Bellingham · April 23, 2025

What happened in Bellingham on Wednesday, April 23rd

On Wednesday, Bellingham police filed 71 incident reports, 1 fewer than the day before (1%); 1 was violent and 16 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 68 responses, dispatching 120 apparatus across them.

Wednesday's reports roll up into 6 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 23 reports (32%), ahead of public order (19) and property crimes (17). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (18).

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

Incidents spread across 18 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 18 incidents, 25% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Two hours tied for the busiest: 12–1 PM and 1–2 PM, with 9 incidents in each.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 68 responses on Wednesday, 13% above the 28-day average of 60, dispatching 120 apparatus across them. 53 of the 68 were medical (78%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 9:14 AM, sending 7 apparatus (1 Engine · 4 Ambulances · 2 Command).

Response composition · Wednesday68 responses

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EMS / Medical›5378%

Other›1319%

Rescue›23%

The complete Bellingham log for April 23, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 71 police incidents (1 violent, 16 ending in arrest) and 66 Fire & EMS responses (52 medical, 1 rescue, 13 other).

12:08 AMApr 23Malicious Mischief200 block E CHAMPION STDowntown

12:27 AMApr 23MedicalLincoln St & Viking CirPuget

1:03 AMApr 23MedicalAlabama St & Undine StRoosevelt

1:08 AMApr 23Driving Under The Influence4600 block CORDATA PKWYCordata

1:16 AMApr 23MedicalLincoln St & Viking CirPuget

1:20 AMApr 23Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

1:29 AMApr 23MedicalE College Way & S College DrWestern Washington University

1:53 AMApr 23MedicalLincoln St & Potter StPuget

2:00 AMApr 23Theft Of A Bicycle900 block 20TH STHappy Valley

3:37 AMApr 23Assist Other Agency500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

3:44 AMApr 23MedicalTelegraph RdKing Mountain

4:02 AMApr 23Domestic Dispute (No Assault)2600 block KULSHAN STColumbia

5:08 AMApr 23Warrant Arrest500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

5:54 AMApr 23MedicalAgate Heights Rd & Agate Heights LnCounty

6:48 AMApr 23Fire AlarmW Bakerview Rd & Northwest AveMeridian

7:09 AMApr 23MedicalNorthshore Dr & Flint StSilver Beach

7:17 AMApr 23MedicalF St & Logan StLettered Streets

7:20 AMApr 23Trouble With A Person1300 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

7:32 AMApr 23Trespass1300 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

7:42 AMApr 23Trouble With A Person1300 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

7:45 AMApr 23Trouble With A Person100 block W MAGNOLIA STDowntown

7:48 AMApr 23Trouble With A Person1300 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

8:11 AMApr 23Fire AlarmE College Way & S College DrWestern Washington University

8:15 AMApr 23MedicalBarkley Blvd & Racine StBarkley

8:15 AMApr 23MedicalMill Ave & 12th StFairhaven

8:30 AMApr 23MedicalCommercial St & W Holly StDowntown

8:30 AMApr 23Fire AlarmLynn St & W Illinois StColumbia

8:32 AMApr 23Trouble With A Person100 block W HOLLY STDowntown

9:00 AMApr 23MedicalPlymouth Dr & Coolidge DrCornwall Park

9:07 AMApr 23MedicalUnity St & Flora StDowntown

9:10 AMApr 23Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

9:14 AMApr 23Medical41st St & Wildwood DrSamish

9:24 AMApr 23MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

9:30 AMApr 23Service Of Papers500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

9:43 AMApr 23Traffic CollisionE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley

9:44 AMApr 23Cancelled / No IncidentKelly Rd & Sand RdCounty

9:58 AMApr 23Suspicious Circumstance1300 block KING STPuget

10:03 AMApr 23Sex Crime (Investigation)600 block DUPONT STLettered Streets

10:09 AMApr 23Trouble With A Person1500 block ELLIS STYork

10:12 AMApr 23Trouble With A Person4000 block NORTHWEST AVEMeridian

10:14 AMApr 23MedicalRoeder Ave & Squalicum WayDowntown

10:32 AMApr 23Property - Found/recovered1200 block CENTRAL AVEDowntown

11:12 AMApr 23Fire AlarmH St & Bancroft StLettered Streets

11:14 AMApr 23Information Report500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

11:22 AMApr 23MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian

11:30 AMApr 23Graffiti1200 block CENTRAL AVEDowntown

11:33 AMApr 23Trespass000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

11:44 AMApr 23MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

11:53 AMApr 23MedicalFieldston Rd & Briar RdEdgemoor

12:00 PMApr 23Graffiti3200 block OLD FAIRHAVEN PKWYSouth Bellingham

12:00 PMApr 23Graffiti1700 block 32ND STHappy Valley

12:00 PMApr 23Graffiti2100 block 33RD STSehome

12:00 PMApr 23GraffitiDowntown

12:00 PMApr 23Information Report200 block CAROLINA STSunnyland

12:00 PMApr 23Graffiti3100 block TAYLOR AVEHappy Valley

12:00 PMApr 23Graffiti2500 block DOUGLAS AVEHappy Valley

12:00 PMApr 23Graffiti2300 block ELECTRIC AVESilver Beach

12:28 PMApr 23Fire Alarm300 block E Sunset DrSunnyland

12:35 PMApr 23Overdose1400 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

12:35 PMApr 23MedicalRailroad Ave & E Magnolia StDowntown

1:00 PMApr 23Information Report500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

