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 21 – July 26, there were 103 traffic incidents, 19 traffic accidents, five DUIs, 27 general traffic incidents, four incidents involving illegal drugs, 44 alarm calls, six abandoned vehicles, six burglaries, one incidents of fraud, 13 civil incidents, one cases of harassment, 23 thefts, eight vehicle prowls, five vehicle thefts, 16 warrants served, 17 noise complaints, 10 animal calls, 10 incidents of domestic violence, two fireworks complaints, 12 disturbances, two sex offenses, eight hit-and-runs and 26 incidents involving at least one arrest.
July 21
Theft: 2:06 p.m., 12400 block of Totem Lake Blvd; A 27-year-old Woodinville man concealed a digital voice recorder on his person, paid for a bottled drink and then left the Totem Lake Rite Aid without purchasing the voice recorder. He was contacted by loss prevention, then booked and released from the Kirkland Jail for Theft in the 3rd Degree.
Warrant arrest: 7:44 p.m., 11400 block of NE 124th St.; A 23-year-old Redmond man was stopped while driving his 2001 Dodge Dakota and found to have an outstanding warrant for Reckless Driving from Washington State Patrol out of Snohomish County.
July 22
Warrant arrest: 10 p.m., 12600 block of 100th Lane NE; A 27-year-old Bellevue was arrested on his outstanding felony warrant after a board member of Holy Spirit Lutheran Church called and reported the man possibly squatting on church property. The man was contacted at the church and arrested on his warrant.
July 24
Domestic: 3:36 a.m., 13100 block of NE 123rd St; A 23-year-old man was arrested after assaulting two of his brother’s friends and his 51-year-old father during a disturbance at their residence. The man was arrested on two counts of Assault in the 4th Degree and one count carrying the Domestic Violence tag.
Warrant arrest: 12:42 p.m., 10200 block of NE 132nd St.; Officers responded to a report that a 25-year-old Seattle woman had run off from Fairfax Hospital when she had come in for a voluntary check-in. Officers were advised the woman had a warrant from Seattle. The woman was located, arrested and booked into King County Jail.
Traffic: 6:04 p.m., 11300 block of NE 124th St.; A 26-year-old Seattle man was stopped in traffic and arrested for driving with a suspended or revoked license. The car he was driving was registered to a 51-year-old Kirkland man, who was sitting in the passenger seat. The car was impounded, and the Kirkland man cited for an open alcohol container violation.
July 25
Domestic: 5:40 p.m., 7500 block of 117th Ave.; An intoxicated 40-year-old woman was arrested after she repeatedly struck her 70-year-old mother-in-law in the face and chest, causing noticeable injury. The woman was transported to SCORE due to her demeanor and intoxicated state.