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 April 19-25, the Kirkland Police Department reported 463 traffic violations (three DUIs), 24 school zone traffic violations, 28 alarm calls, 18 noise complaints, five calls of disturbance, 16 thefts, eight car prowls, two car thefts, 24 traffic accidents, eight calls of civil disturbance, seven reported burglaries, five reports of juvenile crime, eleven domestic violence calls, four animal calls, eight calls for harassment, five reports of illegal drugs, 10 acts of fraud, eight malicious mischief reports, four assaults, two reported sex offenses and one suicide. At least 26 people were arrested.
April 25
Order violation: 3:26 p.m., 100 block of 5th Ave. A 41-year-old man violated his no-contact order when he called his 50-year-old wife numerous times from the jail phone.
April 23
Assault: 4:15 p.m., 11700 block of 93rd Ave. N.E. A 21-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly assaulting her 53-year-old mother, causing minor injuries. The woman had a Kirkland misdemeanor warrant and fled prior to police arrival.
Assault: 4 p.m., 12600 block of N.E. 85th St. A 29-year-old man was arrested on counts of assault and theft after a dispute with a 33-year-old man. The two had traveled from Bellevue to the Rose Hill Texaco, where the argument occurred. The man took a laptop from the 33-year-old vehicle before fleeing on foot. He was later discovered running back to his house.
April 21
Order violation: 100 block of 5th Ave. A 36-year-old woman was arrested after violating a no-contact order with a 38-year-old man. The two had been staying at Tent City 4 together when they had a verbal argument.
Illegal drugs: 7:53 p.m., 13600 block of 120th Ave. N.E. A 19-year-old man and 19-year-old woman were cited for possession of marijuana after police contacted them in a parked car. Officers noted the vehicle smelled strongly of marijuana and the man voluntarily handed over marijuana while the woman gave up a joint from her purse.
April 20
Domestic violence: 9800 block of N.E. 124th St. A 40-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly struck his ex-wife with a laptop and punched her multiple times. Their 14-year-old son tried to protect his mother, but was subsequently struck by his father. The man got into his car and fled the scene before officers arrived.
Theft: 12 p.m., 14400 block of 124th Ave. N.E. A 55-year-old woman was cited and charged for shoplifting $350 worth of groceries at the Kingsgate Starbucks located inside Safeway. She was caught on camera taking Starbucks coffee mugs, display baskets tulip stems and other merchandise.
Burglary: 1:27 a.m., 11400 block of 124th Ave. N.E. A 46-year-old man was taken into custody after breaking into the home of his 53-year-old former girlfriend.
