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 Jan. 18-24 the Kirkland Police Department reported 585 traffic violations (six DUIs), 33 school zone traffic violations, 31 alarm calls, 13 noise complaints, seven calls of disturbance, 16 thefts, 14 car prowls, five car thefts, 28 acts of traffic abandonment, two animal calls, 15 calls of civil disturbance, 12 reported burglaries, eight domestic violence calls, nine malicious mischief reports, one robbery, eight calls for harassment, three reports of illegal drugs, seven acts of fraud, three alleged assaults, one sex offense and four reported suicides. At least 34 people were arrested.
Jan. 22
Burglary: 8:54 p.m., 9600 block of Slater Ave. N.E. A transient 47-year-old man was taken into custody after he was detained by the homeowner inside his residence. Eleven dollars was stolen from the property. A clear glass smoking device, a head lamp, a black pair of gloves, a backpack with tools and a mountain bike were kept as evidence. The man was cited for two counts of theft in the third degree, possession of illegal drug paraphernalia and residential burglary.
Warrant: 8:25 a.m., 13200 block of Juanita Dr. N.E. A 31-year-old woman was transported to Renton after Kirkland police stopped her on a traffic stop. The woman faced a misdemeanor warrant and a driving while license suspension. A counterfeit $100 note and crushed suborn, a drug, was taken as evidence.
Jan. 21
Warrant: 4:40 p.m., 12600 block of N.E. 107th Pl. A 28-year-old man was arrested on DUI and driving while license suspended warrants after police responded to reports of broken glass. The man was found passed out on his father’s couch after breaking a window with a brick to get in.
Jan. 20
Warrant: 4:35 p.m., 13200 block of Old Redmond Rd. A 57-year-old man was arrested for his outstanding criminal trespass warrant when he was contacted for his behavior in the park.
Minor, liquor violation: 1 a.m., 11100 block of 105th Ave. N.E. Two 20-year-old men, one 18-year-old man, one 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were arrested for minor in consumption after a person reported a noise complaint. Once one of the 20-year-old men was handcuffed for possession of marijuana, several of his friends approached police. As the officer told them to back off, the 20-year-old fled on foot. He was shortly apprehended after.
Jan. 19
Disorderly conduct: 12:34 a.m., 200 block of Central Way. A 22-year-old man was arrested for yelling at Time Out patrons and throwing punches at people on the sidewalk outside of the bar. When police arrived, he was agitated and aggressive.
Jan. 18
Assault: 3 p.m., 12000 block of N.E. 128th St. A 46-year-old woman was taken into custody after she assaulted a nurse at EvergreenHealth hospital.