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Daily Public-Safety Report

Bellingham · January 23, 2025

Every incident, call, and arrest logged by Bellingham Police Department and Bellingham Fire Department on Thursday, January 23, 2025, straight from official records.

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What happened in Bellingham on Thursday, January 23rd

On Thursday, Bellingham police filed 58 incident reports, 13 fewer than the day before (18%); 1 was violent and 13 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 75 responses, dispatching 115 apparatus across them.

Citywide mapPins mark the block, not the exact address

Incident Categories

Thursday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Public Order led with 16 reports (28%), ahead of operations & administrative (15) and property crimes (9). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (12).

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

Public Order9Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical)5Suspicious Circumstance1Other Criminal28%
Operations & Administrative12Other Non-Criminal3Warrant Arrest26%
Property Crimes5Theft3Graffiti1Trespass16%
Traffic & Vehicles5Traffic Stops1Driving Under the Influence1Traffic Collision12%
Persons in Need5Behavioral Health1Overdose10%
Violent & Person Crimes2Harassment3%
Substance & Vice1Drugs & Narcotics1Liquor Violations3%
Community Services1Service Call2%

Neighborhood Activity

Incidents spread across 15 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 11 incidents, 19% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Hourly Breakdown

Activity peaked between 11 AM–12 PM with 6 incidents.

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

6
12a6a12p6p11p
Overnight
912–6a
Morning
176a–12p
Afternoon
1812–6p
Evening
146p–12a

Fire & EMS

Bellingham Fire Department logged 75 responses on Thursday, 18% above the 28-day average of 63, dispatching 115 apparatus across them. 53 of the 75 were medical (71%). The day's largest response went to a gas leak call at 2:02 PM, sending 5 apparatus (3 Engines · 1 Ladder · 1 Command).

Response composition · Thursday75 responses

Full Event Log

The complete Bellingham log for January 23, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 58 police incidents (1 violent, 13 ending in arrest) and 72 Fire & EMS responses (52 medical, 2 fire, 18 other).

