Bellingham · May 16, 2025

What happened in Bellingham on Friday, May 16th

On Friday, Bellingham police filed 53 incident reports, 4 fewer than the day before (7%); 2 were violent and 16 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 65 responses, dispatching 99 apparatus across them.

Friday's reports roll up into 7 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 15 reports (28%), ahead of persons in need (9) and public order (8). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (9).

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

Incidents spread across 17 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 12 incidents, 23% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Two hours tied for the busiest: 1–2 PM and 8–9 PM, with 5 incidents in each.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 65 responses on Friday, 4% above the 28-day average of 62, dispatching 99 apparatus across them. 52 of the 65 were medical (80%). The day's largest response went to a traffic collision call at 10:50 AM, sending 6 apparatus (1 Engine · 1 Ladder · 2 Ambulances · 2 Command).

Response composition · Friday65 responses

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EMS / Medical›5280%

Other›1015%

Rescue›23%

Fire›12%

The complete Bellingham log for May 16, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 53 police incidents (2 violent, 16 ending in arrest) and 64 Fire & EMS responses (51 medical, 1 fire, 2 rescue, 10 other).

12:28 AMMay 16MedicalMeridian St & W Van Wyck RdMeridian

12:50 AMMay 16MedicalN Garden Way & Ridgeway DrCounty

12:57 AMMay 16MedicalW Illinois St & Marine DrCounty

2:09 AMMay 16Carbon MonoxideMill Ave & 17th StHappy Valley

2:10 AMMay 16MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian

2:27 AMMay 16Traffic Stop (Violation)1300 block W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

2:30 AMMay 16Vehicle Prowl200 block N STATE STSouth Hill

2:59 AMMay 16Behavioral Health2800 block ELM STColumbia

3:20 AMMay 16MedicalStein RdCounty

3:54 AMMay 16MedicalBrandywine Way & Cedarside CtBarkley

4:25 AMMay 16Drug - Narcotics Violations1000 block W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

4:32 AMMay 16MedicalWintergreen Ln & Wintergreen CirCordata

6:28 AMMay 16Missing Person400 block WESTERLY RDCordata

6:44 AMMay 16MedicalCagey Rd & Lightning Bird LnCounty

6:54 AMMay 16MedicalE Champion St & N State StDowntown

7:02 AMMay 16Warrant Arrest900 block N STATE STDowntown

7:02 AMMay 16Domestic Dispute (No Assault)900 block N STATE STDowntown

7:25 AMMay 16MedicalConnelly Ave & 36th StSamish

8:00 AMMay 16Theft1700 block MIDWAY LNIrongate

8:05 AMMay 16Service Of Papers2900 block SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

8:05 AMMay 16MedicalBender Rd & Aaron DrCounty

8:09 AMMay 16MedicalIrving St & A StLettered Streets

8:22 AMMay 16ElectricalSmokehouse Rd & Lummi Shore RdCounty

8:33 AMMay 16MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

8:40 AMMay 16Warrant ArrestDowntown

8:49 AMMay 16Medical1400 block Birchwood AveBirchwood

9:09 AMMay 16Medical1500 block Railroad AveDowntown

9:12 AMMay 16MedicalCentral Ave & Grand AveDowntown

9:15 AMMay 16MedicalWest Stuart RoadCordata

9:34 AMMay 16MedicalBirch St & Alabama StAlabama Hill

9:43 AMMay 16Trouble With A Person2000 block C STLettered Streets

9:43 AMMay 16Civil Case600 block VENTURE WAYCordata

9:50 AMMay 16MedicalFir St & Alabama StAlabama Hill

10:00 AMMay 16Trouble With A Person200 block E CHAMPION STDowntown

10:09 AMMay 16MedicalUnity St & Flora StDowntown

10:17 AMMay 16MedicalSilver Ln & Bennett DrCounty

10:26 AMMay 16MedicalLincoln St & Viking CirPuget

10:29 AMMay 16Property - Lost100 block E CHESTNUT STDowntown

10:40 AMMay 16Missing Person800 block N STATE STSehome

10:50 AMMay 16Traffic CollisionHoff Rd & Marine DrCounty

10:51 AMMay 16Cancelled / No IncidentAustin St & Fremont StCounty

11:20 AMMay 16Warrant Arrest300 block GRAND AVEDowntown

11:25 AMMay 16Warrant Arrest300 block GRAND AVEDowntown

11:31 AMMay 16MedicalW Maplewood Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood

11:32 AMMay 16Trouble With A Person2300 block JAMES STSunnyland

11:38 AMMay 16Suspicious Circumstance200 block N SAMISH WAYSehome

11:39 AMMay 16MedicalE Maryland St & Orleans StRoosevelt

11:57 AMMay 16Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

12:00 PMMay 16Graffiti300 block BIRCHWOOD AVECornwall Park

12:09 PMMay 16Theft4100 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

12:17 PMMay 16Suspicious Circumstance700 block COHO WAYDowntown

12:56 PMMay 16MedicalBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

12:59 PMMay 16Assist Citizen800 block W ORCHARD DRCornwall Park

1:05 PMMay 16Civil Case1900 block FRASER STPuget

1:10 PMMay 16MedicalMt Baker HwyCounty

1:18 PMMay 16Unauthorized BurningKentucky St & Valencia StRoosevelt

1:34 PMMay 16Missing Person2900 block SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

