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 Oct. 2-8, there were traffic incidents, traffic accidents, three DUIs, general traffic incidents, 33 alarm calls, abandoned vehicles, 11 burglaries, 18 civil incidents, six animal calls, seven incidents of domestic violence, two reported arsons, 15 disturbances, seven assaults and 27 incidents involving at least one arrest.
Oct. 8
Assault: 3:53 p.m., 14400 block of 124th AVE NE. A 42-year-old man was arrested for assault after he spat on a 69-year-old man’s face following road rage near the Kingsgate Safeway prior to the assault. The suspect was positively identified after a field show.
Oct. 6
Assault: 11:35 p.m., 10800 block of 113th CT NE. A 54-year-old drunk woman was arrested for assault when she pushed her 79-year-old mother down to the ground after arguing over financial issues.
Oct. 5
Assault: 3:15 p.m., 10200 block of NE 132nd ST. A 48-year-old male patient at Fairfax Hospital bit and spit on three male healthcare workers.
Oct. 4
Assault: 7 p.m., 300 block of 19th AVE. A 48-year-old drunk man was arrested for two counts of assault after he pushed his 57-year-old wife and 33-year-old step-daughter during a fight. The man also grabbed his wife’s neck and wrists, causing bruising. The stepdaughter was helping her mother when the man pushed her to the ground. After being arrested the suspect was found to have a blood alcohol level of .244.
Urinating in public: 7:16 p.m., 2100 block of Market Street. A 15-year-old girl was arrested for a minor in possession of alcohol and urinating in public.
Possessing stolen property: 12:01 a.m., 100 block of Kirkland Ave. A 35-year-old man was arrested after he tried to pay his $42 bill at Tiki Joe’s using a debit card he had stolen from another man in the bar. The suspect was then booked and released.
Oct. 3
Malicious mischief: 10:30 p.m., 11000 block of 105th AVE NE. A 45-year-old man was arrested after his girlfriend reported that he had assaulted her in front of their nine-year-old daughter. The man also broke several items before leaving the residence and reportedly threatened her before the police arrived. The woman requested the police take several large knives out of the house since he has threatened her with them in the past.
Trespass: 3:30 a.m., 10000 block of NE 67th ST. A 20-year-old man was arrested after he was found prowling a vehicle.
Warrant: 1:13 a.m., 13400 block of 124TH AVE NE. A 30-year-old man was arrested on his felony warrant for assault from Seattle after an officer recognized him at the bus stop. The suspect was transported to a warrant meet at Clyde Hill with Seattle police.
Oct. 2
Warrant: 11:22 a.m., 11000 block of 124th AVE NE. A 27-year-old man and a woman were contacted in a AMPM parking lot. The man had a needle and burnt spoon on his lap in the driver’s seat of the car. He provided a signed consent to search the vehicle, where the police discovered heroin and meth. The man then gave a signed post Miranda confession to the narcotics agent before being released and charged through investigation.
Assault: 7:19 p.m., 12000 block of NE 128th ST. A 64-year-old man was taken into custody for assault after groping a nurse at EvergreenHealth.
