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Daily Public-Safety Report

Bellingham · January 8, 2025

Every incident, call, and arrest logged by Bellingham Police Department and Bellingham Fire Department on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, straight from official records.

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What happened in Bellingham on Wednesday, January 8th

On Wednesday, Bellingham police filed 51 incident reports, 19 fewer than the day before (27%); none were violent and 15 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 57 responses, dispatching 87 apparatus across them.

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Incident Categories

Wednesday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Public Order led with 11 reports (22%), ahead of operations & administrative (10) and property crimes (9). The most common single category was Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical) (7).

The largest category families by share of activity, each with its top categories.

Public Order7Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical)3Suspicious Circumstance1Other Criminal22%
Operations & Administrative6Other Non-Criminal4Warrant Arrest20%
Property Crimes6Theft1Burglary1Fraud & Forgery18%
Traffic & Vehicles5Traffic Stops2Traffic Collision1Vehicle Related16%
Persons in Need5Behavioral Health10%
Violent & Person Crimes3Domestic Violence (No Assault)1Harassment1Sex Crime10%
Substance & Vice2Drugs & Narcotics4%
Community Services1Service Call2%

Neighborhood Activity

Incidents spread across 15 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 13 incidents, 25% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Hourly Breakdown

Activity peaked between 6 PM–7 PM with 7 incidents.

Reported incidents by hour of day, with the busiest hour highlighted.

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Overnight
1112–6a
Morning
136a–12p
Afternoon
1212–6p
Evening
156p–12a

Fire & EMS

Bellingham Fire Department logged 57 responses on Wednesday, 3% below the 28-day average of 59, dispatching 87 apparatus across them. 44 of the 57 were medical (77%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 1:09 PM, sending 6 apparatus (1 Engine · 4 Ambulances · 1 Command).

Response composition · Wednesday57 responses

Full Event Log

The complete Bellingham log for January 8, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 51 police incidents (15 ending in arrest) and 56 Fire & EMS responses (43 medical, 1 rescue, 12 other).

