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. 31 – Jan. 7, there were 351 traffic incidents, 19 traffic accidents, four DUIs, 20 general traffic incidents, 43 alarm calls, abandoned vehicles, seven burglaries, 10 incidents of fraud, 10 civil incidents, seven cases of harassment, 13 thefts, two vehicle prowls, nine warrants served, 14 noise complaints, two animal calls, 15 incidents of domestic violence, five incidents of malicious mischief, one arson, three fireworks complaints, six disturbances, one sex offense, seven hit and run and 31 incidents involving at least one arrest.

Jan. 5

Warrant: 5:23 p.m., 9400 block of 116th Ave NE. A 23-year-old man was arrested on his outstanding warrant out of Kitsap County for domestic violence after being contacting by officers for an unrelated incident.

Jan. 4

Warrant: 10:57 a.m., 12500 block of NE 85th St. A 27-year-old woman was arrested at the Rose Hill Safeway after she was found to have a felony forgery warrant with bail set at $10,050. She was transported to the King County Jail. Her drug paraphernalia was placed into evidence for destruction.

Jan. 3

Theft: 8:10 p.m., 100 block of Park Lane. A 28-year-old woman was arrested after she walked out of Lai Thai restaurant without paying her $40 tab. She then gave false information when she identified herself and was arrested on these crimes.

Jan. 1

Malicious mischief: 11:36 p.m., 12700 block of NE 69th Dr. A 71-year-old man was arrested after he threw a rock at construction workers working on a new housing development on an adjacent property, in spite of it being New Year’s Day, to get their attention. The rock resulted in minor damage to a construction truck. Per the truck owner’s request, charges for malicious mischief were forwarded to the prosecutor, though code enforcement was also notified of the construction code violation.

Domestic violence: 12:39 a.m., 6900 block of NE 139th St. A couple called the police to report a loud verbal disturbance coming from a nearby residence. Despite damage to walls and doors inside, it was determined the incident had been verbal only.