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 Sept. 1-7, there were 189 traffic incidents, 16 traffic accidents, one DUI, 30 general traffic incidents, four cases involving illegal drugs, 40 alarm calls, 17 abandoned vehicles, five burglaries, 9 incidents of fraud, 13 civil incidents, 11 cases of harassment, 13 thefts, 16 vehicle prowls, one vehicle theft, 13 warrants served, 26 noise complaints, four animal calls, five incidents of domestic violence, eight disturbances, eight hit and runs and 29 incidents involving at least one arrest.
Sept. 1
Traffic: 5:20 a.m., 12200 block of NE 116th St.; A 34-year-old Woodinville man was arrested for driving with a suspended or revoked license.
Sept. 2
Traffic: 3:38 a.m., 7300 block of NB I-405; A 29-year-old Tacoma man was arrested for driving with a suspended or revoked license.
Warrant arrest: 8:43 p.m., 12400 block of NE 144th St.; Officers contacted a 31-year-old man at the Kingsgate McDonalds and discovered that he had a felony warrant for illegal drugs. The man was highly agitated and uncooperative. He resisted arrest and fought with officers, who had to use force to detain the man. He was transported to the hospital to be treated for the resulting injuries, and was then arrested on his warrant and for resisting arrest.
Sept. 3
Theft: 3 p.m., 8600 block of 120th Ave.; A 30-year-old Renton woman was arrested after shoplifting a phone charger at Costco.
Sept. 5
Minor, liquor violation: 12:42 a.m., 8600 block NE 132nd St.; An underage male was arrested for MIC after being stopped for speeding. He provided a preliminary breath sample of .018.
Warrant arrest: 10:54 p.m., 7400 block of NE 143rd St.; A 54-year-old man called in to report his 1999 Silverado had been stolen, sometime within the last two hours. As officers were taking the report, the truck showed up and parked down the street from the man’s house. A 26-year-old Kenmore man exited the vehicle, noticed officers, and quickly tried to walk away. One of the officers chased and caught the man, who is the son of the vehicle owner’s roommate. The owner decided not to press charges, but the Kenmore man had several warrants from King County and Bothell, and was transported to King County Jail without incident.
Sept. 7
Traffic: 12:51 a.m., 13500 block of Juanita-Woodinville Way NE; A 34-year-old man was found sleeping in his vehicle in the Safeway parking lot. Officers ran his license and learned it was suspended. The man was warned not to drive, and claimed his girlfriend was on her way to pick him up. About 35 minutes later, officers saw the man driving his vehicle. He was stopped an arrested for DWLS.
