Man arrested for assaulting girlfriend with cigarette butt | Kirkland Police Blotter

Between March 22-28, the Kirkland Police Department reported 412 traffic violations (two DUIs), 21 school zone traffic violations, 17 alarm calls, eight noise complaints, 12 calls of disturbance, two animal calls, 13 thefts, eight car prowls, one car theft, 15 traffic accidents,

By Raechel Dawson • April 3, 2013 8:14 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 March 22-28, the Kirkland Police Department reported 412 traffic violations (two DUIs), 21 school zone traffic violations, 17 alarm calls, eight noise complaints, 12 calls of disturbance, two animal calls, 13 thefts, eight car prowls, one car theft, 15 traffic accidents, 13 calls of civil disturbance, two reported burglaries, three reports of juvenile crime, five domestic violence calls, four calls for harassment, one report of illegal drugs, three alleged assaults, five acts of fraud, eight malicious mischief reports, seven suicides and two reported sex offenses. At least 22 people were arrested.

March 28

Order violation: 8:44 p.m., 10600 block of N.E. 68th St. A 33-year-old man was arrested for violating a non-domestic violence protection order with his ex-wife. Police responded after a friend of the man’s current separated wife called to report she heard a verbal disturbance between the two. By the time police arrived, the two were in different locations, but found the man at his ex-wife’s residence.

Assault: 11:45 p.m., 11900 block of N.E. 80th St. A 35-year-old man was arrested for assault after he assaulted his 34-year-old girlfriend. The man allegedly flicked a cigarette butt in her face and then ripped her car keys from her hand, cutting her finger.

March 24

Domestic violence: 3:50 p.m., 14400 block of Simonds Rd. N.E. A 32-year-old woman was taken into custody after she assaulted her 39-year-old sister.

Theft: 6 p.m., 12200 block of 120th Ave. N.E. A 31-year-old man was arrested for stealing light bulbs and a printer ink cartridge from Fred Meyer.

Assault: 6:50 p.m., 4300 block of Lake Washington Blvd. N.E. A 31-year-old man was arrested after he assaulted his girlfriend during an argument about their relationship ending.

Theft: 9:20 a.m., 12200 block of N.E. 116th St. A 47-year-old man was taken into custody after he stole Reeses peanut butter cups from the 76 Station Totem Lake West. Police also seized a glass pipe and a bicycle as evidence.