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 Jan. 16-22, there were 305 traffic incidents, 27 traffic accidents, six DUIs, 27 general traffic incidents, 40 alarm calls, eight abandoned vehicles, eight burglaries, five incidents of fraud, 13 civil incidents, eight cases of harassment, 17 thefts, 10 vehicle prowls, five vehicle thefts, 15 warrants served, 15 noise complaints, three animal calls, nine incidents of domestic violence, five incidents of malicious mischief, 18 disturbances, three trespasses, two sex offenses, three assaults, 12 hit and run and 40 incidents involving at least one arrest.
Jan. 28
Assault: 7:20 p.m., 1200 block of 100th Ln NE. A 48-year-old man assaulted his 12-year-old son by hitting him with a broom on his shoulder and rear. He then fled in a Honda and was later arrested by police.
Jan. 27
Assault: 2:54 p.m., 8400 block of NE 132nd Pl. A 23-year-old woman assaulted her 29-year-old fiancé and was arrested.
Obstruction: 11:33 p.m., 12200 block of NE 116th St. Two women, a 28-year-old and a 24-year-old, were reported possibly doing drugs in the restroom at Shari’s and were asked to leave. The women both lied to police about their names, which officers later found out was due to their outstanding warrants out of Bellevue and Federal Way. They were arrested for making false statements and booked on their warrants.
Trespass: 12 a.m., 5500 block of 108th Ave NE. A 30-year-old man was observed by Northwest University security guards entering the apartment of a 27-year-old woman who was in the process of being evicted and not allowed to have men in the apartment. The woman later arrived and said nobody had permission to be inside, while the 30-year-old man claimed he had known her for a few days and had permission to retrieve his backpack. He was arrested and charged with trespassing.
Jan. 26
Drugs: 3:43 p.m., 12400 block of NE 116th St. A 22-year-old man passed out in a booth at Jack in the Box for several hours. When contacted by police he provided a false name due to having a felony warrant from the Department of Corrections. He was arrested and booked into the Kirkland Jail.
Trespass/weapons/warrant/malicious mischief: 7 a.m., 11800 block of 124th Ave NE. A 42-year-old woman and 30-year-old man were arrested after they were found sleeping in a man’s motorhome. The owner had left one of the windows open, which the two crawl through, and when he returned he found a pair of shoes and a person sleeping in the boot of the motorhome. In addition to trespassing, the 30-year-old man was arrested for possessing a dangerous weapon and making false statements to police.
Jan. 25
Warrant: A 31-year-old man was arrested on two outstanding felony warrants out of Snohomish County after he was found play wrestling with a 32-year-old man.
Jan. 24
Malicious mischief: 3:16 a.m., 13000 block of 116th Way NE. A 15-year-old boy was caught by police throwing away a can of spray paint. He was arrested by the police and found to have blue paint on his hands. Further investigation found fresh tagging on a nearby signal box. The boy was processed and released to his mom.
