The blotter feature is a description of a small selection of police incidents and 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.
Wednesday, Sept. 13
Assault: At 10:58 p.m., a 20-year-old woman in the 9700 block of N.E. 120th Pl. was arrested after it was reported that she had pepper sprayed another woman. The victim and another witness pointed out the suspect, who was arrested. The suspect provided an ID card but her fingerprints came back with a different name
Theft: At 7:16 p.m., a 20-year-old man was detained by loss prevention at the Safeway in the 10000 block of N.E. 137th St. after he stole about $420 in liquor. The suspect was found to have a warrant out of Pierce County for second-degree felony theft as well as a warrant out of Kirkland for driving with a suspended license. The suspect was booked on his Kirkland warrant and he will also be held on his new charges of third-degree theft and minor in possession of liquor.
Monday, Sept. 11
Warrant arrest: At 1:40 a.m., a 39-year-old man was contacted at the Motel 6 in the 12000 block of 120th Pl. N.E. and arrested for a warrant out of Port Angeles for contempt of court. He was taken to King County Jail for transport.
Sunday, Sept. 10
DUI: At 9:11 p.m., a 55-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence after a traffic stop in the 11900 block of Slater Ave. N.E. His blood-alcohol level was 0.297 and 0.288. The suspect had a prior DUI and was booked into jail.
Warrant arrest: At 4:06 p.m., a 44-year-old man was contacted at the Motel 6 in the 12000 block of 120th Pl. N.E. for a warrant for driving under the influence and booked into King County Jail.
Trespass: A 25-year-old man was arrested at 2:38 a.m. after he was told to leave a casino in the 12500 block of N.E. 144th St. and refused. Officers arrived and told the suspect to leave but refused again. He was booked into Kirkland jail.
Saturday, Sept. 9
Domestic: At 1:18 a.m., a 29-year-old man in the 12400 block of N.E. 116th St. was arrested for fourth degree assault, domestic violence after an interaction with the mother of his son became physical.
Domestic: At 1:12 a.m., a 38-year-old man in the 12200 block of 108th Ct. N.E. was arrested for fourth-degree assault, domestic violence after he slapped his wife while driving home from a bar. He stopped the vehicle during the drive home and attempted to assault her again until she pepper sprayed him in self defense. The man was booked after he was medically cleared at EvergreenHealth.
Friday, Sept. 8
Robbery: At 10:18 p.m., a 33-year-old man was arrested for first-degree robbery, second-degree assault and malicious harassment. The suspect had called another man, who was walking home, carrying a pizza, “blackie” and told him to leave the country. The suspect then kicked and punched the victim in the head, knocking him to the ground. He then wrapped a t-shirt around the victim’s neck and pulled it tight. Then, the suspect threw the other man to the ground, put his hands around the victim’s neck and choked him. The suspect took the pizza and fled the scene. He was booked into King County Jail.
Thursday, Sept. 7
DUI: At 9:50 p.m., a 49-year-old woman was arrested for driving under the influence after backing into a parked car in the 9300 block of N.E. 122nd St. The woman provide breath samples that showed she had a blood-alcohol content of 0.169 and 0.178. She had no previous convictions for driving under the influence and was booked and released from the Kirkland jail.
Domestic: At 7:19 p.m., a 34-year-old man was arrested on his $10,000 harassment/assault warrant out of Newcastle after a verbal disturbance at a residence in the 12200 block of N.E. 80th St.
