Woman arrested for slapping 71-year-old boyfriend who could not load photos onto a computer | Kirkland Police Blotter

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.

By TJ Martinell • August 13, 2014 4:08 pm
Kirkland Police Department
Kirkland Police Department

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 Aug. 1-7 there were 458 traffic incidents, 27 traffic accidents, nine DUIs, 38 general traffic incidents, 34 alarm calls, nine abandoned vehicles, seven burglaries, 14 incidents of fraud, 17 civil incidents, 10 cases of harassment, 15 thefts, 24 vehicle prowls, four vehicle thefts,  17 warrants served, 34 noise complaints, 15 animal calls, 10 incidents of domestic violence, four incidents of malicious mischief, two assaults, 17 disturbances, and 35 incidents involving at least one arrest.

Aug. 7

Malicious Mischief: 8 p.m., 400 block of Lake Ave W. A 31-year-old woman was arrested for throwing her 42-year-old husband’s phone into Lake Washington during an argument.

Aug. 6

Warrant: 9:30 p.m., 12000 block of 120th PL NE. A 53-year-old man was arrested on a domestic violence warrant out of Lynnwood after a Motel 6 staff called in about an argument between him and his 28-year-old son about the son’s new girlfriend.

Aug. 3

Assault: 3:06 a.m., 10320 block of NE 132nd St. A 21-year-old man was arrested for assaulting other patients at a recovery center. He was arrested and booked for two counts of assault.

Aug. 2

Assault: 2:30 p.m., 440 block of 7th Ave. A 55-year-old woman was arrested for slapping her 71-year-old boyfriend because he could not scan pictures for her onto the computer. She was found by police to be intoxicated and was arrested for assault and booked into jail.

Aug. 1

Assault: 5:57 p.m., 8500 block of 132nd Ave NE. A 24-year-old man was arrested for shoving his 21-year-old roommate several times, then came at him with a kitchen knife over him being $10 short on rent. The roommate fled the house and called the police.

Theft: 7:45 p.m., 12200 block of 120th Ave NE. An 18-year-old man was arrested for attempting to steal $274 worth of clothes from Fred Meyer. He and his 18-year-old friend, who was not arrested, were removed from the store, and the suspect was arrested, booked, cited and then released.