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 Feb. 15-21, the Kirkland Police Department reported 637 traffic violations (four DUIs), 19 school zone traffic violations, 31 alarm calls, 10 noise complaints, 11 calls of disturbance, 11 thefts, 13 car prowls, two car thefts, 12 acts of traffic accidents, 12 calls of civil disturbance, four reported burglaries, three reports of juvenile crime, six domestic violence calls, four calls for harassment, seven reports of illegal drugs, six acts of fraud, two animal calls, five malicious mischief reports, two reported sex offenses and three suicides. At least 32 people were arrested.
Feb. 20
Warrant: 1:05 a.m., 9700 block of N.E. 120th Pl. A 24-year-old man was contacted at a traffic stop and was found to have an outstanding driving while license suspended warrant. He was taken into custody.
Feb. 19
Assault: 11:56 p.m., 12800 block of N.E. 104th St. A 23-year-old woman was arrested for slapping her 25-year-old boyfriend multiple times after he called her names.
Feb. 18
Warrant: 3:27 p.m., 10200 block of 124th Ave. N.E. A 31-year-old was arrested on a U.S. marshal felony warrant after he was stopped in his registered vehicle. The driver was pulled over for lane travel violations.
Domestic violence: 8:30 p.m., 11400 block of N.E. 132nd St. A 15-year-old girl was arrested for slapping her 34-year-old mother.
Feb. 17
Warrant: 7:56 p.m., 12000 block of 120th Pl. N.E. As police were patrolling LA Fitness and Motel 6, they located a 30-year-old man’s vehicle and discovered he had a driving while license suspended warrant. The man was arrested in his motel room and booked into jail.
Feb. 16
Illegal drugs: 11:19 p.m., 500 block of 5th Pl. S. Two 16-year-old boys were found smoking marijuana in the back of a business complex. The boys were arrested and picked up by their parents.
Domestic violence: 2:52 p.m., 13100 block of 107th Pl. N.E. A 30-year-old woman was arrested for striking her 14-year-old son with an object and leaving marks. A plastic hanger was taken as evidence.
Feb. 15
Domestic violence: 9:46 a.m., 9700 block of 112th Ave. N.E. A 35-year-old man attempted to sneak out of a house with a co-worker, while his longtime girlfriend was in the shower. The man, who was holding several of his personal belongings, was involved in a verbal altercation. He broke his Playstation 3 and cell phone, then pushed his girlfriend into a brick wall.
Theft: 12 p.m., 8600 block of 120th Ave. N.E. A 45-year-old woman was arrested after being caught stealing $556 of blue-ray DVDs from Costco.