1:00 PMApr 23Information Report200 block W CHAMPION STDowntown

1:00 PMApr 23Trespass Authorization Letter200 block W HOLLY STDowntown

1:00 PMApr 23Junk Vehicle1900 block DIVISION STIrongate

1:00 PMApr 23Collision - Hit & Run200 block W KELLOGG RDMeridian

1:02 PMApr 23Collision - Hit & Run1000 block E SUNSET DRRoosevelt

1:10 PMApr 23MedicalMonument Dr & Jenjar AveCounty

1:13 PMApr 23Shoplifting4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

1:21 PMApr 23MedicalBirchwood Ave & Meridian StBirchwood

1:31 PMApr 23Trouble With A Person3100 block RACINE STBarkley

1:38 PMApr 23Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

1:38 PMApr 23MedicalAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley

1:40 PMApr 23MedicalE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley

1:55 PMApr 23Sitting & Lying Violation100 block E HOLLY STDowntown

1:59 PMApr 23MedicalMacaulay Rd & Deming RdCounty

2:02 PMApr 23MedicalCoast Way & Clover LnCordata

2:02 PMApr 23Cancelled / No IncidentW Axton RdCounty

2:03 PMApr 23MedicalSequoia Dr & Cordata PkwyCordata

2:15 PMApr 23Trouble With A Person1300 block COMMERCIAL STDowntown

2:18 PMApr 23MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

2:27 PMApr 23Violation Of A Court Order1300 block F STLettered Streets

2:27 PMApr 23Cancelled / No Incident3rd Ave & Vista DrCounty

2:28 PMApr 23MedicalOrleans St & Woodstock WayBarkley

2:30 PMApr 23Property - Lost3700 block E MCLEOD RDBarkley

2:30 PMApr 23Warrant Arrest500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

2:30 PMApr 23Carbon MonoxideDonovan Ave & 24th StHappy Valley

2:33 PMApr 23MedicalN Garden St & E Maple StSehome

2:33 PMApr 23MedicalE Sunset Dr & Orleans StBarkley

2:38 PMApr 23MedicalE Sunset DrBarkley

3:00 PMApr 23Service Of Papers1400 block JAMES STYork

3:00 PMApr 23Malicious Mischief1600 block 40TH STSamish

3:11 PMApr 23Information ReportDowntown

3:14 PMApr 23Civil Case3600 block TREE FARM CTBarkley

3:26 PMApr 23Theft800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

3:50 PMApr 23Service Of Papers100 block W LAUREL STDowntown

4:13 PMApr 23Assault - Misdemeanor1000 block N GARDEN STSehome

4:14 PMApr 23MedicalE Laurel St & N Garden StSehome

4:44 PMApr 23MedicalPalisade Way & Sierra StCordata

4:55 PMApr 23Shoplifting4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

4:59 PMApr 23Juvenile Problem4000 block NORTHWEST AVEMeridian

5:00 PMApr 23Theft000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

5:29 PMApr 23Warrant Arrest1300 block IRON STYork

5:45 PMApr 23MedicalE Bellis Fair Pkwy & Meridian StMeridian

5:46 PMApr 23Suspicious Circumstance4000 block ELIZA AVECordata

5:48 PMApr 23MedicalRimland Dr & Manning StBarkley

6:10 PMApr 23Smoke / Odor Check32nd St & Ferry AveHappy Valley

6:21 PMApr 23MedicalGentlebrook LnKing Mountain

6:28 PMApr 23Civil Case3200 block ORLEANS STBarkley

6:32 PMApr 23Theft800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

6:36 PMApr 23Assist Other Agency6300 block PORTAL WAYCounty

7:13 PMApr 23Indecent Exposure3400 block NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood

7:24 PMApr 23Obstructing A Law Enf Officer100 block HIGHLAND DRSouth Hill

7:26 PMApr 23Cancelled / No IncidentS 9th St & Judson StCounty

7:42 PMApr 23Medical1800 block Bill McDonald PkwyWestern Washington University

7:54 PMApr 23MedicalBender Rd & Aaron DrCounty

8:17 PMApr 23Suicide - Attempt/threat2900 block W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

8:24 PMApr 23MedicalSamish Way & 40th StSamish

8:26 PMApr 23MedicalN State St & E Magnolia StDowntown

8:39 PMApr 23Gas LeakNew St & Halleck StLettered Streets

8:50 PMApr 23MedicalKwina Rd & Schelangen WyCounty

8:59 PMApr 23Suspicious Circumstance4100 block DEEMER RDMeridian

9:09 PMApr 23Warrant Arrest1400 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

9:22 PMApr 23MedicalBirchwood Ave & Meridian StBirchwood

9:26 PMApr 23Theft000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

9:35 PMApr 23Behavioral Health2900 block W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

9:36 PMApr 23Cancelled / No IncidentW Maplewood Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood

9:51 PMApr 23Trouble With A Person2900 block WOBURN STBarkley

10:13 PMApr 23Suicide - Attempt/threat3400 block JAMES STIrongate

10:21 PMApr 23Trouble With A Person1800 block 16TH STSouth Bellingham

10:27 PMApr 23MedicalE College Way & W College WayWestern Washington University

10:44 PMApr 23MedicalCornwall Ave & E StLettered Streets

10:45 PMApr 23Extra Patrol1500 block N STATE STYork

10:45 PMApr 23MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets

11:27 PMApr 23MedicalW Holly StLettered Streets

11:36 PMApr 23Information Report300 block MEADOWBROOK CTCordata

11:39 PMApr 23MedicalCentral Ave & Grand AveDowntown

11:59 PMApr 23Suspicious Circumstance2800 block MERIDIAN STColumbia

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