attack another. Charges were forwarded to the prosecutor.
June 21
Assault: 10 a.m., 6700 block of 112th Ave NE. A 26-year-old woman assaulted her 27-year-old husband of two months throughout the morning. The wife fled when police arrived. Officers contacted her on the phone, and learned she had taken an Uber to Snohomish County and would not return. She also stated she would email officers a written statement explaining her actions. She would not take the officer’s email address. Charges for fourth degree domestic violence were filed through investigation.
June 20
Indecent exposure: 9 a.m., 12500 block of Willows Rd NE. A 26-year-old homeless man was arrested after he was seen yelling at no one and exposing himself in a parking lot while waiting for the Higher Leaf marijuana store to open.
Assault: 12:01 a.m., 13000 block of NE 98th Pl. A 22-year-old man was arrested after he called police and said that his roommate had assaulted him and tried to choke him. After officers spoke with both of them they determined the fight had occurred and it was in fact the 22-year-old man who had been the primary aggressor. He was arrested for assault and booked into jail.
June 19
Assault: 6:04 p.m., 9700 block of NE 120th Pl. A 31-year-old woman was arrested after she threw a glass at her 29-year-old husband while they were trying to discuss their marital problems and then assaulted him. The wife was booked into the Kirkland Jail on domestic violence charges.
Harassment: 6:36 a.m., 12600 block of 120th Ave NE. A 33-year-old man was arrested after threatening to beat a 69-year-old man in the head with a rock he was holding.
June 15
Protection order: 3 p.m., 600 block of 12th Ave. A 22-year-old man kept calling and texting a 20-year-old woman in violation of a domestic violence no-contact order. While officers were taking a statement from the woman, the man sent her a picture of him at the Parkplace QFC via Snapchat. Officers were unable to locate him and he was cited through investigation.
