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 June 11-18, there were 404 traffic incidents, 50 traffic accidents, 10 DUIs, 100 general traffic incidents, 80 alarm calls, 26 abandoned vehicles, 24 burglaries, 22 incidents of fraud, 22 civil incidents, 10 cases of harassment, 50 thefts, 36 vehicle prowls, 12 vehicle thefts, 30 warrants served, 42 noise complaints, 16 animal calls, 34 incidents of domestic violence, 22 incidents of malicious mischief, two rapes, 40 disturbances, eight trespasses, two sex offenses, 16 assaults, 12 hit and run and 86 incidents involving at least one arrest.
June 17
Protection order: 4:56 p.m., 10800 block of 115th Ct. NE. A 27-year-old woman was discovered with her mother during a traffic stop in violation of no-contact order for domestic violence. The woman was arrested without incident.
June 16
Assault: 7 p.m., address redacted. A 17-year-old girl was arrested after hitting her 19-year-old ex-boyfriend over a child care issue.
Burglary: 7:16 a.m., 12400 block of NE 145th St. A 31-year-old man was arrested for violating his no-contact order with two females after prying into a rear window at their residence. The man retreated to the bedroom where police eventually negotiated with him to come out. He was taken into custody without further incident.
Protection order violation: 4:20 p.m., 12800 block of NE 108th Pl. A 26-year-old man was arrested after his roommate reported him inside their house in violation of a temporary protection order listing the residence as a restricted area and two children that were with the roommate at the time as protected parties. The man was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Kirkland Jail.
June 14
Disorderly conduct: 5:05 p.m., 11100 block of NE 124th Ln. A 20-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man were arrested after they were found involved in a loud argument in a wooded area. Both were yelling and causing residents of the nearby condo to become alarmed to the point where police were contacted. Officers arrived to find the two still arguing in the woods. Both were arrested for disorderly conduct. After their arrest, officers found heroin and drug paraphernalia on them.
Disorderly conduct: 2:22 p.m., 100 block of Kirkland Ave. A 22-year-old man and 25-year-old man were arrested after they were discovered fighting in the alleyway behind the Central Tavern. When police arrived they both tried to flee but were apprehended. They were then booked for disorderly conduct.
Assault: 12:20 a.m., 11200 block of NE 132nd St. A 33-year-old drunk man assaulted his 34-year-old wife and was arrested and booked into jail.
Harassment: 12:10 a.m., 10600 block of 132nd Ave NE. A 26-year-old man was arrested for harassment after he made multiple racial slurs and threatening statements to another person.
June 13
Assault: 5 p.m., 10700 block of NE 37th CT. A 29-year-old woman was contacted by officers at Overlake Hospital after she assisted her 24-year-old ex-boyfriend in checking himself in for psychiatric help. The woman then checked herself in for injuries she had sustained the night prior when her ex-boyfriend had invited himself over and hit her. She sustained a swollen nose, ribs and a bite mark to the arm. The man was arrested at the hospital on a warrant for domestic violence and fourth degree assault.
June 12
Assault: 11:41 p.m., 6900 block of NE 139th St. A 52-year-old woman was arrested after officers responded to a domestic violence call at the residence between herself and her husband. While at the scene one of the officers was assaulted by the woman, who was taken into custody. They discovered her blood alcohol content was so high she had to be transported to EvergreenHealth to be medically cleared. While at the hospital the woman spit on and kneed an emergency room technician. After being finally cleared, she was booked into the King County Jail for third degree assault.
Residential burglary: 10:15 p.m., 8800 block of NE 116th Pl. A 37-year-old man was arrested for breaking into the garage of a 32-year-old woman. Officers arrived and arrested him.
Theft: 5:15 p.m., 12400 block of Totem Lake Blvd. NE. A 25-year-old woman was caught shoplifting in Rite Aid.
Protection order violation: 4:58 p.m., 12600 block of NE 145th PL. A 31-year-old man was arrested for an order violation.
Theft: 3:30 a.m., 200 block of Parkplace Ctr. A 21-year-old man was arrested at the QFC when the night managers observed him try to take a drink off the shelf and put it into his sweatshirt pocket. The man was also seen putting lunchables in his pocket and then go up to the employee bathrooms. The manager went into the bathroom and found the packaging in the trash. The man was contacted exiting the store with food items bulging out of his sweat pants and shirt. Police arrested him for theft and removed from the property.
June 11
Theft: 9 a.m., 12700 block of NE 124th St. A 30-year-old woman was arrested after an espresso stand owner reported her stealing money from the business multiple times, which was recorded on video surveillance. She was arrested for theft.
Protection order violation: 2:48 a.m., 12500 block of 116th Ave NE. A 37-year-old man was arrested after an officer observed him exiting a woman’s vehicle at the Value Village parking lot in violation of a no-contact order between the two, with him being the respodent. When confronted the man fled on foot, but officers eventually caught him.
Warrant: 2:18 a.m., 10900 block of 124th Ave NE. A 39-year-old man was arrested after someone called police saying they had almost struck him while he was laying on the road. When officers arrived they found a very drunk man who was later identified as having a warrant out of Seattle. He was taken into custody without incident.