12:01 AMJan 23Suspicious Circumstance900 N FOREST STSehome
12:53 AMJan 23Suicide - Attempt/threat2600 ALDERWOOD AVEBirchwood
1:28 AMJan 23Information Report4100 BENNETT DRBirchwood
1:35 AMJan 23Traffic Stop (Violation)3300 NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood
1:42 AMJan 23Traffic Stop (Violation)400 E LAUREL STSehome
1:50 AMJan 23Warrant Arrest4100 BENNETT DRBirchwood
2:03 AMJan 23MedicalN Forest St & E Champion StYork
2:04 AMJan 23Overdose1500 N FOREST STYork
2:37 AMJan 23MedicalCornwall Ave & W Laurel StDowntown
3:05 AMJan 23MedicalCrown Ln & Lake Crest DrAlabama Hill
3:36 AMJan 23MedicalConsolidation Ave & Samish WaySehome
3:45 AMJan 23Cancelled / No IncidentN Pass Rd & Telegraph RdCounty
4:00 AMJan 23Information Report500 GRAND AVELettered Streets
4:42 AMJan 23MedicalLiberty St & 2nd StCounty
4:57 AMJan 23MedicalRoeder Ave & Bellwether WayDowntown
5:15 AMJan 23MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata
5:25 AMJan 23HazmatWilliamson Way & Victoria PlCounty
5:31 AMJan 23Suspicious Circumstance1300 LAKEWAY DRPuget
5:32 AMJan 23MedicalLakeway Dr & Orleans StPuget
5:46 AMJan 23MedicalCarolina St & Orleans StRoosevelt
5:59 AMJan 23Medical3rd StPuget
6:32 AMJan 23Fire AlarmFlora St & Prospect StDowntown
6:45 AMJan 23MedicalRedwood Ave & Hollywood AveCounty
6:59 AMJan 23Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley
7:33 AMJan 23Trouble With A Person3200 NORTHWEST AVEColumbia
7:33 AMJan 23Outdoor Rubbish Fire2000 block E Sunset DrBarkley
7:47 AMJan 23Cancelled / No IncidentRidgewood Ave & Dondee CtCounty
7:51 AMJan 23Graffiti1300 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
7:58 AMJan 23MedicalHarrison St & 40th StSamish
8:01 AMJan 23MedicalRidgemont Way & Samish WaySamish
8:04 AMJan 23Trespass3200 NORTHWEST AVEColumbia
8:32 AMJan 23MedicalSummer St & W Maryland StCornwall Park
8:40 AMJan 23MedicalAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley
8:54 AMJan 23MedicalBender Park Blvd & Aaron DrCounty
8:55 AMJan 23Trouble With A Person1000 N STATE STDowntown
9:01 AMJan 23Cancelled / No IncidentSamish Crest Dr & Samish Crest LnSamish
9:02 AMJan 23MedicalEaston Ave & 20th StSouth Hill
9:05 AMJan 23Trouble With A Person4100 MERIDIAN STMeridian
9:11 AMJan 23MedicalMeadowbrook Ct & Boardwalk DrCordata
9:29 AMJan 23Community Oriented Policing300 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown
9:35 AMJan 23MedicalCornwall Ave & E Holly StDowntown
9:45 AMJan 23Assist Citizen1700 4TH STFairhaven
9:46 AMJan 23Behavioral Health100 N SAMISH WAYSehome
9:47 AMJan 23Fire AlarmNorthwest Ave & Sterling DrBirchwood
9:49 AMJan 23Graffiti1200 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
10:04 AMJan 23MedicalYork St & Cornwall AveDowntown
10:16 AMJan 23Trouble With A Person900 GLADSTONE STYork
10:38 AMJan 23MedicalRaspberry Dr. & E Pole RdCounty
10:45 AMJan 23MedicalHarris Ave & 9th StFairhaven
10:48 AMJan 23MedicalKelly Rd & Nettle LnCounty
10:50 AMJan 23Suspicious Circumstance2800 E SUNSET DRBarkley
11:03 AMJan 23Cancelled / No IncidentE Maple St & Newell StSehome
11:33 AMJan 23Trouble With A Person100 E MAPLE STDowntown
11:36 AMJan 23Trespass Authorization Letter300 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown
11:41 AMJan 23Information Report1400 N STATE STYork
11:43 AMJan 23MedicalW Campus WaySouth Hill
11:47 AMJan 23Cancelled / No IncidentCedarville RdCounty
11:50 AMJan 23Information Report3600 CONSOLIDATION AVESehome
11:50 AMJan 23Theft000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian
11:54 AMJan 23Drug - Narcotics Violations3800 MERIDIAN STBirchwood
12:00 PMJan 23Suspicious Circumstance400 YORK STYork
12:00 PMJan 23Trespass Authorization Letter3200 W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood
12:00 PMJan 23Graffiti2200 ELECTRIC AVESilver Beach
12:03 PMJan 23MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata
12:16 PMJan 23MedicalE Grover StCounty
12:36 PMJan 23MedicalE Connecticut St & Ontario StRoosevelt
