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 July 17-23, there were 307 traffic incidents, 29 traffic accidents, nine DUIs, 30 general traffic incidents, 50 alarm calls, 14 abandoned vehicles, seven burglaries, seven incidents of fraud, 18 civil incidents, 10 cases of harassment, 10 thefts, 15 vehicle prowls, five vehicle thefts, 16 warrants served, 23 noise complaints, seven animal calls, 14 incidents of domestic violence, five incidents of malicious mischief, 13 disturbances, one trespass, seven assaults, four hit and run and 37 incidents involving at least one arrest.
July 21
Assault: 7:50 p.m., 10200 block of NE 132nd St. A 15-year-old man assaulted two staff members at Fairfax Hospital.
July 21
Robber/Assault: 5:15 p.m., 200 block of 3rd St. A 20-year-old stole a man’s marijuana and $50, then attempted to assault another man with a knife. He was found in a park and identified by the victim. He was booked into the King County Jail for assault and robbery. The man’s marijuana and money were recovered.
July 20
Assault: 9:15 p.m., 12800 block of NE 120th St. A 25-year-old woman allegedly grabbed her mother-in-law and was booked into jail for domestic violence.
July 20
Assault: 1:50 p.m., 300 block of Central Way. A 35-year-old man was arrested after throwing a rock at a person while they were sitting in a vehicle.
July 20
Theft: 1:15 a.m., 200 block of Parkplace Ctr. A 21-year-old woman and 25-year-old man were arrested for shoplifting after they fled QFC with food items as the night manager chased after them. Their jig was up when they crossed paths with a police officer at the junction. The man was also cited for driving with a suspended license.
July 17
Liquor: 2:39 p.m., 5800 block of Lake Washington Blvd NE. A 19-year-old man was arrested after a Kirkland lifeguard reported underage drinking at the Houghton Beach Park. Police arrived and contacted the 19-year-old man, who strongly smelled of alcohol and was arrested on suspicion of minor in possession. He later provided a blood alcohol level of .169.
July 23
Theft: 7:56 p.m., 12400 block of Totem Lake Blvd NE. A 21-year-old woman was arrested for theft and obstructing a law enforcement officer after she stole $78 worth of items from the Totem Lake Rite Aid. She initially provided her sister’s name to avoid being arrested for three outstanding warrants.
July 22
Theft: 1:20 p.m., A 23-year-old woman was arrested for theft and obstruction after she stole items from Walgreens with a man who was later found unconscious in a car due to a drug overdose. When confronted by police she repeatedly lied about her name – the officer later discovered she has more than $20,000 in warrants.
July 20
Warrant: 12:04 a.m., 12900 block of NE 128th Pl. A 35-year-old man was arrested for driving with a suspended license after an officer recognized him parked next to him. He was also cited for a second suspension for continuing to drive since the last time the officer had stopped him.
July 18
Disorderly conduct: 1:35 a.m., 100 block of Kirkland Ave. Two 22-year-old brothers were arrested, along with a 23-year-old woman, after fighting. They separated but then fought again on Lakeshore Plaza.
