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 Dec. 23 and Jan. 1, there were traffic incidents, traffic accidents, three DUIs, 13 general traffic incidents, 33 alarm calls, 10 abandoned vehicles, four burglaries, five incidents of fraud, eight civil incidents, one case of harassment, 22 thefts, vehicle prowls, one vehicle theft, 15 warrants served, eight noise complaints, three animal calls, eight incidents of domestic violence, five incidents of malicious mischief, two fireworks complaints, homicide, seven disturbances, two trespasses, one sex crime, four assaults, 19 incidents involving at least one arrest.

Dec. 28

Assault: 5:30 a.m., 12200 block of NE 147th Pl. A 26-year-old man got into an argument with his girlfriend over who would care for an undisclosed individual. Both were drunk, and the argument escalated to the point where he punched her several times in the face and head, leaving significant marks. He was arrested for assault.

Dec. 27

Trespass: 8 a.m., 12400 block of 116th Ave NE.  A 42-year-old female was arrested for trespassing at the Totem Lake Burger King after having been issued and signed a trespass letter from the establishment less than five minutes prior.

Dec. 24

Theft: 12:50 p.m., 10600 block of NE 68th St. A 22-year-old man was stopped by an officer after he left Metropolitan Marker with a bag of unpaid groceries. He was caught later down the street and identified through a field show-up, then arrested for theft, booked and released.