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 Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, the Kirkland Police Department reported 270 traffic violations (two DUIs), 10 alarm calls, nine car accidents, five noise complaints, seven thefts, three domestic violence calls, three calls for harassment, four acts of fraud, four calls of a disturbance, two calls for illegal substances and eight calls of civil disturbance. At least 13 people were arrested.

Feb. 2

Warrant arrest: 11:47 p.m., 8629 120th Ave. N.E. A 25-year-old Sedro Wooley man was contacted in the Costco parking lot and arrested on a DUI warrant out of Skagit County.

Malicious mischief: 4 p.m., 11500 block of 102nd Court N.E. A 76-year-old Bothell man called Kirkland police to report that someone had thrown a rock through his sliding-glass door. No sign of entry and the residence was unoccupied at the time. The cost of the repair was estimated at $600.

Domestic violence: 7:45 p.m., 7100 block of 117th Place N.E. A 50-year-old Kirkland woman came to the Kirkland Police Department and reported that her 15-year-old daughter assaulted her by pushing and kicking her. The officer did not observe any injuries and she stated that she did not want to press charges.

Feb. 1

Burglary: 7 a.m., 600 block of 6th Street. An unknown suspect entered the victim’s locked fence in a storage area and attempted to take the listed property.

Jan. 30

Theft: 8:30 p.m., 10000 block of 137th Street. A 38-year-old Kirkland man was arrested for shoplifting miscellaneous items from the Juanita Safeway.

Traffic offense: 12:30 a.m., 9100 block of N.E. 134th Street. A 45-year-old Lynnwood woman was stopped on a traffic violation and found to be without identification, insurance and driving with a suspended license. Based on this and multiple previous driving with a suspended license convictions, she was placed under arrest and her car was impounded.

Car theft: 6:30 p.m., 4100 block of 118th Ave. N.E. A stolen vehicle was recovered by the Clackamas County Sherriff’s Office in Oregon. Kirkland police attempted to contact the owner of the car but could only leave a message.

Jan. 22

Robbery: 7 a.m., 10600 block of N.E. 132nd Street. A 30-year-old Kirkland man reported that three white males assaulted him with a bat or a stick. The man could not describe the suspects and said they took $50, his wallet and cell phone. The man stated that he had no way to call police for a week.

 

Contact Kirkland Reporter Staff Writer Matt Phelps at mphelps@kirklandreporter.com or 425-822-9166 ext. 5052.

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