1:09 PMJan 23Trespass Authorization Letter100 W MAGNOLIA STDowntown
1:30 PMJan 23Liquor Law Violation100 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown
1:30 PMJan 23Warrant Arrest100 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown
1:30 PMJan 23Sitting & Lying Violation100 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown
1:38 PMJan 23Property - Found/recovered2000 C STLettered Streets
1:51 PMJan 23MedicalWilson Ave & 30th StHappy Valley
1:57 PMJan 23Warrant Arrest100 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown
2:02 PMJan 23Cancelled / No Incident10th St & Mill AveFairhaven
2:02 PMJan 23Gas LeakE Laurel St & N State StDowntown
2:08 PMJan 23Fire AlarmHighland Dr & High StWestern Washington University
2:12 PMJan 23MedicalMcLeod Rd & Bennett DrCounty
2:16 PMJan 23MedicalWA-539 & W Laurel RdCounty
2:46 PMJan 23MedicalKwina Rd & Dungeness LpCounty
2:51 PMJan 23Threats3400 CONNELLY AVESamish
2:54 PMJan 23Information Report500 GRAND AVELettered Streets
3:01 PMJan 23Fire AlarmYork St & Franklin StYork
3:01 PMJan 23Medical4100 block Deemer RdMeridian
3:09 PMJan 23Shots Fired1300 KING STPuget
3:19 PMJan 23Fire AlarmAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley
3:30 PMJan 23Property - Found/recovered3000 GREENWOOD AVEBirchwood
3:33 PMJan 23MedicalMain Pl & Main StCounty
3:37 PMJan 23Malicious Mischief2700 W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood
4:16 PMJan 23MedicalE Chestnut St & N Forest StSehome
4:19 PMJan 23Theft4100 MERIDIAN STMeridian
4:19 PMJan 23Outdoor Rubbish FireLincoln St & Meador AvePuget
4:21 PMJan 23MedicalAlabama St & Crestline DrAlabama Hill
4:30 PMJan 23Behavioral Health1300 MAHOGANY AVECordata
4:45 PMJan 23MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Cordata PkwyCordata
4:47 PMJan 23Fire AlarmN Forest St & E Holly StSehome
5:11 PMJan 23Driving Under The Influence800 LINCOLN STSamish
5:29 PMJan 23Trouble With A Person400 E HOLLY STSehome
5:41 PMJan 23MedicalWashington St & Williams StColumbia
6:15 PMJan 23Behavioral Health2600 DOUGLAS AVEHappy Valley
6:28 PMJan 23MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian
6:35 PMJan 23Fire AlarmHighland Dr & Morey AveSouth Hill
7:04 PMJan 23MedicalFields Park Place & Huckleberry CtCounty
7:13 PMJan 23MedicalLakeway Dr & Woburn StWhatcom Falls
7:15 PMJan 23Fire AlarmW Campus WaySouth Hill
7:17 PMJan 23Trouble With A Person400 E HOLLY STSehome
7:25 PMJan 23Shoplifting300 36TH STHappy Valley
7:39 PMJan 23Threats1200 CIVIC FIELD WAYPuget
8:38 PMJan 23Theft000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian
8:40 PMJan 23MedicalLummi View Dr & Emma RdCounty
8:41 PMJan 23MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park
8:44 PMJan 23Behavioral Health1000 OTIS STSehome
8:50 PMJan 23Cancelled / No Incident1100 block Cornwall AveDowntown
9:08 PMJan 23MedicalJersey St & E Myrtle StSehome
9:17 PMJan 23Traffic Stop (Violation)2700 ORLEANS STRoosevelt
9:20 PMJan 23MedicalParklyn Way & Lavender LnCounty
9:39 PMJan 23MedicalE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley
9:46 PMJan 23Cancelled / No IncidentF St & W Holly StLettered Streets
9:48 PMJan 23MedicalN Forest St & E Champion StYork
9:52 PMJan 23Information Report600 E MAPLE STSehome
9:52 PMJan 23Traffic Stop (Violation)600 E MAPLE STSehome
9:52 PMJan 23MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets
10:25 PMJan 23Trouble With A Person4400 MERIDIAN STMeridian
10:41 PMJan 23Collision - Hit & Run800 NORTHSHORE DRSilver Beach
10:47 PMJan 23MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood
10:54 PMJan 23MedicalE Sunset Dr & Barkley BlvdBarkley
11:01 PMJan 23MedicalCornwall Ave & Flora StDowntown
11:27 PMJan 23MedicalMcLeod Rd & Bennett DrCounty
11:35 PMJan 23Theft1100 POTTER STPuget
11:41 PMJan 23Traffic Stop (Violation)900 DARBY DRCordata
11:56 PMJan 23Suspicious Circumstance1000 N FOREST STSehome

Showing 5 of 130 events. Events posted on BPD and BFD activity reports for Thursday, January 23, 2025.

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