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 Dec. 25 – Jan. 2, there were 334 traffic incidents, 21 traffic accidents, seven DUIs, 13 general traffic incidents, 46 alarm calls, 10 abandoned vehicles, one burglary, seven incidents of fraud, 10 civil incidents, two cases of harassment, 14 thefts, 19 vehicle prowls, three vehicle thefts, 12 warrants served, 20 noise complaints, five animal calls, 15 incidents of domestic violence, four incidents of malicious mischief, nine disturbances, three trespass, two assault, nine hit and run and 27 incidents involving at least one arrest.
Jan. 1
Warrant: 10:15 p.m., 10000 block of NE 122nd St. Police received calls of suspicious activity in the parking lot of a condo complex. Officers arrived to find a Chevy Tahoe with three people inside, including a 43-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman. A search on the plates showed that the owner had a warrant out for his arrest. The man, who was later identified as the vehicle’s owner, had no ID on him and when asked for his name he gave a separate name. The 26-year-old woman also had a warrant out of Bothell for malicious mischief. The two were arrested on their warrants, while the third passenger left the scene. The vehicle was later impounded after a K9 sniff of the vehicle returned a positive result for drugs.
Dec. 31
DUI: 12:29 a.m., 11600 block of NE 124th St. A 36-year-old man was stopped for traveling 59 mph in a 35 mph zone. He was arrested after he provided a breath sample of .149 and .147. He was later booked and released.
Dec. 30
Assault: 9 p.m., 12030 block of Slater Ave NE. A 51-year-old man got into a fistfight with a 23-year-old man after the older man slammed a door in the face of the man’s mother, whom the older man was living with and dating. He was determined to be the primary aggressor and was charged through investigation.
Dec. 29
Assault: 8:15 p.m., 400 block of Lake St S. A 26-year-old man assaulted his girlfriend by pushing her to the ground and forcefully holding her down. He later pulled her hair to force her to the ground again and pinned her down, then pulled her hair again. He was arrested and booked.
Warrant: 1 a.m., 14300 block of 124th Ave NE. A 29-year-old man was discovered to have an outstanding warrant for trespassing out of Snohomish County. He was arrested and transported to the Snohomish County Jail.
Assault: 7:20 p.m., 10020 block of NE 130th LN. A 27-year-old man backhand slapped his 27-year-old ex-girlfriend during an argument, causing her pain. They have a child together and still reside in the same residence.
Theft: 7:08 p.m., 12200 block of 120th Ave NE. A 24-year-old homeless man attempted to steal a $60 sleeping bag from Fred Meyer. He was arrested and trespassed from the property.
Theft: 4:40 p.m., 8600 block of 120th Ave NE. A 26-year-old man attempted to steal $213 worth of merchandise from Costco but was caught by loss prevention. He was arrested, booked, and released.
DUI/Weapons violation/Drugs/Theft/License suspended: 2:11 a.m., 11100 block of 105th Ave NE. A 19-year-old man and 18-year-old man were stopped in a vehicle by officers after they left an underage drinking party. The 18-year-old driver refused to take a field sobriety test or a blood alcohol test. After they were searched officers discovered 2.38 grams of marijuana and a .22 caliber pistol. A database search on them revealed the 18-year-old was a convicted felon, and he was arrested on drug charges. The 19-year-old, meanwhile, was arrested for having a half gallon of vodka between his legs.
Dec. 27
Protection order violation: 10:54 a.m., 12000 block of 120th PL NE. An officer driving by the Motel 6 observed a 26-year-old woman and 40-year-old man inside of a vehicle together despite a protection order for domestic violence listing the man as the respondent. Both parties were uncooperative with the officers. The man was arrested on the order violation, while the woman was arrested for a warrant out of Everett for obstruction.
