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 Jan. 17-23, the Kirkland Police Department reported 579 traffic violations, eight DUIs, 26 school zone traffic violations, two animal calls, 32 alarm calls, 10 noise complaints, three juvenile crimes, 13 calls of disturbance, 16 thefts, 13 car prowls, three car thefts, eight traffic accidents, 15 calls of civil disturbance, nine reported burglaries, nine domestic violence calls, seven calls for harassment, three reports of illegal drugs, two alleged assaults, seven acts of fraud, eight malicious mischief reports, one sex offense and one suicide call. At least 31 people were arrested.
Jan. 22
Domestic violence: 11:55 p.m., 10700 block of 123rd Ave. NE. A 29-year-old woman was arrested on an outstanding theft warrant after police were called to her stepfather’s house, where she’s currently living. The woman and her stepfather were in an argument because she had invited a house guest to stay with them for several days without her stepfather’s permission. According to the police report, the woman was highly intoxicated but no physical harm occurred.
Jan. 21
Assault: 8:26 p.m., 12800 block of NE 102nd Place. A 19-year-old transient man was arrested for striking his 45-year-old father in the face.
Jan. 20
Domestic violence: 1:34 a.m., 11700 block of 97th Lane NE. A 33-year-old man was arrested for threatening his 32-year-old roommate with a knife after hearing that his roommate solicited sex from someone he knows in exchange for drugs.
Jan. 19
Disorderly conduct: 1:17 p.m., 11600 block of 98th Ave. NE. A 47-year-old man was arrested for driving his white 2004 Chevrolet Impala recklessly near the Station 76 in the Juanita neighborhood.
Warrant: 3:00 p.m., 11300 block of 124th Ave. NE. A 25-year-old man was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant. Police located him they were called to handle a fight between a 32-year-old woman and a 27-year-old woman.
Jan. 18
Burglary: 1:32 a.m., 10601 block of NE 132nd St. A 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl were taken into custody for breaking into Juanita High School. The boy was also charged with possession of a dangerous weapon after he told police a butterfly knife in a garbage can was his.
Warrant: 8:25 a.m., 12000 block of 120th Place NE. A 21-year-old man was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant from Bothell.
Jan. 17
Warrant: 10:10 p.m., 13335 block of 100th Ave. NE. A 33-year-old man was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant for “bail jumping.” Police found him after an employee from a 7-11 convenience store asked him to leave but he refused. The suspect was trespassed for one year and issued a trespass letter.
