Bellingham · May 8, 2025

What happened in Bellingham on Thursday, May 8th

On Thursday, Bellingham police filed 49 incident reports, 2 fewer than the day before (4%); 1 was violent and 14 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 75 responses, dispatching 127 apparatus across them.

Thursday's reports roll up into 7 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 15 reports (31%), ahead of property crimes (10) and persons in need (9). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (11).

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

Incidents spread across 17 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 8 incidents, 16% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Three hours tied for the busiest: 11 AM–12 PM, 4–5 PM, and 6–7 PM, with 4 incidents in each.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 75 responses on Thursday, 22% above the 28-day average of 62, dispatching 127 apparatus across them. 58 of the 75 were medical (77%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 12:36 PM, sending 7 apparatus (1 Engine · 4 Ambulances · 2 Command).

Response composition · Thursday75 responses

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EMS / Medical›5877%

Other›1520%

Fire›23%

The complete Bellingham log for May 8, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 49 police incidents (1 violent, 14 ending in arrest) and 75 Fire & EMS responses (58 medical, 2 fire, 15 other).

12:05 AMMay 8MedicalShannon Ave & Kristi PlCounty

12:30 AMMay 8Driving Under The Influence400 block 32ND STHappy Valley

1:00 AMMay 8Drugs - Investigation4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

1:15 AMMay 8MedicalMcLeod Rd & Bennett DrCounty

1:20 AMMay 8Graffiti4000 block ELIZA AVECordata

1:52 AMMay 8Medical10th St & Taylor AveSouth Hill

2:00 AMMay 8Theft Of A Bicycle1300 block 10TH STFairhaven

2:00 AMMay 8Extra Patrol300 block TREMONT AVECordata

2:35 AMMay 8MedicalE Beachview Pl & Silvern LnSilver Beach

3:05 AMMay 8Cancelled / No IncidentMcLeod Rd & Willowwood AveCounty

3:13 AMMay 8MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

3:17 AMMay 8Suspicious Circumstance4700 block HADLEY STCordata

3:58 AMMay 8MedicalAgate Bay Ln & Northshore RdCounty

4:02 AMMay 8Suspicious Circumstance700 block OHIO STSunnyland

5:11 AMMay 8Warrant Arrest200 block CENTRAL AVEDowntown

6:00 AMMay 8MedicalE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley

6:10 AMMay 8MedicalTelegraph RdKing Mountain

6:38 AMMay 8MedicalJames St & Alabama StSunnyland

6:40 AMMay 8Graffiti4100 block SILVERBELL WAYCordata

6:43 AMMay 8Burglary1200 block N FOREST STSehome

6:53 AMMay 8MedicalWalnut St & E Maplewood AveColumbia

7:25 AMMay 8MedicalYew StRoosevelt

7:25 AMMay 8MedicalYork St & Cornwall AveDowntown

7:28 AMMay 8Assault - Misdemeanor1600 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

