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 15-21, there were 277 traffic incidents, 25 traffic accidents, three DUIs, 35 general traffic incidents, 27 alarm calls, eight abandoned vehicles, four burglaries, 15 incidents of fraud, five civil incidents, nine cases of harassment, 21 thefts, 21 vehicle prowls, one vehicle theft, 21 warrants served, 20 noise complaints, eight animal calls, 14 incidents of domestic violence, six incidents of malicious mischief, 12 disturbances, two assaults, seven hit and run and 46 incidents involving at least one arrest.
May 18
Assault: 10:30 p.m., 11000 block of NE 68th St. A woman reported that her 45-year-old ex-boyfriend assaulted her in an apartment complex parking lot. Police found her with a wound on her chin and bruises on her arm. The case has been filed with the prosecutor.
Assault: 9:03 a.m., 14500 block of 127th Ave NE. An 11-year-old girl reported that a 35-year-old woman grabbed her hair and slammed her head on the dashboard of a car, then kicked her in the face following an argument about detox treatment. The police were unable to find the suspects or contact her by phone.
May 17
Assault: 9:30 p.m., 12900 block of NE 91st Ln. A 19-year-old woman slapped and pinched an undisclosed person over an argument about loud music. She was determined by police to be the primary aggressor, arrested for domestic violence and booked into the Kirkland Jail.
Malicious Mischief: 1:13 p.m., 12300 block of 93rd Ln NE. A 38-year-old man was arrested after he punched holes in a door while arguing with his 42-year-old wife in front of two children.
Trespass: 2:03 a.m., 12000 block of NE 128th St. A 68-year-old man and 28-year-old man were removed from a local hospital emergency room at the request of security after both of them declined medical treatment but also refused to leave the ER lobby. The 68-year-old was eventually taken into the ER for medical treatment, but the 28-year-old refused to leave. He was arrested and booked into jail for trespassing.
May 16
Theft: 10:27 p.m., 12400 block of 116th Ave NE. A 28-year-old man was arrested after he was observed stealing a lighter. The man ran away from police when confronted but was subdued, cited and then released.
May 15
Theft: 5:22 p.m., 12200 block of 120th Ave NE. A 38-year-old man was arrested after being seen by someone smashing out the passenger side window of a vehicle and stealing a bag with a laptop inside. He left on foot but was located when he returned to the scene of the crime and matched the description of the suspect provided by the witness. Police later discovered that the suspect had previously stolen $500 worth of merchandise from Fred Meyer.
Assault: 4:52 a.m., 8000 block of NE 124th St. A 34-year-old man was arrested for domestic violence after getting drunk and refusing to give his five-year-old daughter to her 69-year-old grandmother, who has custody rights due to child protective service issues with the father. The grandmother tried to scare the father away with a taser when an argument ensued, but he punched her in the chest and shoved her to the ground. He was booked into jail for the assault.
