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 July 24-30, there were 250 traffic incidents, 28 traffic accidents, five DUIs, 35 general traffic incidents, 42 alarm calls, 14 abandoned vehicles, four burglaries, eight incidents of fraud, 16 civil incidents, five cases of harassment, 16 thefts, eight vehicle prowls, three vehicle thefts, four warrants served, 16 noise complaints, 11 animal calls, 13 incidents of domestic violence, eight incidents of malicious mischief, arson, rape, three fireworks complaints, homicide, 21 disturbances, four trespass, one sex offenses, three assaults, seven hit and runs and 30 incidents involving at least one arrest.
July 23
Weapons violation: 6:30 p.m., 11200 block of 123rd Ln NE. A 22-year-old man was arrested for discharging his rifle while attempting to extract a bullet from the chamber. The bullet went out of the window and across a wooded area and went through the upstairs bedroom window of an unoccupied condo. The man was booked, cited, and released, and his rifle was confiscated.
July 27
Warrant: 10 a.m., 11600 block of 127th Ln NE. A 22-year-old man was arrested after he reported possible stolen mail out of locked mail boxes. It was unknown if any mail was stolen, but the man had an outstanding warrant for driving with a suspended license out of Kirkland.
July 28
Assault: 9:30 a.m., 10200 block of NE 132nd St. A 17-year-old boy was arrested at Fairfax Hospital after assaulting three people while on a court ordered hold. All three victims avoided written statements and the boy refused to provide any statement. He was booked into the King County Youth Center without incident.
July 27
Assault: 3:10 p.m., 12600 block of NE 118th St. A 25-year-old woman was arrested after assaulting her boyfriend of seven years when he was seen dancing “exclusively” with another woman. She was arrested for domestic violence and booked into the Kirkland Jail.
July 26
Assault: 6 p.m., unknown address. A 23-year-old man was arrested after getting into a knife fight with his 16-year-old brother. The two brothers got into the fight after an argument over their dog getting loose, with the older brother, who was drunk at the time, attacking the younger brother with the knife. The younger brother fled to a neighbor’s house and called 911. The older brother was combative with the officers when they arrived and arrested him for attempted assault and interfering with a 911 call. He was transported to the King County Jail.
July 26
Trespass: 12:34 p.m., 12500 block of 116th Ave NE. A 22-year-old man was arrested while riding his bicycle after trespassing on Value Village property.
July 25
Theft: 7:40 p.m., 12400 block of Totem Lake Blvd NE. A 33-year-old man stole items from Rite Aid and fled as a passenger in a car police later identified as a known associate of the suspect who had an outstanding warrant for making false statements to Kirkland Police when the two men were arrested together in April. Charges were filed through investigation.
July 24
Disorderly conduct: 11 p.m., 200 block of Central Way. A 26-year-old man was arrested for disorderly conduct after he stood in front of vehicles on Central Way and attempted to start fights with patrons at Time Out Sports Bar.
July 24
Theft: 4;20 p.m., 10020 block of NE 137th St. A 50-year-old woman tried to steal $64 worth of items from Safeway but was caught, cited, and released with a trespass warning.
July 23
Order protection violation: 9200 block of 124th Ave NE. A 49-year-old man was arrested after violating a protection order between himself and his ex-wife just a few hours after he was served the papers by showing up to the residence, shutting off her phone, and threatening to shut off the utilities.
July 24
Warrant: 8 a.m., 12800 block of NE 104th St. A 25-year-old man was arrested after his roommate called the police for pulling the cord out of his stereo. The man admitted that he had pulled the cord out of his roommate’s stereo because he was on the phone and the music was blaring too loud. The police mediated the disagreement and left the scene, until they ran the man’s name and discovered he had a disorderly warrant out of Ellensburg, with bail at $5,000. The man admitted he had a run in with the Ellensburg Police but was paying off his fines in installments. However, extradition was confirmed and he was arrested on the warrant.
