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 1,200 per week.
Between May 20-26, the Kirkland Police Department reported 621 traffic violations (two DUIs), 16 alarm calls, 17 car accidents, seven noise complaints, 12 thefts, five car prowls, seven domestic violence calls, four calls for harassment, five acts of fraud, eight calls of a disturbance, five calls for illegal substances and five calls of civil disturbance. At least 20 people were arrested.
May 26
Assault: 12:30 a.m., 100 Kirkland Ave. A 47-year-old Seattle man was arrested for allegedly attempting to strike a 43-year-old Kent man with his car three different times.
Illegal substances: 5:50 p.m., 11600 Slater Ave. N.E. A traffic stop of a 27-year-old Kirkland man resulted in an arrest for possession of marijuana.
May 24
Illegal substances: 8:55 p.m., 12600 block of Totem Lake Boulevard N.E. A 19-year-old Kirkland man was arrested on his outstanding warrant out of Orange County for a weapons offense. Upon search the man revealed he had 26 grams of marijuana in his backpack.
May 23
Warrant arrest: 11:09 p.m., 12400 N.E. 124th Street. A 26-year-old King County man was stopped for riding a bicycle without lights. Upon search narcotics were found on the man and he also has a Snohomish County warrant.
Theft: 6:30 p.m., 12400 block of 103rd Ave. N.E. A 39-year-old Kirkland female reported that her wallet and cell phone were stolen while attending a class at the North Kirkland Community Center.
May 22
Illegal substance: 11:25 p.m., 11600 N.E. 92nd Street. An officer contacted two males in a car and detected the odor of marijuana. One of the males, a 21-year-old Kirkland man, had the drug on his person and an outstanding warrant out of Seattle.
May 21
Burglary: 5 a.m., 12000 block of 98th Ave. N.E. Ground floor residents had their home broken into while they were home. The suspect, possibly a Hispanic male, was dressed in black with gloves and ski mask. The burglar gained access by an unlocked slider window.
Theft: 3 a.m., 11000 block of 124th Lane. A 17-year-old girl reported that her purse was stolen from a prom party.