The blotter feature is a description of a small selection of police incidents and 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.
Tuesday, Feb. 6
Warrant arrest: At 6:18 p.m., police received a report from the 7-11 in the 11600 block of 124th Ave. N.E. An employee explained that three males were drinking slurpees in the store and refusing to leave or pay for them. The subjects were found in a parking lot next door. The store owner requested a trespass warning on the three men and one was found to have a misdemeanor warrant out of Redmond. He was taken into custody and transported for a Redmond warrant meet.
Monday, Feb. 5
Assault: At 9:22 a.m., a 25-year-old woman got in a physical argument when she came to an apartment complex where she used to live with her boyfriend. The woman was confronted by another man about taking some of her boyfriend’s belongings. The woman grabbed the man’s sweatshirt, ripping it and punched him in the mouth. The suspect was arrested at her father’s house and booked into jail for fourth-degree assault, domestic violence.
Warrant arrest: At 12:38 a.m., a 24-year-old woman in the 11700 block of N.E. 118th St. was arrested on her warrant and booked into the Kirkland jail.
Sunday, Feb. 4
DUI: At 3:28 a.m., a 45-year-old man was stopped in the 12700 block of N.E. 85th St. after police noticed his vehicle traveling with a flat front tire. The driver slipped the clutch multiple times, subsequently stopping in the eastbound lanes of N.E. 85th St. He refused a field sobriety test and a preliminary breathe test. He provided breathe samples of 0.179 and 0.177.
DUI: At 2:13 a.m., a 27-year-old man was stopped for running a red light in the 9700 block of N.E. Juanita Drive. After being asked how much he had to drink, he volunteered to do a field sobriety test. He performed poorly and refused a preliminary breathe test. He was arrested for driving under the influence and provided a blood alcohol content sample of 0.151. He was then booked and released.
Saturday, Feb. 3
DUI: At 1:34 a.m., a 33-year-old man was stopped for speeding in the 500 block of Central Way. After being asked how much he drank, he volunteered to do field sobriety tests. He performed poorly and provided a preliminary breathe test sample of 0.084. He was arrested for driving under the influence and provided a blood alcohol content sample of 0.091. He was then booked and released.
Assault: A 27-year-old man in the 12400 N.E. 144th St. was arrested at midnight for punching another man in the face. He was booked into Kirkland jail for fourth-degree assault.
Friday, Feb. 2
Order violation: At 4:01 p.m., a 39-year-old man in the 10100 block of N.E. 64th St. was arrested for violating a protection order against his wife. The suspect had sent his wife multiple texts after being served the order.
DUI: At 2:12 p.m., a 36-year-old man was stopped in the 13200 block of 100th Ave. N.E. for speeding. After being asked how much he had to drink, he volunteered to do a field sobriety test. He performed poorly on a preliminary breathe test sample of a 0.105. He was arrested of driving under the influence. He provided a blood alcohol content sample of 0.108. He was then booked and released.
Thursday, Feb. 1
DUI: At 5:47 p.m., a 59-year-old man was contacted by police for an improper lane usage violation while driving. Upon contact, police suspected the man was highly intoxicated from marijuana. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was arrested for driving under the influence. A blood warrant was obtained and the suspect was released from the hospital to his wife. Charges were forwarded to the prosecutor.
Trespass: At 4:32 p.m., a 35-year-old man was seen on video inside the QFC in the 14100 block of Juanita Dr. N.E. stealing beer. The store only wanted to press charges for trespassing. The suspect was gone upon officers’ arrival and cited through an investigation.
Warrant arrest: At 12:54 a.m., a 24-year-old man was arrested for his warrant out of Everett for domestic violence after he was contacted during a traffic stop in the 12900 block of N.E. 70th Pl.
