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 2 – June 8, there were 225 traffic incidents, 23 traffic accidents, four DUIs, 35 general traffic incidents, five incidents involving illegal drugs, 40 alarm calls, nine abandoned vehicles, burglaries, five incidents of fraud, five civil incidents, cases of harassment, 19 thefts, nine vehicle prowls, two vehicle thefts, six warrants served, seven noise complaints, one animal call, two incidents of domestic violence, one fireworks complaints, two disturbances, one sex offense, three hit and runs and AA incidents involving at least one arrest.
June 2
Assault: 1:06 a.m., 9700 block of NE 120th Pl.; A 29-year-old Bremerton man was arrested for Assault 4th Degree after punching a non-disclosure subject in the face at Juanita Pub. The man had fled the scene prior to police arrival, but was quickly found and apprehended with a dog bite by KPD K9. He was booked in the KPD jail.
Assault: 11:24 a.m., 10600 block of NE 132nd st.; Juanita High School staff reported an 18-year-old male was actively attempting to commit suicide by cutting his wrists with broken glass. When officers contacted the male, he first fled on foot and then assaulted an officer. The male was arrested and taken to EvergreenHealth for a mental health evaluation.
June 4
DUI: 2:24 a.m., 11500 block of 124th Ave. NE; Multiple witnesses reported seeing a 39-year-old Bothell man high center his BMW in the Dub Pub parking lot. The man showed obvious signs of intoxication and refused all tests.
Minor, liquor violation: 3:06 p.m., 12500 block of 116th Ave. NE; A 19-year-old male was cited for possessing alcohol and trespassed from the premises of his arrest.
June 5
DUI: 2:17 a.m., 11400 block of NE 132nd St.; A 42-year-old man was arrested for DUI after he was stopped running a red light and speeding through the parking lot of Woodlake Apartments. He refused SFSTs. At the station, upon utilizing the language line, the man provided two breath samples of .115 and .109. His previous DUI was in 1998. He was released after the booking procedure.
June 7
Warrant arrest: 11:08 a.m., 7400 block of NE 145th st.; A 30-year-old man and his 19-year-old girlfriend got in a verbal argument. There were no signs of assault, but the female had a felony warrant out of King County for $10,075. She was arrested without incident.
Domestic: 10:22 p.m., 4500 block of 105th Ave. NE; A 60-year-old man and his 49-year-old wife were involved in physical domestic violence that resulted in the man slapping the woman in the face several times. He was arrested for Assault 4 DV.
June 8
Domestic: A 34-year-old man reported a domestic dispute between himself and his 38-year-old wife. An officer investigated and noticed the woman had several bruises on her face and legs. The man was arrested and booked.
