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Daily Public-Safety Report

Bellingham · January 24, 2025

Every incident, call, and arrest logged by Bellingham Police Department and Bellingham Fire Department on Friday, January 24, 2025, straight from official records.

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What happened in Bellingham on Friday, January 24th

On Friday, Bellingham police filed 53 incident reports, 5 fewer than the day before (9%); 2 were violent and 10 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 72 responses, dispatching 113 apparatus across them.

Citywide mapPins mark the block, not the exact address

Incident Categories

Friday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 13 reports (25%), ahead of public order (12) and property crimes (10). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (11).

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

Operations & Administrative11Other Non-Criminal2Warrant Arrest25%
Public Order9Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical)2Suspicious Circumstance1Disorderly Behavior (Physical)23%
Property Crimes5Theft3Trespass1Arson19%
Persons in Need4Behavioral Health2Missing Person1Death Investigation15%
Traffic & Vehicles3Traffic Stops1Driving Under the Influence8%
Violent & Person Crimes1Assault - Felony1Assault - Misdemeanor1Sex Crime6%
Substance & Vice2Drugs & Narcotics4%
Community Services1Service Call2%

Neighborhood Activity

Incidents spread across 18 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 16 incidents, 30% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Hourly Breakdown

Activity peaked between 5 PM–6 PM with 6 incidents.

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

6
12a6a12p6p11p
Overnight
712–6a
Morning
96a–12p
Afternoon
2712–6p
Evening
106p–12a

Fire & EMS

Bellingham Fire Department logged 72 responses on Friday, 13% above the 28-day average of 64, dispatching 113 apparatus across them. 51 of the 72 were medical (71%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 6:42 PM, sending 5 apparatus (1 Engine · 2 Ambulances · 2 Command).

Response composition · Friday72 responses

Full Event Log

The complete Bellingham log for January 24, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 53 police incidents (2 violent, 10 ending in arrest) and 72 Fire & EMS responses (51 medical, 1 fire, 2 rescue, 18 other).

