Drunk woman arrested after assaulting mother, trying to drive away with toddler | Kirkland Police Blotter

Between Dec. 28 - Jan. 3 the Kirkland Police Department reported 865 traffic violations (seven DUIs), 19 school zone traffic violations, 40 alarm calls, 10 noise complaints, 15 calls of disturbance,

By Raechel Dawson • January 7, 2013 7:25 pm
Kirkland Police Department
Kirkland Police Department

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 Dec. 28 – Jan. 3 the Kirkland Police Department reported 865 traffic violations (seven DUIs), 19 school zone traffic violations, 40 alarm calls, 10 noise complaints, 15 calls of disturbance, 15 thefts, nine car prowls, five car thefts, 32 acts of traffic abandonment, 26 calls of civil disturbance, 17 reported burglaries, 20 domestic violence calls, five calls for harassment, seven alleged assaults, two acts of fraud, six reports of malicious mischief, five sexual offenses and 12 suicides. At least 26 people were arrested.

Jan. 1

Domestic violence: 3:15 p.m., 11700 block of N.E. 80th St. A 22-year-old woman was arrested for grabbing her mother’s hair violently after her mother tried to prevent her daughter from taking her 18-month old son and driving away while intoxicated. Police reported the woman was verbally abusive and confrontational toward officers.

Domestic violence: 3:50 p.m., 700 block of 3rd St. S. A 35-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly assaulting her 27-year-old girlfriend of five years. A small bag of marijuana was obtained for safe keeping.

Dec. 31

Assault: 7:30 p.m., 11600 block of N.E. 144th Pl. A 36-year-old woman was arrested for assaulting her 36-year-old husband of eight years.

Dec. 30

Mental: 6:02 p.m., 12500 block of 101st Way N.E. A 17-year-old girl was involuntarily committed to EvergreenHealth hospital after she posted suicidal comments to her Twitter account and then walked away from home. She was found at Marina Park and admitted to officers she was thinking about hurting herself.

Dec. 28

Warrant: 4:35 p.m., 7000 block of 120th Ave. N.E. A 37-year-old man was arrested on a felony dangerous drugs warrant and a misdemeanor assault warrant. Police located the man after Holy Family Church employees called to report the unknown man as being confrontational.