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 Sept. 4-10, there were 375 traffic incidents, 23 traffic accidents, three DUIs, 28 general traffic incidents, 39 alarm calls, abandoned vehicles, four burglaries, eight incidents of fraud, 17 civil incidents, four cases of harassment, 28 thefts, 23 vehicle prowls, three vehicle thefts, 10 warrants served, 21 noise complaints, two animal calls, incidents of four domestic violence, six incidents of malicious mischief, nine disturbances, one assault, four hit and runs and 19 incidents involving at least one arrest.
Sept. 9
Theft: 12:10 p.m., 200 block of Central Way. A 28-year-old man was arrested after a 22-year-old man reported his wallet stolen from the employee area of the Wing Dome. The man was seen on surveillance video and an hour later confronted by police during the investigation of a vehicle prowl. The victim’s property was found as well as that of the victim from the vehicle prowl.
Disorderly conduct: 1:55 a.m., 200 block of Kirkland Ave. A 50-year-old man was arrested for disorderly conduct for shouting racial slurs and yelling at patrons and hotel staff inside the Heathman Hotel and refusing to leave when asked. He then refused to cooperate with police once they arrived and would not calm down. He was eventually booked and released and provided a courtesy ride home.
Burglary: 3:12 p.m., 14400 block of 124th Ave NE. A 34-year-old man was arrested after he was observed by police drinking beer behind the Kingsgate Safeway and provided a false number and date of birth when asked. He was later identified and found to have several warrants for his arrest. During his arrest, officers found small amounts of meth, paraphernalia and burglary tools.
Sept. 7
Warrant: A 21-year-old woman was arrested after police responded to reports of a shoplifter at Goodwill and found that the theft prevention staff had caught her attempting to leave without paying for clothing she had in her purse. She lied to police twice about her name but police were still able to learn her identify through local database and booking photos. They discovered she had multiple warrants for her arrest, including one out of Puyallup for theft and providing false information. She was booked into the Kirkland Justice Center on the Puyallup warrant.
Sept. 5
Assault: 6:30 p.m., a 47-year-old man was arrested for assault and malicious mischief after he threatened to kill a 49-year-old Met Market female employee. When a 32-year-old Kirkland man tried to intervene the suspect grabbed him around the neck, tearing his shirt and jacket, and then slapped him several times. The suspect was booked and transported to the South Correctional Entity Multi-jurisdictional Misdemeanant (SCORE) Jail.
Sept. 4
Indecent Exposure: 8:33 p.m., 12300 block of 120th Pl NE. A 55-year-old man was arrested for exposing himself in front of a woman and touching himself while standing in front of a water jet in the pool at the Totem Lake LA Fitness.
