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 March 27 – April 2, there were 372 traffic incidents, 32 traffic accidents, six DUIs, 26 general traffic incidents, 41 alarm calls, nine abandoned vehicles, one burglary, 19 incidents of fraud, civil incidents, eight cases of harassment, nine thefts, seven vehicle prowls, 20 warrants served, eight noise complaints, four animal calls, 15 incidents of domestic violence, two incidents of malicious mischief, 17 disturbances, one sex offense, two assaults, two hit and run and 31 incidents involving at least one arrest.
April 1
Protection order violation: 5:21 p.m., 11200 block of NE 124th St. A 24-year-old woman was arrested for violating a no-contact order with a 26-year-old man.
March 31
Assault: 9:53 a.m., 14400 block of 124th Ave NE. A 37-year-old man assaulted his 26-year-old girlfriend after sleeping in their vehicle in the Safeway parking lot and waking up in a bad mood. The man was arrested for assault.
Trespass: 8:27 a.m., 11200 block of NE 124th St. A 22 year old was found sleeping inside of a stall at the Totem Lake QFC, in spite of a valid trespass order on file at the store. He was arrested for trespassing.
March 29
Assault: 8:03 p.m., 11400 block of 105th Pl NE. A 52-year-old man got into an argument with a 48-year-old woman over leaving a BBQ early. The argument turned into a physical fight once they got back to their residence when the man threw the woman on the floor. He was placed under arrest for assault and booked into the Kirkland Jail.
March 28
Disorderly conduct: 3:51 p.m., 10600 block of NE 38th Pl. A 60-year-old man with “serious mental emotional issues” was arrested for disorderly conduct and booked after he caused a disturbance at the South Kirkland Park and Ride.
March 27
Protection order violation: A 36-year-old man made an incoherent phone call to 911 while drunk, claiming his 49-year-old wife was mad at him and walked away. Officers later learned there was a protection order in place prohibiting contact between the two, with the man being the respondent. The man was found near the residence in violation of the order and told police he was aware of it but he “didn’t feel it was right.” The woman was eventually located and provided a statement to police, while the man was arrested and booked into jail.