7:30 AMMay 8MedicalLummi View Dr & Emma RdCounty

7:40 AMMay 8Welfare Check1000 block MOORE STPuget

7:41 AMMay 8MedicalHollywood Ave & Alderwood AveCounty

7:44 AMMay 8MedicalE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley

8:35 AMMay 8Warrant Arrest200 block E CHAMPION STDowntown

9:00 AMMay 8Cancelled / No IncidentBender Rd & Aaron DrCounty

9:13 AMMay 8Trouble With A Person300 block N SAMISH WAYYork

9:26 AMMay 8MedicalJ St & Bancroft StLettered Streets

9:33 AMMay 8Information Report2000 block KNOX AVEHappy Valley

9:38 AMMay 8MedicalCornwall Ave & E Maple StDowntown

9:44 AMMay 8MedicalJames St & Sunset Pond LnIrongate

9:49 AMMay 8Death Investigation3400 block JAMES STIrongate

10:16 AMMay 8MedicalAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley

10:31 AMMay 8MedicalJames St & Gladstone StYork

10:32 AMMay 8Fire AlarmW Kellogg Rd & Meridian StMeridian

10:32 AMMay 8Fire AlarmW Kellogg Rd & Meridian StMeridian

10:32 AMMay 8Cancelled / No IncidentW Kellogg Rd & Meridian StMeridian

10:33 AMMay 8Fire AlarmBellis Fair Pkwy & Telegraph RdMeridian

11:05 AMMay 8Graffiti1100 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

11:23 AMMay 8Public AssistMcAlpine Rd & Bennett DrCounty

11:24 AMMay 8MedicalGambier Ave & 12th StSouth Hill

11:32 AMMay 8MedicalW Laurel Rd & Old Guide RdCounty

11:35 AMMay 8MedicalGoshen Dr & Goshen RdCounty

11:45 AMMay 8Service Of Papers3000 block CINEMA PLBarkley

11:46 AMMay 8MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian

11:50 AMMay 8Warrant Arrest2700 block E MCLEOD RDBarkley

11:50 AMMay 8MedicalYork St & Franklin StYork

11:51 AMMay 8Public AssistXenia St & Alabama StRoosevelt

11:55 AMMay 8Property - Found/recovered100 block PROSPECT STDowntown

12:06 PMMay 8Information Report1500 block G STLettered Streets

12:10 PMMay 8MedicalCordata Pkwy & Meadowbrook CtCordata

12:13 PMMay 8MedicalDepot Rd & Homestead BlvdCounty

12:16 PMMay 8MedicalMalachite Dr & Emerald Lake WayCounty

12:36 PMMay 8Medical24th St & Lindsay AveSouth Bellingham

12:42 PMMay 8MedicalMahogany Ave & Aldrich RdCordata

12:43 PMMay 8Behavioral Health1300 block E LAUREL STSehome

12:46 PMMay 8Death Investigation2000 block 24TH STSouth Bellingham

1:02 PMMay 8MedicalDupont St & BroadwayColumbia

1:06 PMMay 8Trouble With A Person100 block E HOLLY STDowntown

1:06 PMMay 8Cancelled / No IncidentOrleans St & Woodstock WayBarkley

1:39 PMMay 8MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian

1:58 PMMay 8Malicious Mischief3600 block FRASER STSilver Beach

2:18 PMMay 8MedicalColumbiaColumbia

2:29 PMMay 8Sex Crime (Investigation)3700 block E MCLEOD RDBarkley

2:29 PMMay 8MedicalW Campus Way & High StWestern Washington University

2:32 PMMay 8MedicalBill McDonald Pkwy & Ferry AveWestern Washington University

2:41 PMMay 8MedicalW Kellogg RdCordata

2:42 PMMay 8MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata

2:45 PMMay 8MedicalE Maplewood Ave & Meridian StColumbia

2:49 PMMay 8Information Report500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

3:00 PMMay 8Cancelled / No IncidentD St & Hammond StCounty

3:12 PMMay 8MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood

3:43 PMMay 8Malicious Mischief2600 block W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

3:43 PMMay 8MedicalE Laurel St & Otis StSehome

3:45 PMMay 8MedicalBurns St & Woburn StBarkley

3:47 PMMay 8MedicalE Stuart RdMeridian

4:10 PMMay 8Theft200 block TULL CTMeridian

4:33 PMMay 8MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

4:55 PMMay 8Collision - Hit & Run1400 block 12TH STFairhaven

4:55 PMMay 8Information Report4400 block COLUMBINE DRCordata

4:56 PMMay 8Information Report4400 block COLUMBINE DRCordata

5:21 PMMay 8Drug - Narcotics Violations1200 block LINCOLN STPuget

5:41 PMMay 8Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

5:43 PMMay 8Shoplifting800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

5:51 PMMay 8MedicalVirginia St & Iron StSunnyland

5:56 PMMay 8MedicalPuget St & Fraser StPuget

6:12 PMMay 8Cancelled / No IncidentByron Ave & Jerome StSamish

6:25 PMMay 8Domestic Dispute (No Assault)3300 block NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood

6:25 PMMay 8Behavioral Health1300 block F STLettered Streets

6:28 PMMay 8Welfare CheckDowntown

6:30 PMMay 8Property - Found/recovered3700 block MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

6:31 PMMay 8Agency AssistW Maplewood Ave & Northwest AveBirchwood

6:34 PMMay 8Cancelled / No IncidentSlater Rd & Imhoff RdCounty

6:43 PMMay 8MedicalSequoia Dr & Cordata PkwyCordata

6:46 PMMay 8MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

6:55 PMMay 8MedicalWildrose Cir & Wildrose LnCounty

7:03 PMMay 8Outdoor Rubbish FireVictor St & Madison StColumbia

7:10 PMMay 8Welfare Check1100 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

7:16 PMMay 8Sex Crime (Investigation)1400 block ELECTRIC AVEWhatcom Falls

7:17 PMMay 8Theft4200 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

7:27 PMMay 8Outdoor Rubbish FireCivic Field WayPuget

7:27 PMMay 8MedicalCrest Ln & Viewcrest RdEdgemoor

7:35 PMMay 8MedicalFuchsia Dr & Water Lily LoopCordata

7:43 PMMay 8MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

8:05 PMMay 8Shoplifting800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

8:27 PMMay 8MedicalAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley

8:36 PMMay 8Harassment1500 block G STLettered Streets

9:03 PMMay 8Cancelled / No IncidentMaralee Ln & Bellaire DrCounty

9:04 PMMay 8MedicalEvergreen Way & Thornton StCounty

9:18 PMMay 8Cancelled / No IncidentPortal Way & Baltic WayCounty

9:48 PMMay 8Behavioral Health2900 block W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

9:51 PMMay 8Neighborhood Dispute1900 block FRASER STPuget

9:55 PMMay 8MedicalScott Rd & Itistha WyCounty

10:19 PMMay 8Theft1200 block W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

10:45 PMMay 8Warrant Arrest4200 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

10:48 PMMay 8Welfare Check1300 block E LAUREL STSehome

11:00 PMMay 8Property - Found/recovered800 block HARRIS AVEFairhaven

11:17 PMMay 8MedicalConsolidation Ave & Samish WaySehome

11:17 PMMay 8MedicalS British Columbia Ave & E StCounty

11:45 PMMay 8MedicalW College Way & S College DrWestern Washington University

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