Bellingham · January 16, 2025

What happened in Bellingham on Thursday, January 16th

On Thursday, Bellingham police filed 73 incident reports, 6 fewer than the day before (8%); 1 was violent and 10 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 62 responses, dispatching 106 apparatus across them.

Thursday's reports roll up into 7 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 37 reports (51%), ahead of public order (12) and property crimes (9). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (35).

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

Incidents spread across 17 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 19 incidents, 26% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 12 PM–1 PM with 13 incidents.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 62 responses on Thursday, 1% above the 28-day average of 62, dispatching 106 apparatus across them. 47 of the 62 were medical (76%). The day's largest response went to a traffic collision call at 1:25 PM, sending 6 apparatus (2 Engines · 1 Ladder · 1 Ambulance · 2 Command).

Response composition · Thursday62 responses

EMS / Medical›4776%

Other›711%

Rescue›610%

Fire›23%

The complete Bellingham log for January 16, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 73 police incidents (1 violent, 10 ending in arrest) and 59 Fire & EMS responses (47 medical, 2 fire, 3 rescue, 7 other).

12:08 AMJan 16MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian

12:13 AMJan 16MedicalPasco St & Samish WaySehome

1:29 AMJan 16MedicalTaylor Ave & 20th StHappy Valley

1:37 AMJan 16MedicalLincoln St & Potter StPuget

2:01 AMJan 16Driving Under The Influence1000 LAKEWAY DRPuget

2:02 AMJan 16MedicalW Maplewood Ave & Cottonwood AveBirchwood

2:04 AMJan 16Behavioral Health2800 W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

2:29 AMJan 16Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

2:33 AMJan 16Driving Under The Influence1000 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

2:41 AMJan 16MedicalW Maplewood Ave & Bradley LnBirchwood

3:19 AMJan 16Suspicious Circumstance400 WESTERLY RDCordata

3:21 AMJan 16Information Report1400 E SUNSET DRBarkley

3:45 AMJan 16MedicalDarby Dr & Eliza AveCordata

4:08 AMJan 16MedicalN Village Ln & Village DrCordata

5:33 AMJan 16Cancelled / No Incident4800 block Rural AveCounty

5:38 AMJan 16MedicalRedwood Ave & Alderwood AveCounty

5:45 AMJan 16MedicalE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley

6:03 AMJan 16MedicalBayview Dr & Shorewood LnCounty

6:38 AMJan 16Property - Found/recovered1300 RAILROAD AVEDowntown

7:24 AMJan 16Warrant Arrest1400 N STATE STYork

7:24 AMJan 16Trouble With A Person1400 N STATE STYork

7:30 AMJan 16Sitting & Lying Violation1300 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

7:45 AMJan 16Harassment1200 N STATE STDowntown

7:53 AMJan 16Trouble With A Person300 W CHAMPION STDowntown

8:13 AMJan 16Cancelled / No IncidentIowa St & Nevada StRoosevelt

8:25 AMJan 16Trouble With A Person1400 RAILROAD AVEDowntown

8:31 AMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1100 FINNEGAN WAYFairhaven

8:34 AMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1100 FINNEGAN WAYFairhaven

8:35 AMJan 16Trouble With A Person100 E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

8:36 AMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1100 FINNEGAN WAYFairhaven

8:38 AMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1100 FINNEGAN WAYFairhaven

8:41 AMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1100 FINNEGAN WAYFairhaven

8:45 AMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1100 11TH STFairhaven

8:47 AMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1100 11TH STFairhaven

8:49 AMJan 16Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

8:55 AMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1000 HARRIS AVEFairhaven

8:58 AMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1000 HARRIS AVEFairhaven

9:21 AMJan 16Neighborhood Dispute2600 BIRCHWOOD AVEBirchwood

9:21 AMJan 16MedicalW Holly St & Central AveDowntown

9:22 AMJan 16Parking Problem800 W ORCHARD DRCornwall Park

9:24 AMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1000 HARRIS AVEFairhaven

9:26 AMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1000 HARRIS AVEFairhaven

9:29 AMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1000 HARRIS AVEFairhaven

9:29 AMJan 16Fire AlarmE Chestnut St & N State StDowntown

9:34 AMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1000 HARRIS AVEFairhaven

9:36 AMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1300 11TH STFairhaven

9:38 AMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1300 11TH STFairhaven

9:41 AMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1300 11TH STFairhaven

9:44 AMJan 16MedicalRegency Pl & Everson Goshen RdCounty

9:45 AMJan 16Fire AlarmE Maple St & N State StDowntown

9:54 AMJan 16Behavioral Health300 31ST STHappy Valley

10:12 AMJan 16Trouble With A Person100 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

10:32 AMJan 16MedicalSamish Way & 40th StSamish

10:45 AMJan 16Information Report2400 DONOVAN AVEHappy Valley

11:02 AMJan 16Theft400 W STUART RDCordata

11:07 AMJan 16Trouble With A Person4500 CORDATA PKWYCordata

11:12 AMJan 16MedicalNorthwind Cir & Festival BlvdCordata

11:15 AMJan 16MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

11:18 AMJan 16Fraud700 OHIO STSunnyland

11:25 AMJan 16Traffic CollisionE Chestnut St & N Forest StSehome

11:25 AMJan 16MedicalJames St & Carolina StSunnyland

11:36 AMJan 16Death Investigation5000 FESTIVAL BLVDCordata

11:41 AMJan 16Assault - Misdemeanor800 LAKEWAY DRPuget

11:41 AMJan 16MedicalLakeway Dr & James StPuget

11:43 AMJan 16MedicalWest Stuart RoadCordata

12:00 PMJan 16Assist Other AgencyDowntown

12:00 PMJan 16Fraud1100 RAILROAD AVEDowntown

12:10 PMJan 16Burglary3500 NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood

