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 April 4-9, the Kirkland Police Department reported 391 traffic violations (five DUIs), 17 alarm calls, 15 car accidents, 19 noise complaints, 10 thefts, 21 car prowls, 11 domestic violence calls, five calls for harassment, five acts of fraud, five calls of a disturbance, seven calls for illegal substances and 10 calls of civil disturbance. At least 24 people were arrested.
April 9
Warrant arrest: 12:08 a.m., 10000 block 124th Ave. N.E. A 32-year-old Kirkland man was contacted for a bicycle violation. He was found to have a warrant and arrested.
April 8
Domestic: 4:55 a.m., 10800 block of 113th Court N.E. A 34-year-old Lynnwood man posted a lewd Craigslist ad containing nude photographs and statements about his ex-girlfriend, a Kirkland female. The woman provided a witness statement and a detailed text message correspondence with the man. A screen shot was obtained of the posting by the woman’s friend. The man admitted to posting the ad. The man was arrested for cyberstalking domestic violence and booked into jail.
Illegal substance: 9:47 p.m., 200 block of Central Way. A 19-year-old Kirkland female was contacted after getting a flat tire. During the conversation the woman handed over 3.39 grams of pungent marijuana.
April 7
Weapons violation: 5:10 p.m., 10601 N.E. 132nd Street. Three youths were seen discharging a BB gun on school grounds.
Hit-and-run: 9:20 p.m., 12400 block of Totem Lake Blvd. N.E. An 80-year-old Bellevue man was arrested for hit-and-run, assault and driving with a suspended license, after he struck another vehicle at the Rite Aid off N.E. 124th then proceeded to try and hit the victim with his car several times before fleeing the scene, only to initiate a second hit-and-run on a separate victim’s vehicle off the N.E. 160th Street overpass before being stopped on 405. The suspect told police he believed the other parties involved were “keeping him under surveillance.”
Domestic: 4:30 a.m., 6500 block of 102nd Ave. N.E. A 45-year-old Kirkland man was arrested for assaulting, harassing and threatening to kill his wife of 10 years with a pair of scissors.
Sex offense: 2:37 p.m., N.E. 66th Lane and Lake Washington Blvd. N.E. A 60-year-old man was observed masturbating in his Toyota Camery along Lake Washington Blvd. The incident was reported by a third party who had not witnessed the incident but was informed by a passerby. The original witness was never identified.
Sex offense: 5 p.m., 348 Kirkland Ave. An anonymous male caller using the pay phone at 944 6th Street St. reported that someone in a red Volvo was soliciting sex by the Teen Center and then hung up.
April 6
Domestic violence: 2 p.m., 4300 block of Lake Washington Blvd. N.E. A 42-year-old Seattle man was arrested for criminal trespass and domestic violence.
Assault: 9 a.m., 11800 block of Holmes Point Drive N.E. A 74-year-old Coquitlam, B.C. man was arrested for assaulting his wife by pulling her hair and causing pain.
April 4
Theft: 12 p.m., 8629 120th Ave. N.E. A 32-year-old Kirkland female was cited for theft after she was caught attempting to steal Happy Feet, HOP and Tintin DVDs from Costco. She was also cited for driving with a suspended license.
