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 Feb. 13-19, there were 371 traffic incidents, 19 traffic accidents, five DUIs, 18 general traffic incidents, 38 alarm calls, 10 abandoned vehicles, 10 burglaries, seven incidents of fraud, eight civil incidents, four cases of harassment, 16 thefts, 14 vehicle prowls, four vehicle thefts, 15 warrants served, 14 noise complaints, three animal calls, 11 incidents of domestic violence, eight incidents of malicious mischief, 13 disturbances, three trespasses, one assault, seven hit and runs and 31 incidents involving at least one arrest.
Feb. 19
Trespass: 2:35 p.m., 13100 block of NE 84th St. A 47-year-old homeless man was arrested for criminal trespass after he was found sleeping on the patio of a 53-year-old woman’s residence.
Feb. 18
Assault: 10:50 p.m., 7500 block of 117th Ave NE. A 39-year-old woman got into a fight with 42-year-old husband in front of their two children at their home after an ongoing dispute. When police arrived the wife was determined to be the primary aggressor. She was arrested and booked into the Kirkland Jail.
Feb. 17
Disorderly conduct: 11 a.m., 10600 block of NE 132nd St. An 18-year-old man was arrested along with a 15-year-old boy for disorderly conduct after they were caught fighting in the hallway at Juanita High School. The 18-year-old got the brunt of the fight, according to police documents. Both were booked and released, and the 15-year-old boy was taken home to his grandmother.
Feb. 16
Hit and run: 5 a.m., 12000 block of 103rd Ave NE. An 18-year-old man was driving his friend’s 1997 Volkswagen Jetta with three other juveniles when he tried to do a “whip” around the median of 10400 block of NE 124th St., lost control of the vehicle, went up into the median and crashed into a tree. They all left the scene of the collision, which was later reported by one of the parents. The suspect was staying at the residence of a 17-year-old party involved and was “very uncooperative,” according to police documents. He was eventually arrested.
Feb. 15
Assault: 8:30 p.m., 9900 block of NE 126th Street. A 16-year-old girl was arrested for domestic violence after she pushed her 60-year-old grandmother down and attacked her 12-year-old sister.
Assault: 8 p.m., 100 block of 2nd St S. A 37-year-old man was arrested for second degree aggravated assault after he strangled his 36-year-old girlfriend to the point where she lost consciousness. The assault was observed and overheard by neighbors from across the balcony.
Warrant: 1:19 p.m., 12400 block of 116th Ave NE. A 33-year-old man was arrested on his felony warrant for escaping community custody after he was found having a seizure at the Totem Lake McDonald’s.
Feb. 13
Trespass: 5:09 p.m., 12600 block of NE 124th St. A 21-year-old man was arrested for trespass after he got into the vehicle of a 27-year-old woman.
