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 May 22-28, the Kirkland Police Department reported 484 traffic violations (seven DUIs), 32 alarm calls, 22 car accidents, 25 noise complaints, 14 thefts, six car prowls, 15 domestic violence calls, three calls for harassment, seven burglary calls, six acts of fraud, 19 calls of a disturbance, two calls for illegal substances and 17 calls of civil disturbance. At least 40 people were arrested.
May 28
Domestic: 4:29 p.m., 14000 block of 97th Ave. N.E. A 56-year-old Kirkland woman was arrested after she grabbed her daughter-in-law’s upper arms and left fingernail marks. The victim, who lives with the suspect, complained of pain.
Domestic: 7:30 p.m., 13000 block of 127th Drive N.E. An open 911 call resulted in the arrest of a 39-year-old Kirkland man for assault. The dispatcher heard the woman telling the suspect to stop hitting her. The victim told police that the man struck her cell phone out of her hand after forcefully taking her purse.
May 25
Assault: 1:30 p.m., 11400 block of Slater Ave. N.E. A 22-year-old Kirkland man was arrested for assault.
May 23
Warrant arrest: 2:18 p.m., 200 block of Main St. A 48-year-old Bellevue man was contacted after screaming outside of a bank in downtown Kirkland. The man was found to have a warrant out of Seattle for assault. While in custody the man threatened to return to Kirkland and kill the arresting officer.
Domestic: 9:18 p.m., 6400 block of 114th Ave. N.E. A 23-year-old Lynnwood female and 25-year-old Kirkland man were involved in a physical altercation. The man sustained injuries to his face and head. The woman had minor injuries to her forearm. The woman was arrested for domestic violence.
Assault: 10:24 p.m., 12200 block of N.E. 130th Way. A 21-year-old man was being interviewed after a report that he assaulted another man. The suspect attempted to run from police during the interview and was tracked down after a short foot pursuit. The man was arrested for assault, obstruction and misleading police.
Domestic: 1:39 a.m., 11400 block of 81st Ave. N.E. A 27-year-old man was arrested after threatening his stepbrother with a fireplace poker and then throwing it at him and a friend. The suspect also shoved both victims.
Disorderly conduct: 6:30 a.m., 20 5th Ave. A 24-year-old Kirkland man was contacted by police after he vomited in the backyard of a house he did not have residency. The man also attempted to enter the house. The man was extremely inebriated, covered in vomit, missing a shoe and uncooperative. The suspect lives up the street, did not have his keys and refused to provide any contact information for his landlord. The man was found to have a blood alcohol content of .266. He was transported to Evergreen Hospital for evaluation and counseling.
