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 June 5-11, there were 263 traffic incidents, 38 traffic accidents, four DUIs, 50 general traffic incidents, 42 alarm calls, 10 abandoned vehicles, nine burglaries, 14 incidents of fraud, 18 civil incidents, seven cases of harassment, 10 thefts, 20 vehicle prowls, three vehicle thefts, 16 warrants served, 26 noise complaints, 10 animal calls, 15 incidents of domestic violence, six incidents of malicious mischief, one rape, 15 disturbances, two trespasses, two sex offenses, four assaults, four hit and runs and 33 incidents involving at least one arrest.
June 11
Protection order: 2:48 a.m., 12500 block of 116th Ave NE. A 37-year-old man was seen by police exiting a 26-year-old woman’s vehicle at the Value Village Parking lot in violation of a no-contact order that named him as the respondent. When confronted by police, the man fled, but was later arrested.
June 9
Robbery: 7:19 p.m., 6600 block of 130th Ave NE. A 41-year-old woman was getting out of her car at her apartment complex when a shirtless 23-year-old man came up to her and asked to use her phone. She then called two numbers at his request but refused to give him the phone. He then grabbed her and her phone and wallet, wrestling the phone away, and fled on foot. The woman and other witnesses called 911, and the man was located by police several blocks away. He was arrested for second degree robbery and booked into the King County Jail.
Forgery: 1:15 p.m., 100 block of Kirkland Ave. A 31-year-old man tried to cash a forged check at the Bank of America. The teller held the check and the man’s passport and verified that the account on the check was flagged for fraud. The man was arrested by police for forgery and a Kirkland warrant for driving with a suspended license.
June 8
Assault: 11:15 a.m., 12700 block of NE 116th Ln. A 27-year-old woman got into an argument with a 36-year-old man over relationship issues. He punched a glass picture frame that held a picture of the two of them and then began packing to leave when she shoved him into the apartment window. He broke through the window with his left arm and back and received numerous lacerations. She was arrested and booked for domestic violence.
Assault: 12:45 a.m., 12000 block of 120th PL. An 18-year-old man was upset that his 20-year-old girlfriend wanted to move to California. So he bit her several times.
June 7
Drugs/protection/felony warrant: 11:36 p.m., 12000 block of 120th Pl NE. During a walkthrough of the Motel 6, a car was located unoccupied. The owner turned out to be a 23-year-old woman with a felony escape warrant for residential burglary from the Department of Corrections. She was also listed as the protected person in a no-contact order with a 25-year-old man, who motel staff stated was in one of the rooms. The man was arrested after he answered the door and police found the woman hiding in the bathroom. After arresting her, as well, they found meth and shaved vehicle keys in her purse. The duo were booked into jail.
Assault: 2:09 p.m., 11000 block of NE 116th St. A 38-year-old woman was arrested after she “lost her mind” arguing with her 18-year-old stepdaughter over dishes that were left in the sink. The woman felt “provoked to the point where she lost control” and pulled her hair. She was taken into custody and booked for domestic violence.
June 5
Assault: 11:05 p.m., 11200 block of NE 124th St. A 21-year-old man was arrested after he punched his aunt in the face following an argument that he had purposefully hit her in the shoulder as they walked by one another. He was later found at the Kirkland Community Center and arrested for assault.