12:12 AMJan 24Suicide - Attempt/threat1100 HUMBOLDT STYork
12:33 AMJan 24Gas LeakE Myrtle St & High StSehome
12:43 AMJan 24MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park
1:37 AMJan 24Traffic Stop (Violation)300 E CHESTNUT STDowntown
1:42 AMJan 24MedicalE Laurel St & N State StDowntown
1:49 AMJan 24Cancelled / No IncidentCagey Rd & Robertson RdCounty
1:51 AMJan 24Information Report2400 ALABAMA STRoosevelt
2:00 AMJan 24Sex Crime (Investigation)1400 LINCOLN STPuget
2:04 AMJan 24Traffic Stop (Violation)2700 W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood
2:33 AMJan 24MedicalCarolina St & Pacific StRoosevelt
2:53 AMJan 24Cancelled / No Incident200 block E Smith RdCounty
2:56 AMJan 24MedicalE Sunset Dr & Southbend PlBarkley
3:07 AMJan 24Burglary2900 NEWMARKET STBarkley
4:02 AMJan 24MedicalCornwall Ave & E Holly StDowntown
5:22 AMJan 24Arson - Reckless Burning1700 N STATE STSunnyland
5:37 AMJan 24MedicalE Kellogg Rd & Ankar Park DrMeridian
6:23 AMJan 24MedicalThiel Rd & Van Dyk RdCounty
6:27 AMJan 24MedicalBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park
7:43 AMJan 24Sitting & Lying Violation1300 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
7:49 AMJan 24Trouble With A Person1300 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
8:25 AMJan 24MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood
8:30 AMJan 24Fire AlarmFruitland Dr & Lemon Grove DrKing Mountain
8:44 AMJan 24Medical31st St & Ferry AveHappy Valley
9:00 AMJan 24Cancelled / No IncidentW Axton RdCounty
9:01 AMJan 24Fight1500 TEXAS STRoosevelt
9:11 AMJan 24MedicalWestern Ln & Polo Park DrCounty
9:12 AMJan 24MedicalCagey Rd & Zeta AveCounty
9:16 AMJan 24MedicalConsolidation Ave & 34th StSehome
9:22 AMJan 24Trespass1300 MEADOR AVEPuget
9:37 AMJan 24Cancelled / No IncidentCherry St & Blaine AveCounty
9:51 AMJan 24Trouble With A Person1300 N GARDEN STSehome
10:20 AMJan 24Drug - Narcotics Violations200 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown
10:29 AMJan 24Cancelled / No IncidentEasterbrook Rd & Bowen RdCounty
10:34 AMJan 24Service Of Papers500 GRAND AVELettered Streets
10:35 AMJan 24MedicalCedarwood Ave & Edens AveBirchwood
10:52 AMJan 24MedicalWest Stuart RoadCordata
10:54 AMJan 24Trouble With A Person1000 GRANARY AVEDowntown
11:13 AMJan 24MedicalCascade Way & Edgewater LnCounty
11:31 AMJan 24MedicalMcLeod Rd & Bennett DrCounty
11:34 AMJan 24Warrant Arrest2400 LAKEWAY DRWhatcom Falls
11:35 AMJan 24Traffic Collision2400 block Lakeway DrWhatcom Falls
11:48 AMJan 24MedicalKramer Ln & E Bakerview RdKing Mountain
11:51 AMJan 24MedicalSutton DrCounty
11:59 AMJan 24MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park
12:00 PMJan 24Trespass Authorization Letter200 E CHAMPION STDowntown
12:04 PMJan 24MedicalW Champion St & Grand AveDowntown
12:08 PMJan 24Fire AlarmS Harbor Loop Dr & Coho WayDowntown
12:30 PMJan 24MedicalLincoln St & Viking CirPuget
12:32 PMJan 24Property - Found/recovered500 GRAND AVELettered Streets
12:37 PMJan 24MedicalRacine St & Sunup LoopBarkley
12:43 PMJan 24MedicalE Holly St & Railroad AveDowntown
12:46 PMJan 24Theft2400 ONTARIO STRoosevelt
12:54 PMJan 24Juvenile Problem3800 VIEWMONT CTSamish
12:55 PMJan 24Trespass4100 ARCTIC AVEMeridian
1:17 PMJan 24Trespass Authorization Letter200 CENTRAL AVEDowntown
1:22 PMJan 24Cancelled / No IncidentMichigan St & Claudia CtAlabama Hill
1:30 PMJan 24Public AssistAdams Rd & Lummi Shore RdCounty
1:40 PMJan 24Sitting & Lying Violation1400 RAILROAD AVEDowntown
1:45 PMJan 24Sitting & Lying Violation1300 RAILROAD AVEDowntown
1:57 PMJan 24Sitting & Lying Violation100 E HOLLY STDowntown
2:00 PMJan 24Assist Other Agency300 HARRIS AVEFairhaven
2:01 PMJan 24Community Oriented Policing1300 RAILROAD AVEDowntown