12:19 PMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter000 PROSPECT STDowntown

12:21 PMJan 16Assist Citizen3600 E RUSLEY DRBirchwood

12:22 PMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter200 E CHAMPION STDowntown

12:25 PMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter300 W HOLLY STDowntown

12:27 PMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter300 W HOLLY STDowntown

12:29 PMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter300 W HOLLY STDowntown

12:32 PMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1200 N STATE STDowntown

12:34 PMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1200 N STATE STDowntown

12:36 PMJan 16Trespass Authorization Letter1500 N STATE STYork

12:38 PMJan 16Suspicious Circumstance1000 YORK STPuget

1:04 PMJan 16MedicalBender Rd & Aaron DrCounty

1:58 PMJan 16MedicalHighland Dr & High StWestern Washington University

2:03 PMJan 16MedicalHighland Dr & High StWestern Washington University

2:33 PMJan 16MedicalHarris Ave & 22nd StHappy Valley

2:35 PMJan 16Welfare Check1800 HARRIS AVEHappy Valley

2:35 PMJan 16MedicalMeridian St & W Maryland StColumbia

2:44 PMJan 16MedicalCornwall Ave & E Chestnut StDowntown

2:57 PMJan 16MedicalCrest Ct & Crestline DrAlabama Hill

3:07 PMJan 16Assist Citizen1600 SILVER BEACH RDWhatcom Falls

3:08 PMJan 16Community Oriented Policing1500 N STATE STYork

3:10 PMJan 16Fire Alarm36th St & Samish WayHappy Valley

3:11 PMJan 16Traffic Stop (Violation)900 BAKER STCornwall Park

3:14 PMJan 16MedicalW Connecticut St & Nome StBirchwood

3:20 PMJan 16Service Of Papers100 W MAGNOLIA STDowntown

3:34 PMJan 16Fire AlarmCivic Field Way & Moore StPuget

3:36 PMJan 16MedicalLincoln St & Viking CirPuget

3:54 PMJan 16MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata

4:14 PMJan 16MedicalRedwing Ct & Warrior LoopCounty

4:15 PMJan 16MedicalLost Fork Ln & Strawberry Canyon CtCounty

4:21 PMJan 16MedicalN Pass Rd & Telegraph RdCounty

4:38 PMJan 16Warrant Arrest1400 E SUNSET DRBarkley

4:46 PMJan 16MedicalLogan St & E StLettered Streets

4:53 PMJan 16MedicalWA-539 & Russet AveCounty

4:56 PMJan 16Trouble With A Person4000 IRON GATE RDIrongate

4:57 PMJan 16Outdoor Rubbish FireTull Ct & Tull PlMeridian

4:58 PMJan 16MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

5:25 PMJan 16MedicalNiagara Dr & Niagara PlAlabama Hill

5:31 PMJan 16Theft1300 COMMERCIAL STDowntown

5:39 PMJan 16MedicalToledo St & Texas StRoosevelt

5:44 PMJan 16MedicalE Front St & Maple StCounty

5:51 PMJan 16Harassment600 E MYRTLE STSehome

6:09 PMJan 16Driving Under The Influence700 BIRCHWOOD AVECornwall Park

6:10 PMJan 16Traffic Collision900 block Birchwood AveCornwall Park

6:20 PMJan 16Assist Citizen200 JEROME STSamish

6:23 PMJan 16MedicalYork St & Cornwall AveDowntown

6:46 PMJan 16Theft4400 MERIDIAN STMeridian

7:00 PMJan 16Shoplifting800 LAKEWAY DRPuget

7:07 PMJan 16Juvenile Problem2900 WOBURN STBarkley

7:21 PMJan 16Theft000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

7:24 PMJan 16MedicalWildflower Ct & Wildflower WayPuget

7:41 PMJan 16Fire AlarmN 34th StSehome

7:42 PMJan 16Assist Citizen1300 E LAUREL STSehome

8:10 PMJan 16MedicalKentucky St & Ontario StAlabama Hill

9:13 PMJan 16MedicalE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley

9:30 PMJan 16MedicalPuget St & Fraser StPuget

9:32 PMJan 16Obstructing A Law Enf Officer1000 HILTON AVEDowntown

9:41 PMJan 16Collision - Hit & Run800 LAKEWAY DRPuget

9:45 PMJan 16MedicalCalluna Ct & Cordata PkwyCordata

10:00 PMJan 16Burglary000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

10:00 PMJan 16Suspicious Circumstance1100 E SUNSET DRRoosevelt

10:32 PMJan 16MedicalWesterly RdCordata

10:45 PMJan 16Outdoor Rubbish FireCommercial St & W Holly StDowntown

11:14 PMJan 16Behavioral Health1700 E MAPLEWOOD AVEColumbia

11:29 PMJan 16RescueKing St & Potter StPuget

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