12:24 AMJan 8Traffic Stop (Violation)1000 HILTON AVEDowntown
12:51 AMJan 8MedicalPine StDowntown
12:57 AMJan 8Trouble With A Person1300 F STLettered Streets
1:15 AMJan 8Information Report1200 W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian
1:16 AMJan 8Domestic Dispute (No Assault)900 21ST STHappy Valley
1:22 AMJan 8Trouble With A Person500 W HOLLY STDowntown
2:04 AMJan 8Suspicious Circumstance1000 E SUNSET DRRoosevelt
2:57 AMJan 8Behavioral Health2000 LINCOLN STSunnyland
3:02 AMJan 8MedicalBarkley Blvd & Racine StBarkley
3:14 AMJan 8Traffic Stop (Violation)4100 ARCTIC AVEMeridian
3:30 AMJan 8Traffic Stop (Violation)1300 E SUNSET DRBarkley
3:30 AMJan 8Warrant Arrest1300 E SUNSET DRBarkley
3:50 AMJan 8Behavioral Health2900 PLYMOUTH DRCornwall Park
4:09 AMJan 8MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian
4:12 AMJan 8MedicalTelegraph Rd & Primrose LnMeridian
4:50 AMJan 8MedicalN State StDowntown
5:06 AMJan 8MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets
5:16 AMJan 8MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park
5:57 AMJan 8MedicalCowgill Ave & 16th StSouth Bellingham
7:07 AMJan 8MedicalWalnut St & E Maplewood AveColumbia
7:30 AMJan 8False Statement Or Reporting1300 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
7:45 AMJan 8Drug - Narcotics Violations1300 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
8:01 AMJan 8Sitting & Lying Violation1400 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
8:01 AMJan 8Trouble With A Person1300 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
8:15 AMJan 8Collision - Hit & Run300 GRAND AVEDowntown
8:47 AMJan 8Cancelled / No IncidentW Kellogg RdCordata
9:15 AMJan 8Graffiti4000 MERIDIAN STMeridian
9:28 AMJan 8Trouble With A Person1200 N FOREST STSehome
9:36 AMJan 8Fire AlarmPatton St & W Maryland StBirchwood
9:42 AMJan 8Trouble With A Person200 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown
9:57 AMJan 8Fraud1000 C STDowntown
10:30 AMJan 8Juvenile Problem300 MEADOWBROOK CTCordata
10:34 AMJan 8MedicalLakeway Dr & Lincoln StPuget
11:06 AMJan 8MedicalBirch St & Alabama StAlabama Hill
11:13 AMJan 8Information Report500 GRAND AVELettered Streets
11:25 AMJan 8Property - Found/recovered2700 WOBURN STRoosevelt
11:32 AMJan 8MedicalSuchanon Dr & Mission RdCounty
11:48 AMJan 8Cancelled / No Incident2nd Ave & Portal WayCounty
11:52 AMJan 8Community Oriented Policing1200 GRANARY AVEDowntown
12:00 PMJan 8Sex Crime (Investigation)800 HALLECK STLettered Streets
12:00 PMJan 8Trespass Authorization Letter1700 KENTUCKY STRoosevelt
12:35 PMJan 8MedicalGln Cv Ln & Euclid AveCounty
12:39 PMJan 8Medical3100 block Cagey RdCounty
12:43 PMJan 8MedicalN Garden St & Cedar StSehome
12:44 PMJan 8Drugs - Investigation100 W HOLLY STDowntown
12:48 PMJan 8MedicalBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park
1:04 PMJan 8Cancelled / No IncidentYork St & Ellis StYork
1:04 PMJan 8MedicalE Bellis Fair PkwyMeridian
1:06 PMJan 8Warrant Arrest1300 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
1:09 PMJan 8MedicalJames St & Gladstone StYork
1:13 PMJan 8MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian
1:30 PMJan 8Suspicious Circumstance000 BELLWETHER WAYDowntown
1:38 PMJan 8MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood
1:44 PMJan 8Public AssistBay Ln & Lummi Shore RdCounty
1:53 PMJan 8MedicalDonovan Ave & 24th StHappy Valley
1:55 PMJan 8MedicalE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley
1:59 PMJan 8Welfare Check2400 RACINE STRoosevelt
2:03 PMJan 8MedicalW Kellogg RdCordata
2:13 PMJan 8MedicalToledo St & Ponderosa DrPuget
2:14 PMJan 8MedicalS British Columbia Ave & E StCounty
3:00 PMJan 8Stalking1200 E SUNSET DRBarkley
3:12 PMJan 8MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian
3:23 PMJan 8Cancelled / No IncidentTranquil Ln & Beard RdCounty
3:29 PMJan 8Theft3500 NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood
3:46 PMJan 8MedicalN Forest St & E Laurel StSehome
3:52 PMJan 8Traffic CollisionNorthwest Dr & Trout Lake DrCounty
4:10 PMJan 8Suspicious Circumstance4100 CORDATA PKWYCordata
4:20 PMJan 8Cancelled / No IncidentWesterly RdCordata
4:30 PMJan 8Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley
4:37 PMJan 8Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1000 N GARDEN STSehome
4:55 PMJan 8MedicalHopewell Rd & Nooksack RdCounty
5:31 PMJan 8MedicalNorthridge Way & Westridge PlSilver Beach
5:46 PMJan 8Fire Alarm14th St & Douglas AveSouth Hill
5:52 PMJan 8Shoplifting2000 JAMES STSunnyland
5:55 PMJan 8Welfare Check3400 NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood
6:00 PMJan 8Trouble With A Person800 W ORCHARD DRCornwall Park
6:07 PMJan 8Suicide - Attempt/threat2900 W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood
6:10 PMJan 8Traffic Control/problem200 N STATE STSouth Hill
6:11 PMJan 8Burglary000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian
6:16 PMJan 8MedicalRacine St & Sunup LoopBarkley
6:29 PMJan 8Theft3100 STUDIO LNBarkley
6:54 PMJan 8Cancelled / No IncidentWA-539 & Kelly RdCounty
6:54 PMJan 8MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets
6:55 PMJan 8Shoplifting300 E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian
6:55 PMJan 8Warrant Arrest300 E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian
7:02 PMJan 8MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian
7:29 PMJan 8Warrant Arrest800 LAKEWAY DRPuget
7:29 PMJan 8Theft800 LAKEWAY DRPuget
7:54 PMJan 8Cancelled / No IncidentRoeder Ave & Squalicum WayDowntown
7:56 PMJan 8MedicalRuth Rd & Finkbonner RdCounty
8:11 PMJan 8Collision - Hit & Run1000 PASCO STYork
8:31 PMJan 8MedicalN Garden St & E Oak StSehome
9:08 PMJan 8Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley
9:35 PMJan 8MedicalE Maplewood Ave & Northwest AveColumbia
9:57 PMJan 8Shoplifting000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian
10:05 PMJan 8MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets
10:14 PMJan 8MedicalPasco St & Samish WaySehome
10:21 PMJan 8Traffic Stop (Violation)1200 YEW STWhatcom Falls
10:33 PMJan 8Cancelled / No IncidentDouglas Rd & W 32nd PlCounty
10:38 PMJan 8Information Report300 36TH STHappy Valley
10:38 PMJan 8MedicalMeridian St & E Stuart RdMeridian
10:45 PMJan 8Medical2700 block Alabama StAlabama Hill
10:46 PMJan 8MedicalKenoyer Dr & Wildrose CtWhatcom Falls
10:53 PMJan 8Cancelled / No IncidentSalish Ln & Salish RdCounty
10:56 PMJan 8Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1000 N GARDEN STSehome
11:27 PMJan 8MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets
11:58 PMJan 8Traffic Stop (Violation)3900 MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

Showing 5 of 107 events. Events posted on BPD and BFD activity reports for Wednesday, January 8, 2025.

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