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 Feb. 28 to March 5, the Kirkland Police Department reported 456 traffic violations (four DUIs), 33 alarm calls, eight car accidents, eight noise complaints, 18 thefts, 11 car prowls, eight domestic violence calls, eight calls for harassment, four acts of fraud, 14 calls of a disturbance, six calls for illegal substances and 14 calls of civil disturbance. At least 36 people were arrested.
March 3
Obstructing: 2:26 a.m., 12300 block of 120th Ave. N.E. A 22-year-old Lynnwood man was arrested for obstruction after attempting to flee during a possible assault investigation. A short foot pursuit was needed to apprehend the man.
Domestic: 2 a.m., 10500 block of N.E. 139th Street. A 44-year-old Kirkland woman called police to report that her live-in boyfriend had thrown her down on the bed and held her down by her arms and would not let go. The man was intoxicated and angry that she was packing up her belongings and throwing him out. The woman was scared and intimidated by the man’s behavior as he had never been physical. She now fears for her son’s safety.
March 2
Obstructing: 7:30 p.m., 13400 block of 129th Place N.E. A 25-year-old Kirkland man was arrested for obstruction and his misdemeanor warrant out of South Seattle after he attempted to leave the scene of a verbal domestic violence investigation.
Feb. 29
Burglary: 12 noon, 12300 block of N.E. 109th Place. A Kirkland woman reported coming home to find the suspect and his vehicle in her garage when she opened the garage door. The man immediately fled the scene in his vehicle as the woman was able to obtain his license number and call 911. An officer located the vehicle a short distance away and took the man into custody. The man was found to have taken many items from the woman’s home.
Theft: 11:40 p.m., 300 block of Kirkland Ave. A 31-year-old female was arrested for stealing items out of packages in the lobby of an apartment complex.
Feb. 28
Suspicious circumstances: 8:30 a.m., 12400 block of 110th Lane N.E. A Kirkland resident reported that a juvenile male was holding an object that looked like an AK-47 towards her in her apartment complex. Although the reporting party was concerned, she could not say for certain that the act was not intentional. Officers made contact with persons in the area and determined that they were the parents of the subject. The parents let officers in the house where they removed the unwanted air-soft gun. The boy was later contacted and told police he was just waiting to play air-soft guns with friends during the incident.
Minor, liquor violation: 1:18 a.m., 25 Lakeshore Plaza. A 19-year-old Kirkland man and woman, along with a 17-year-old Bothell woman, were arrested for possessing marijuana during a stop of their vehicle. They were also cited for possessing alcohol.
