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 Dec. 12-18, there were 323 traffic incidents, 34 traffic accidents, seven DUIs, 29 general traffic incidents, 38 alarm calls, three abandoned vehicles, seven burglaries, seven incidents of fraud, three civil incidents, four cases of harassment, 21 thefts, 21 vehicle prowls, three vehicle thefts, 17 warrants served, 10 noise complaints, five animal calls, 11 incidents of domestic violence, six incidents of malicious mischief, 10 disturbances, one trespass, two assaults, 11 hit and runs and 40 incidents involving at least one arrest.

Dec. 18

Warrant: 7:11 p.m., 13700 block of 134th Ave NE. A 33-year-old man was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Redmond.

Violation of order: 5 a.m., 600 block of 12th Ave. A 21-year-old man was arrested after he violated a no-contact order with a 19-year-old woman by writing her a letter while he was locked up in the SCORE Jail. The additional charges have been added to his case.

Dec. 17

Theft: 7:30 p.m., 14400 block of 124th Ave NE. A Safeway loss prevention staff member observed a 15-year-old girl attempt to steal a $30 bottle of Jack Daniels after placing it in her basket and then walking out without paying. After being arrested she refused to answer any questions and was released to her 50-year-old mother who was in the family car in the parking lot. The girl has been charged through investigation after Safeway requested it.

Dec. 16

Theft: 3:50 p.m., 12400 block of 126th Ave NE. A 32-year-old homeless man stole a can of Four Loco from the Totem Lake 76 gas station. After he was arrested it was discovered he was a violent offender and has several non-extraditable warrants for third degree theft.

Dec. 15

Domestic violence: 7:26 p.m., 12400 block of 110th Ln NE. While he was being arrested for an unrelated DUI, a 42-year-old man admitted he had an altercation with his 36-year-old fiancée. After officers spoke with the fiancée, they discovered she had obvious injuries to her right ear. The man claimed he was punched in the face but police found no bruises on him.

Warrant: 12:33 p.m., 75100 block of 122nd Ave NE. A 37-year-old man was arrested for three outstanding misdemeanor warrants.

Dec. 14

DUI: 3:51 p.m., 14200 block of 132nd Ave NE. A 32-year-old man was arrested after he was involved in a collision and appeared impaired. He performed poorly during a field sobriety test, arrested for suspected DUI, and his blood alcohol level was found to be .209 and .197. He was booked and held due to a prior DUI in 2008.

Trespass: 2:33 a.m., 30 block of Bridlewood Cir. A 23-year-old man wandered onto several people’s property by going through Bridle Trails after he had consumed “a lot” of alcohol and beer at Tech City Bowl and got separated from his group of friends and sister. He proceeded to bang on two separate doors and take screens of windows and enter the pasture areas on the property. He was arrested for trespassing.

DUI: 1:25 a.m., 500 block of Central Way. A 30-year-old man was seen by a police officer sitting idly in his car in the middle of the road next to a marked crosswalk despite no traffic or people in front of him. When approached by the officer, the driver said he thought it was an intersection and he was eating food. He smelled strongly of alcohol, had watery eyes and slowed speech. He refused to take a sobriety test and was arrested for DUI. Later his blood alcohol was found to be .085 and .0083. He was processed and then released.

Assault: 12:30 a.m., 6100 block of Lake Washington Blvd NE. A 19-year-old woman was found by an officer sitting on the sidewalk who claimed to be a victim of assault. However, when the person accused of assaulting her spoke with officers, it was found that the woman was actually the aggressor. While the officer attempted to interview the other people involved, the woman tried to shove past police to continue fighting. When an officer stopped her, she punched her in the face. She was placed on the ground and taken into custody. According to the report, she continued to spit following her arrest.

Dec. 13

Violation of order: 8:22 p.m., 10800 block of 115th Ct NE. A 32-year-old man was arrested for violating a domestic violence protection order filed against him by a 29-year-old woman.

Assault: 7:30 p.m., 13800 block of 87th Ave NE. A 34-year-old man was arrested after police responded to a disturbance at home following a 911 call. It was found by police that the man had gotten drunk and irate when he was told by his 65-year-old father that he was stuffing too many articles of clothing into the washing machine. The man responded by shoving and kicking his father and then destroying the home land line phone and his mother’s iPhone in an attempt to stop them from calling the police. He was booked for fourth degree assault, third degree malicious mischief and interfering with the reporting of a domestic violence incident.

Assault: 9 a.m., 12200 block of Juanita Dr. NE. A 53-year-old man got into an argument with 48-year-old man over nationalized health care while they were at a cafe. The suspect became angry and shoved the victim, causing him to fall to the floor. He was issued a citation through investigation for fourth degree assault.

Theft: 4:15 p.m., 14400 block of 124th Ave NE. A 17-year-old girl was caught by a Safeway employee trying to steal two bottles of liquor. She was located by police and arrested, then released to the custody of Child Protective Services.

Theft: 2:40 p.m., 12200 block of 120th Ave NE. A 16-year-old was caught trying to steal liquor from Fred Meyer.