Bellingham · January 23, 2025

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.

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.

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

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Two hours tied for the busiest: 11 AM–12 PM and 1–2 PM, with 6 incidents in each.

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

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

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EMS / Medical›5371%

Other›2027%

Fire›23%

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 block N FOREST STSehome

12:53 AMJan 23Suicide - Attempt/threat2600 block ALDERWOOD AVEBirchwood

1:28 AMJan 23Information Report4100 block BENNETT DRBirchwood

1:35 AMJan 23Traffic Stop (Violation)3300 block NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood

1:42 AMJan 23Traffic Stop (Violation)400 block E LAUREL STSehome

1:50 AMJan 23Warrant Arrest4100 block BENNETT DRBirchwood

2:03 AMJan 23MedicalN Forest St & E Champion StYork

2:04 AMJan 23Overdose1500 block 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 block 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 block 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 block 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 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

7:58 AMJan 23MedicalHarrison St & 40th StSamish

8:01 AMJan 23MedicalRidgemont Way & Samish WaySamish

8:04 AMJan 23Trespass3200 block 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 block 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 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

9:11 AMJan 23MedicalMeadowbrook Ct & Boardwalk DrCordata

9:29 AMJan 23Community Oriented Policing300 block E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

9:35 AMJan 23MedicalCornwall Ave & E Holly StDowntown

9:45 AMJan 23Assist Citizen1700 block 4TH STFairhaven

9:46 AMJan 23Behavioral Health100 block N SAMISH WAYSehome

9:47 AMJan 23Fire AlarmNorthwest Ave & Sterling DrBirchwood

9:49 AMJan 23Graffiti1200 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

10:04 AMJan 23MedicalYork St & Cornwall AveDowntown

10:16 AMJan 23Trouble With A Person900 block 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 block E SUNSET DRBarkley

11:03 AMJan 23Cancelled / No IncidentE Maple St & Newell StSehome

11:33 AMJan 23Trouble With A Person100 block E MAPLE STDowntown

11:36 AMJan 23Trespass Authorization Letter300 block E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

11:41 AMJan 23Information Report1400 block N STATE STYork

11:43 AMJan 23MedicalW Campus WaySouth Hill

11:47 AMJan 23Cancelled / No IncidentCedarville RdCounty

11:50 AMJan 23Information Report3600 block CONSOLIDATION AVESehome

11:50 AMJan 23Theft000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

11:54 AMJan 23Drug - Narcotics Violations3800 block MERIDIAN STBirchwood

12:00 PMJan 23Suspicious Circumstance400 block YORK STYork

12:00 PMJan 23Trespass Authorization Letter3200 block W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

12:00 PMJan 23Graffiti2200 block 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 block W MAGNOLIA STDowntown

1:30 PMJan 23Liquor Law Violation100 block E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

1:30 PMJan 23Warrant Arrest100 block E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

1:30 PMJan 23Sitting & Lying Violation100 block E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

1:38 PMJan 23Property - Found/recovered2000 block C STLettered Streets

1:51 PMJan 23MedicalWilson Ave & 30th StHappy Valley

1:57 PMJan 23Warrant Arrest100 block 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 block CONNELLY AVESamish

2:54 PMJan 23Information Report500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

3:01 PMJan 23Fire AlarmYork St & Franklin StYork

3:01 PMJan 23Medical4100 block Deemer RdMeridian

3:09 PMJan 23Shots Fired1300 block KING STPuget

3:19 PMJan 23Fire AlarmAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley

3:30 PMJan 23Property - Found/recovered3000 block GREENWOOD AVEBirchwood

3:33 PMJan 23MedicalMain Pl & Main StCounty

3:37 PMJan 23Malicious Mischief2700 block W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

4:16 PMJan 23MedicalE Chestnut St & N Forest StSehome

4:19 PMJan 23Theft4100 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

4:19 PMJan 23Outdoor Rubbish FireLincoln St & Meador AvePuget

4:21 PMJan 23MedicalAlabama St & Crestline DrAlabama Hill

4:30 PMJan 23Behavioral Health1300 block 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 block LINCOLN STSamish

5:29 PMJan 23Trouble With A Person400 block E HOLLY STSehome

5:41 PMJan 23MedicalWashington St & Williams StColumbia

6:15 PMJan 23Behavioral Health2600 block 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 block E HOLLY STSehome

7:25 PMJan 23Shoplifting300 block 36TH STHappy Valley

7:39 PMJan 23Threats1200 block CIVIC FIELD WAYPuget

8:38 PMJan 23Theft000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

8:40 PMJan 23MedicalLummi View Dr & Emma RdCounty

8:41 PMJan 23MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

8:44 PMJan 23Behavioral Health1000 block 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 block 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 block E MAPLE STSehome

9:52 PMJan 23Traffic Stop (Violation)600 block E MAPLE STSehome

9:52 PMJan 23MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets

10:25 PMJan 23Trouble With A Person4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

10:41 PMJan 23Collision - Hit & Run800 block 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 block POTTER STPuget

11:41 PMJan 23Traffic Stop (Violation)900 block DARBY DRCordata

11:56 PMJan 23Suspicious Circumstance1000 block N FOREST STSehome

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