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. 22-28, there were 467 traffic incidents, 23 traffic accidents, four DUIs, 22 general traffic incidents, 37 alarm calls, six abandoned vehicles, eight burglaries, six incidents of fraud, 23 civil incidents, 10 cases of harassment, 19 thefts, eight vehicle prowls, five vehicle thefts, 10 warrants served, 29 noise complaints, five animal calls, 15 incidents of domestic violence, four incidents of malicious mischief, three assault, 11 disturbances, one sex offense and 36 incidents involving at least one arrest.
Sept. 3
Warrant: 11:22 p.m., 10500 Northup Way. A 35-year-old woman was arrested after she caused a disturbance at a local inn with another guest over her barking dog. Police discovered she had two outstanding warrants out of Bellevue. The woman has a history of mental issues and assaulting police officers.
Assault: 4 p.m., 12700 block of NE 116th St. A 26-year-old man was arrested after he got into a verbal argument with his 25-year-old girlfriend after she discovered he had sent nude pictures to another woman. The argument turned into a physical struggle, resulting in the man’s arrest for domestic violence.
Theft: 9 p.m., 12300 block of 80th Ave NE. A 37-year-old man was arrested after he stole his neighbor’s car and cell phone. He had asked his neighbor if he could use her house phone because police were responding to a disturbance call at his house. He waited inside his neighbor’s house until police left, then proceeded to steal his neighbor’s cell phone and car. He was later located in the LA Fitness parking lot. He attempted to flee but was arrested and booked into the King County Jail.
Sept. 2
Trespass: 8:07 a.m., 200 block of Kirkland Ave. W. A 47-year-old man with a history of alcohol abuse was arrested for trespassing into his father’s house after he removed a screen from the back window and climbed inside. When confronted by police he admitted he was not allowed to be in his father’s house.
Sept. 1
Assault: 2 a.m., 100 block of Kirkland Ave. A 26-year-old man was arrested after he punched a 41-year-old man in the face in front of a local bar. When given a breathalyzer test, he provided a PBT of .325. He was taken to the hospital and has been charged through investigation.
Aug. 31
Malicious Mischief: 11:37 p.m., 7800 block of 130th Ave NE. A 52-year-old man was arrested after destroying two pieces of furniture in his house an argument with his 51-year-old wife. The argument was over the fact that he believed she called the police on him during a disturbance with his brother and she wouldn’t tell him where she had hidden his gun.
Aug. 30
Assault: 8:51 a.m., 12900 block of 87th Ave NE. A 48-year-old woman was arrested for domestic violence after she and her 52-year-old husband had an argument in front of their 11-year-old son. The argument resulted in the husband slapping his wife and pulling her hair. She hit him with a cooking pan, causing bruises to his wrist. She also scratched his face, neck, and arm.
Theft: 8:05 p.m., 10600 block of NE 68th St. A 45-year-old man was arrested for theft after staff at the Metropolitan Market found him leaving the store with $70 worth of milk. They attempted to stop him but he resisted and attempted to flee with the milk. They were finally able to restrain him until police arrived and took him to jail.
Aug. 29
Theft: 11:09 a.m., 12400 block of NE 85th St. A 34-year-old woman was arrested for shoplifting two bottles of wine from Safeway. The manager told police she regularly attempted to steal things but they don’t report it because she returns them after being confronted. The woman was removed from the store, cited and released. Upon her release she proceeded to go to Walgreen’s and attempted to steal a bottle of wine and a 12-pack of beer. A police officer following her saw her in the parking lot. She resisted arrested and was booked into jail.
