KPD Blotter: Rash of Burglaries Reported Over Holidays

The following are selected reports from the Kirkland Police Department for the period of Dec. 24-28.

Dec. 24

• After her purse was stolen from a business on Central Way in downtown Kirkland, a 26-year-old Seattle woman discovered unauthorized charges on her bank account later in the day, she told police at about 5:30 p.m. She closed her card accounts, but lost her purse, wallet, a small amount of cash and a $25 gift card, along with a credit and a debit card.

Dec. 25

• A 44-year-old homeless man who had been arrested for possessing a stolen boat at Carillon Point in November was arrested again at about 4 p.m. Christmas Day and cited for criminal trespass when he entered the . The man had been warned not to return to the entire Carillon Point complex when he was arrested in November.
• After allegedly sexually assaulting an unidentified woman late Christmas Eve and into Christmas morning at a Totem Lake area hotel off NE 124th, a 30-year-old Seattle man was arrested and charged with second-degree rape and interfering with the reporting of domestic violence. He was booked into the King County Jail in Seattle.
• After returning to her home on Waverly Way from Christmas festivities at about 10 p.m., an 83-year-old woman discovered her garage door had been pried open and her home burglarized. She lost a pearl ring, a ruby ring, a box of costume jewelry and unused checkbooks. The break-in occurred between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. Police found no suspect information.

Dec. 26

• A 31-year-old man from Portland, OR, was arrested on a felony warrant from Vancouver, WA, after being contacted in a car at the just after 3 a.m. Police also found marijuana on him.
• After attempting to steal a 12-pack of beer from the on 68th Street in Houghton at about 7:15 p.m., two 15-year-old boys (residences not listed) were arrested on theft and minor in possession charges. It appears that a third suspect got away.
• Some time between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., a house on 87th Avenue on Finn Hill was broken into, with the thief or thieves escaping with two desktop computers, a laptop, a flat-screen television and accessories. Police were able to lift fingerprints.

Dec. 27

• A 37-year-old female resident on Finn Hill’s 92nd Ave NE reported to police that someone broke into her home between 2:55 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. and stole a $100 bill, diamond-chip gold earrings, silver dollars and a Kindle reader. Police were able to take fingerprints.

Dec. 28

• Apparently after prowling a home on NE 64th Street in the Bridle Trails area of Rose Hill and then breaking into the residence, a 24-year-old Woodinville resident was apprehended while leaving the scene. He was apparently interrupted by the residents just before 9 p.m., and police found a pinstripe baseball hat he had left. The man was charged with burglary, vehicle prowling and third-degree theft.
• In another burglary, the front door of an apartment off Simonds Road in north Juanita was broken open between 5 a.m. and 3 p.m., the 68-year-old female resident losing more than $4,000 in jewelry. The loss included a wedding band. Police found no suspect information.