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 April 17-23, there were 302 traffic incidents, 22 traffic accidents, two DUIs, 20 general traffic incidents, 31 alarm calls, 15 abandoned vehicles, three burglaries, 15 incidents of fraud, 10 civil incidents, nine cases of harassment, 12 thefts, 10 vehicle prowls, three vehicle thefts, 14 warrants served, 15 noise complaints, six animal calls, 15 incidents of domestic violence, two incidents of malicious mischief, one rape, 13 disturbances, three trespasses, one assault, hit and six run and incidents involving at least one arrest.
April 22
Assault: 8:51 p.m., 12300 block of NE 66th Pl. A 49-year-old husband and 50-year-old wife got involved in an argument after the husband dropped and broke a drinking glass. The husband then struck his wife in the head with his knees and pushed her down a flight of stairs. He was arrested and booked into jail on domestic violence charges.
Assault: 2:25 a.m., 13300 block of 101st Ln NE. A 53-year-old man assaulted his 56-year-old wife several times over a three day period and was arrested for domestic violence.
April 20
Protection order violation: 5 p.m., 11100 block of NE 109th LN. A 28-year-old man was discovered monitoring the social media site of a 35-year-old woman in violation of a protection order out against him for domestic violence. The case was forwarded to the prosecutor’s office for review.
Protection order violation: 2 a.m., 10000 block of 116th Ave NE. A 43-year-old woman violated a no-contact order for domestic violence by contacting her 78-year-old father. She was cited through investigation when police were unable to find her.
April 19
Burglary/theft/malicious mischief: 3 a.m., 11300 block of NE 124th St. A 19-year-old man was found burglarizing a residence and exiting through the broken glass front door. He was pursued by police on foot and by vehicle. The chase ended when he accidentally ran off the road and into a tree.
April 18
Protection order violation: 7:20 p.m., 11700 block of 118th St. A 53-year-old man in police custody at the Kirkland Justice Center after being arrested for domestic violence against his 53-year-old girlfriend called her twice, in violation of a no-contact order out against him. Despite both calls being recorded by police, he attempted to hide whom it was he was talking to by referring to the woman by another name. He then slipped and called her by her real name when discussing why he was in custody. The woman later left a voice message requesting to speak with jail officers. The man received an additional charge for the violation.
Assault: 2:30 a.m., 12200 block of NE 65th St. A 53-year-old man assaulted his 53-year-old girlfriend and brother during a disturbance at their home. Both victims had visible injuries. All of them were drunk and uncooperative with police when they arrived. The 53-year-old man was arrested and booked into the Kirkland Justice Center.
April 6
Assault: 10:30 p.m., 9800 block of NE 130th Pl. A 60-year-old man assaulted his 59-year-old girlfriend in her apartment and was arrested.