1:37 PMMay 16MedicalSulwhanon Dr & Mission RdCounty

1:38 PMMay 16Extra Patrol1400 block N STATE STYork

1:44 PMMay 16Domestic Dispute (No Assault)4200 block SPRINGCREEK LNKing Mountain

1:46 PMMay 16Property - Found/recovered500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

1:55 PMMay 16Fire AlarmUtter St & Washington StColumbia

1:57 PMMay 16MedicalMeridian St & Jefferson StColumbia

2:40 PMMay 16MedicalWest Stuart RoadCordata

2:49 PMMay 16MedicalFranklin St & N State StSunnyland

3:07 PMMay 16Harassment200 block N SAMISH WAYSehome

3:17 PMMay 16Violation Of A Court Order1200 block N STATE STDowntown

3:30 PMMay 16Juvenile Problem900 block 14TH STSouth Hill

3:43 PMMay 16Medical14th St & S State StSouth Hill

3:51 PMMay 16MedicalCentral Ave & Grand AveDowntown

4:06 PMMay 16Cancelled / No IncidentS Red River Rd & Hillaire RdCounty

4:50 PMMay 16Medical14th St & Fillmore AveSouth Hill

4:56 PMMay 16Cancelled / No IncidentValley HwyCounty

5:04 PMMay 16Trouble With A Person1400 block SUNSET AVECounty

5:10 PMMay 16MedicalOld Fairhaven Pkwy & 12th StFairhaven

5:14 PMMay 16MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata

5:17 PMMay 16Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1700 block E MAPLE STPuget

5:30 PMMay 16Collision - AutoDowntown

5:36 PMMay 16MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata

5:49 PMMay 16HazmatNorthwest Ave & Home LnMeridian

5:49 PMMay 16Cancelled / No IncidentSeashell Way & Starfish LnCounty

5:58 PMMay 16MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian

5:59 PMMay 16MedicalFranklin St & Gladstone StYork

6:00 PMMay 16Juvenile Runaway100 block W LAUREL STDowntown

6:07 PMMay 16MedicalQueen St & Texas StRoosevelt

6:18 PMMay 16Theft4000 block NORTHWEST AVEMeridian

6:21 PMMay 16Shoplifting4200 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

6:33 PMMay 16MedicalCordata Pkwy & Meadowbrook CtCordata

7:13 PMMay 16MedicalSamish Way & 40th StSamish

7:14 PMMay 16MedicalMilton St & Byron AveSamish

7:24 PMMay 16Robbery000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

7:34 PMMay 16Gang Activity500 block STERLING DRMeridian

7:36 PMMay 16Sitting & Lying Violation1300 block F STLettered Streets

7:56 PMMay 16Fire AlarmRoeder Ave & Squalicum WayDowntown

8:00 PMMay 16MedicalJames St & Woodstock WayIrongate

8:04 PMMay 16Driving Under The Influence1600 block LINCOLN STPuget

8:04 PMMay 16Warrant Arrest1600 block LINCOLN STPuget

8:10 PMMay 16Shoplifting4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

8:45 PMMay 16MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

8:46 PMMay 16Traffic CollisionYork St & Lincoln StPuget

8:48 PMMay 16MedicalLincoln St & Potter StPuget

8:55 PMMay 16Collision - Hit & Run500 block E MYRTLE STSehome

8:56 PMMay 16MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

8:58 PMMay 16Welfare Check2600 block DOUGLAS AVEHappy Valley

9:10 PMMay 16Welfare Check3400 block WOBURN STBarkley

9:39 PMMay 16MedicalAustin St & Fremont StCounty

9:57 PMMay 16Suspicious Circumstance4200 block TULL RDMeridian

10:11 PMMay 16MedicalAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley

10:24 PMMay 16Driving Under The Influence700 block ROEDER AVEDowntown

10:33 PMMay 16Traffic Stop (Violation)4000 block W BAKERVIEW RDBirchwood

10:36 PMMay 16Driving Under The Influence4300 block CONSOLIDATION AVEPuget

10:51 PMMay 16Gas LeakAbbott St & Samish WaySehome

10:52 PMMay 16MedicalMill Ave & 17th StHappy Valley

10:52 PMMay 16Medical800 block Austin StCounty

11:17 PMMay 16Assault - Misdemeanor2500 block NEW HAVEN PLRoosevelt

11:52 PMMay 16Welfare Check900 block 10TH STSouth Hill

11:57 PMMay 16Juvenile Runaway2400 block RIMLAND DRBarkley

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