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 May 10-16, the Kirkland Police Department reported 368 traffic violations (three DUIs), 25 traffic accidents, 11 school zone traffic violations, five animal calls, 48 alarm calls, 18 noise complaints, 24 calls of disturbance, 16 thefts, 16 car prowls, seven car thefts, 16 calls of civil disturbance, six reported burglaries, nine reports of juvenile crime, eight domestic violence calls, two calls for harassment, four reports of illegal drugs, five alleged assaults, 11 acts of fraud, seven malicious mischief reports, one robbery and one suicide. At least 37 people were arrested.
May 15
Assault: 12:30 a.m., 14400 block of Simonds Rd. N.E. A 23-year-old woman admitted to assaulting a 27-year-old woman after trespassing the woman’s residence and was cited.
May 14
Malicious mischief: 9:15 p.m., 200 block of 3rd St. A 24-year-old man was arrested after bus riders witnessed him urinating in the back of a King County Metro bus.
May 13
Assault: 2 p.m., 12000 block of 120th Pl. N.E. A 51-year-old man was arrested for causing multiple injuries to a 43-year-old woman at Motel 6. When police arrived, they found a “bloodied female” and the man, who was fleeing on a bicycle. The woman was taken to EvergreenHealth for her injuries.
May 12
Theft: 8:30 p.m., 12500 block of N.E. 85th St. A 22-year-old woman was arrested for stealing four bottles of tequila from the Rose Hill Safeway. A 40-year-old man’s car was impounded for a warrant to recover the stolen property.
Order violation: 9:16 a.m., 11200 block of N.E. 124th St. A 21-year-old man was taken into custody for violating an order of protection when he was found sleeping in a van with a 17-year-old girl. The girl left her house over an argument with her mother about taking money from her grandfather on May 4. The mother discovered a “running conversation” on Facebook between the girl and the man, which dated back to March, and reported the the man had violated the sexual assault protection order.
Domestic violence: 7:30 p.m., 7300 block of N.E. 140th Pl. A 39-year-old woman was arrested for displaying her 0.380 pistol to her 42-year-old husband after he had asked her for a divorce. The husband feared for his life and fled the house to call 911.
May 11
Theft: 9:02 p.m., 10000 block of N.E 137th St. A 15-year-old boy was arrested for stealing one pint of Smirnoff Vodka from Safeway.
May 10
Theft: 3:40 p.m., 10000 block of N.E. 137th St. A 16-year-old girl was arrested for stealing one bottle of Samuel Grant Whiskey and two kiwis from Safeway.
Trespass: 9 a.m., 12900 block of N.E. 110th Pl. A 24-year-old man was taken into custody after he was seen at the backyard of a residence, wearing gloves and looking through windows. He gave several different reasons why he was there. He is currently under Department of Corrections supervision for weapons and drug charges and “was most likely trying to burglarize the residence,” according to police reports.
