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 July 3-9, there were 288 traffic incidents, 21 traffic accidents, five DUIs, 30 general traffic incidents, 60 alarm calls, 11 abandoned vehicles, 1 burglary, eight incidents of fraud, 16 civil incidents, five cases of harassment, 15 thefts, 11 vehicle prowls, three vehicle thefts, 19 warrants served, 29 noise complaints, 13 animal calls, incidents of 14 domestic violence, three incidents of malicious mischief, one rape, 14 disturbances, one trespasses, one sex crimes, three assault, seven hit and runs, 73 fireworks complaints, and 34 incidents involving at least one arrest.
July 8
Assault: 12:45 a.m., 12000 block of 120th Pl NE. A 35-year-old man was arrested after he grabbed his 31-year-old wife, who was left with a swollen left eye and bruises on her face. She later told officers he punched her in the face during the argument.
July 6
Trespass: 9:24 p.m., 8000 block of NE 142nd St. A 23-year-old man was caught by a 61-year-old breaking into his unlocked Ford. The man was arrested for vehicle prowling and criminal trespass.
July 5
Assault: 1:37 a.m., 100 Lake Street. A 26-year-old man was arrested after getting into a fight with another man who told him to leave his girlfriend alone. The suspect threw the victim to the ground and began punching him in the face.
Assault: 12:26 a.m., 300 block of 2nd Street. A 47-year-old man got into an argument with his girlfriend of 10 months over the fact that he was texting her too late. Both had been drinking. The man went to leave but forgot something. The girlfriend wanted to talk, but he refused. He then shoved her aside and she fell, hitting her head on the street. Several witnesses heard and saw the incident. The man was arrested for domestic violence.
July 4
Theft: 4:31 p.m., 11200 block of NE 124th St. A 23-year-old man was arrested after he was found intoxicated, drinking beer and eating food he hadn’t paid for while still inside QFC. He was taken into custody for theft and trespassed from the store.
July 3
Disorderly conduct: 6 p.m., 6th Avenue/ Market Street. A 25-year-old woman and 34-year-old man were arrested after police received reports of them arguing and fighting. When officers arrived the two accused the other of theft and assault. Both were arrested for disorderly conduct, while the man was also arrested for his outstanding warrant out of Mountlake Terrace for theft.
Warrant: 4:43 p.m., 10000 block of 116th Ave NE. A 25-year-old woman was arrested after she and a 24-year-old man were pulled over by police for almost hitting another vehicle. The woman provided her sister’s information, and it came back with an outstanding warrant out of Kirkland for driving without a license. The woman was arrested and brought to the Kirkland Jail, where officers discovered her real identity, and she was transported to Redmond for her outstanding warrant there.
