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 Nov. 8-14, the Kirkland Police Department reported 432 traffic violations, six DUIs, 15 school zone traffic violations, 26 traffic accidents, three animal calls, 40 alarm calls, 11 noise complaints, 20 calls of disturbance, 12 thefts, 16 car prowls, six car thefts, eight calls of civil disturbance, 10 reported burglaries, four domestic violence calls, seven calls for harassment, five reports of illegal drugs, two alleged assaults, four acts of fraud, three juvenile crime reports, three malicious mischief calls, one sex offense and four suicide calls. At least 38 people were arrested.
Nov. 14
Order violation: 12:40 a.m., 12400 block of NE 134th Place. A 35-year-old man was arrested for violating a domestic violence protection order from a 34-year-old woman. Police discovered the two in a house after they were investigating a recovered stolen vehicle.
Theft: 11 a.m., 211 Parkplace Center. A 25-year-old man was arrested for shoplifting six bottles of alcohol, one foot spray and one bottle of foot powder from the Parkplace Center QFC.
Nov. 11
Assault: 12 a.m., 9736 block of NE 120th Place. Two 22-year-old men and a 19-year-old man were arrested for assaulting a 29-year-old man outside Juanita Pub. The victim sustained facial and other injuries and lost consciousness during the assault. Police located the three suspects in a car heading northbound on Interstate 405.
Assault: 12:01 a.m., 9800 block of NE 122nd St. A 52-year-old man was arrested for fourth-degree assault, possession of illegal drugs with intent to distribute and for possessing drug paraphernalia. Police found a 49-year-old woman with injuries consistent with the assault.
Nov. 10
Theft: 1:28 a.m., 12519 block of NE 85th St. A 23-year-old man was arrested for shoplifting a bottle of apple moonshine liquor after he was seen running from the Rose Hill Safeway, bottle in hand. The store manager obtained the suspect’s license plate number and he was soon arrested on I-405.
Domestic violence: 4:45 p.m., 13600 block of 100th Ave. NE. A 38-year-old man was cited for allegedly punching his 40-year-old girlfriend in the head twice. He also allegedly twisted her arm during a fight over a laptop. Although the man was gone when police arrived, charges will be forwarded to the prosecutor, according to the police report.
Nov. 8
Car theft: 10:42 a.m., 11600 block of 124th Ave. NE. A 19-year-old man and a 32-year-old man were arrested for stealing a 2000 Ford Mustang. The 19-year-old’s mother reported the car stolen on Oct. 31 and he admitted to the crime post-Miranda. The mother said she will pursue charges. The men were also cited for possession of amphetamine and drug paraphernalia.