Busy night for Kent Police on Fourth of July

Busy night for Kent Police on Fourth of July

The Fourth of July turned out to be an extremely busy night for Kent Police even beyond the hundreds of fireworks-related calls.

Officers responded to 524 calls, 292 for fireworks. They also had about a dozen emergency priority calls, which in some cases pulled officers assigned to fireworks emphasis patrols away from those duties.

Assistant Chief Derek Kammerzell ran through a list of the calls in a report Wednesday to the City Council.

The emergency priority calls included:

• Drive-by shooting witnessed by an officer

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• Robbery with a gun at a gas station

• Shooting at a Shell station on the East Hill which ended up with the victims at Fourth of July Splash at Lake Meridian Park

• Fireworks-dispute related shooting on the West Hill

• Fight with 10-15 people involved at the Kiwanis Tot Lot on First Avenue – fire/aid were needed for minor injuries

• Road rage with threats with a gun near Sam’s Sports Bar that ended up at the bar, 23803 104th Ave SE

• Knife fight at the tot lot involving the same subjects from earlier and necessitated a fire/aid response for minor injuries

• Fight with 10-plus people in the neighborhood at SE 212th Street and 125th Avenue SE

• Small riot (code 2 response that calls for multiple officers) at Novak Lane (west of Central Avenue North) involving a verbal dispute over fireworks with small riot ensued upon arrival of the first officer

• Numerous misdemeanor assaults that took a minimum of three-to-five officers per call, domestic violence calls and suicidal subjects in addition to other routine calls

• Patrol and detectives responded to an infant death call that is now under investigation


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