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 Aug. 14-20 the Kirkland Police Department reported 533 traffic violations (seven DUIs), 30 alarm calls, 35 noise complaints, 11 calls for malicious mischief, 29 calls of disturbance, 20 thefts, eight car prowls, 30 acts of traffic abandonment, 12 animal calls,  14 calls of civil disturbance, 10 reported burglaries, 8 domestic violence calls, nine calls for harassment, seven juvenile call and 13 acts of fraud. At least 38 people were arrested.

August 20

Assault: 9:30 a.m., 10200 N.E. 132nd Street. A 19-year-old man punched a nurse at Fairfax Hospital. The assault was witnessed by two other employees and was caught on camera.

Indecent exposure: 1:20 p.m., 340 Kirkland Ave. A 24-year-old man exposed himself at Peter Kirk Pool while families were present.

Assault: 6 a.m., 12515 N.E. 140th Street. A 45-year-old man shoved and pulled his girlfriend’s hair after she denied him the use of her vehicle.

Domestic violence: 12:08 a.m., 6214 Lake Washington Bvd. N.E. A 35-year-old woman allegedly assaulted her 49-year-old boyfriend.

August 18

Traffic offense: 3:10 p.m., 12400 block of southbound 405. A 33-year-old man was arrested after his Infiniti was towed due to prior traffic offenses. But an inventory search revealed black tar heroine and aluminum foil. Suspect admitted prior heroine use before driving and consented to the search.

August 16

Theft: 10:54 p.m., 8629 120th Ave. N.E. A 50-year-old woman was taken into custody after she attempted to leave with unpaid DVDs and printer cartridges hid in her purse at the Rose Hill Costco.

August 15

Theft: 9:25 p.m., 5 Lake Street. A 19-year-old woman was issued a citation for shop lifting a size 4 fur skirt.

August 14

Warrant: 10:00 a.m., 10647 N.E. 47th Place. A 30-year-old man was arrested on a felony assault warrant after he was found sleeping in his grandma’s garage.