2:03 PMJan 24Assist Citizen1300 CHUCKANUT DR
2:09 PMJan 24Warrant Arrest100 E HOLLY STDowntown
2:10 PMJan 24Drug - Narcotics Violations100 E HOLLY STDowntown
2:46 PMJan 24Carbon MonoxideNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood
2:48 PMJan 24MedicalWA-539 & Bay Lyn DrCounty
2:52 PMJan 24MedicalCornwall Ave & Flora StDowntown
3:13 PMJan 24MedicalKulshan StColumbia
3:16 PMJan 24MedicalTumbling Water Dr & Bigleaf LnCounty
3:16 PMJan 24MedicalSouthgate Rd & Haxton WayCounty
3:21 PMJan 24Theft000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian
3:37 PMJan 24MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian
3:39 PMJan 24MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park
3:40 PMJan 24MedicalElm St & W Illinois StColumbia
3:45 PMJan 24Trouble With A Person2800 ELLIS STSunnyland
3:49 PMJan 24Behavioral Health1700 BARKLEY BLVDBarkley
4:13 PMJan 24Medical200 block E Illinois StCornwall Park
4:21 PMJan 24Information ReportEdgemoor
4:29 PMJan 24Theft800 LAKEWAY DRPuget
4:31 PMJan 24Theft200 36TH STHappy Valley
4:40 PMJan 24Fire AlarmW Campus WaySouth Hill
4:48 PMJan 24Fire AlarmW College Way & Highland DrSouth Hill
4:50 PMJan 24Assault - Felony000 BELLWETHER WAYDowntown
4:52 PMJan 24MedicalCody Cir & 28th StSouth Bellingham
4:57 PMJan 24Traffic Collision1400 block Alabama StRoosevelt
5:02 PMJan 24Fire AlarmW College WayWestern Washington University
5:03 PMJan 24Fire Alarm25th StHappy Valley
5:17 PMJan 24Civil Case2500 PEABODY STCornwall Park
5:26 PMJan 24Welfare Check300 N CHUCKANUT DR
5:30 PMJan 24MedicalN Forest St & E Rose StSehome
5:31 PMJan 24Assault - Misdemeanor2100 PREMIER WAYBarkley
5:35 PMJan 24Trespass3000 CORNWALL AVECornwall Park
5:47 PMJan 24Medical16th StHappy Valley
5:50 PMJan 24Overdose900 N FOREST STSehome
5:56 PMJan 24Juvenile Runaway3800 VIEWMONT CTSamish
6:12 PMJan 24MedicalNorthwest Ave & Home LnMeridian
6:24 PMJan 24Medical46th St & Samish WaySamish
6:42 PMJan 24Death Investigation1500 N FOREST STYork
6:42 PMJan 24MedicalN Forest St & E Champion StYork
7:06 PMJan 24MedicalBirchwood Ave & Meridian StBirchwood
7:11 PMJan 24MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian
7:18 PMJan 24MedicalYew St & Alvarado DrWhatcom Falls
7:19 PMJan 24MedicalAnkar Park Dr & Prince AveMeridian
7:22 PMJan 24MedicalE Maple St & N State StDowntown
7:30 PMJan 24Property - Lost1000 S STATE STSouth Hill
7:40 PMJan 24Suspicious Circumstance3000 FERRY AVEHappy Valley
7:43 PMJan 24Administrative24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley
7:49 PMJan 24MedicalDonovan Ave & 24th StHappy Valley
8:12 PMJan 24MedicalS 41st St & Consolidation AvePuget
8:43 PMJan 24Theft2200 RIMLAND DRBarkley
9:01 PMJan 24Juvenile Runaway3800 VIEWMONT CTSamish
9:04 PMJan 24MedicalRimland Dr & Manning StBarkley
9:12 PMJan 24Cancelled / No IncidentSuperior St & Alabama StRoosevelt
9:20 PMJan 24Medical17th St & Village DrCounty
9:22 PMJan 24MedicalConsolidation Ave & Samish WaySehome
9:31 PMJan 24Traffic Stop (Violation)1500 W BAKERVIEW RDBirchwood
9:47 PMJan 24AdministrativeMcKenzie Ave & 12th StFairhaven
9:51 PMJan 24MedicalDepot Rd & Homestead BlvdCounty
11:02 PMJan 24Behavioral Health4000 NORTHWEST AVEMeridian
11:22 PMJan 24Fireworks100 E CHESTNUT STDowntown
11:33 PMJan 24Driving Under The Influence1400 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
11:39 PMJan 24Outdoor Rubbish Fire2600 block Bill McDonald PkwyHappy Valley
11:46 PMJan 24MedicalNorthwest Ave & Home LnMeridian
11:50 PMJan 24Suspicious Circumstance2500 BILL MACDONALD PKWYWestern Washington University

Showing 5 of 125 events. Events posted on BPD and BFD activity reports for Friday, January 24, 2025.

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