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 Oct. 26 – Nov. 1 the Kirkland Police Department reported 617 traffic violations (seven DUIs), 20 school zone traffic violations, 28 alarm calls, 13 noise complaints, 16 calls of disturbance, 12 thefts, 19 car prowls, 49 acts of traffic abandonment, two animal calls, 20 calls of civil disturbance, four reported burglaries, five domestic violence calls, five calls for harassment, two reports of illegal drugs, four alleged assaults, 13 acts of fraud, two sex offenses and two reported suicides. At least 56 people were arrested.
Nov. 1
Warrant: 10:20 p.m., 13636 100th Ave. N.E. A 27-year-old man from Peshastin, Wash. was booked into Everett jail for two warrants after he was found intoxicated at the Juanita McDonalds.
Oct. 31
Assault: 2:57 p.m., 10422 N.E. 60th St. A 54-year-old woman assaulted her 81-year-old mother and 57-year-old sister after her mother told her to move out of the house.
Oct. 30
Illegal drugs: 10:44 a.m., 12526 N.E. 144th St. Police found a 39-year-old Snohomish man smoking marijuana in his car at the Caribbean Casino. He consented to a search and police discovered paraphernalia and less than 40 grams of the drug inside the 2000 Mercury. He was given a citation.
Order violation/Illegal drugs: 1:10 p.m., 1243 6th St. A 19-year-old woman was arrested for a domestic violence order violation and was charged with possession of 40 grams or less of marijuana.
Assault: 9:40 p.m., 109 2nd St. A 50-year-old Yakima man was arrested for slapping his 52-year-old sister while in a drunken verbal argument.
Oct. 28
Domestic violence: 10:58 p.m., 11516 124th Ave. N.E. A 40-year-old Bothell man was arrested at a parking lot near Dub Pub after an officer found him and his 34-year-old wife in an intoxicated fight. The suspect’s wife had a large bump on her forehead, which was bleeding. The man had allegedly struck her with her wallet and tried to pull her out of their vehicle.
Warrant: 1:31 p.m., 10300 block of N.E. 132nd St. A 41-year-old Bothell man was taken into custody after police discovered the man had three warrants for driving while license is suspended at a traffic stop.
Warrant: 1:20 a.m., 80 block of Kirkland Ave. A 35-year-old man was arrested for a negligent driving warrant after being stopped for spinning his tires in the intersection.
Oct. 26
Assault: 2:35 p.m., 11700 block of N.E. 75th St. A 47-year-old man was arrested for allegedly shoving a 16-year-old boy for standing in front of mailboxes. The boy was not injured but reported that he was afraid for his safety. The suspect admitted to the assault and said he didn’t care if he committed a crime but that he would “do it again.”
Assault: 12:48 a.m., 12500 Totem Lake Blvd. N.E. A 23-year-old man went to buy cigarettes at the Totem Lake Chevron gas station but when his credit card was declined, he became angry and tried to put the clerk in a head-lock and throw him to the ground. A Kirkland K-9 unit tracked the suspect nearby and he was arrested.