Bellingham · May 21, 2025

What happened in Bellingham on Wednesday, May 21st

On Wednesday, Bellingham police filed 74 incident reports, 10 more than the day before (16%); 3 were violent and 11 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 70 responses, dispatching 105 apparatus across them.

Wednesday's reports roll up into 6 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 21 reports (28%), ahead of public order (21) and property crimes (9). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (17).

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

Incidents spread across 18 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 19 incidents, 26% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 12–1 PM with 8 incidents.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 70 responses on Wednesday, 14% above the 28-day average of 62, dispatching 105 apparatus across them. 57 of the 70 were medical (81%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 9:49 PM, sending 5 apparatus (1 Engine · 2 Ambulances · 2 Command).

Response composition · Wednesday70 responses

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EMS / Medical›5781%

Other›1319%

The complete Bellingham log for May 21, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 74 police incidents (3 violent, 11 ending in arrest) and 70 Fire & EMS responses (57 medical, 13 other).

12:01 AMMay 21Traffic Stop (Violation)1200 block ELLIS STYork

12:03 AMMay 21MedicalCornwall Ave & E Holly StDowntown

12:09 AMMay 21Assist Other Agency900 block W SMITH RDCounty

12:17 AMMay 21MedicalLouise View Dr & Southern CtCounty

12:57 AMMay 21Driving Under The Influence3500 block NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood

1:59 AMMay 21Warrant Arrest1200 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

2:12 AMMay 21MedicalYork St & Lincoln StPuget

2:20 AMMay 21MedicalVillage Dr & E Village LnCordata

2:27 AMMay 21MedicalWesterly RdCordata

2:54 AMMay 21MedicalLincoln St & Fraser StPuget

2:57 AMMay 21MedicalElwood Ave & Elwood CtHappy Valley

3:02 AMMay 21MedicalE Kellogg Rd & Ankar Park DrMeridian

3:21 AMMay 21Collision - Hit & Run4100 block DEEMER RDMeridian

4:06 AMMay 21MedicalBayview Dr & Shorewood LnCounty

6:52 AMMay 21MedicalMeridian St & E Victor StColumbia

7:09 AMMay 21Trouble With A Person800 block IOWA STSunnyland

7:10 AMMay 21Property - Found/recovered800 block E CHESTNUT STSehome

7:11 AMMay 21MedicalConsolidation Ave & Samish WaySehome

7:13 AMMay 21Smoke / Odor CheckWaldron Rd & Pacific HwyCounty

7:14 AMMay 21Traffic Stop (Violation)1400 block SUNSET DRBarkley

7:45 AMMay 21Trouble With A Person100 block W CHAMPION STDowntown

7:47 AMMay 21Vehicle Prowl900 block HIGH STSehome

7:50 AMMay 21Municipal Code Violation1500 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

7:51 AMMay 21Trouble With A Person1500 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

8:13 AMMay 21MedicalBill McDonald Pkwy & Samish WaySehome

8:26 AMMay 21MedicalLarrabee Rd & Aldrich RdCordata

8:27 AMMay 21Trouble With A Person100 block UNITY STDowntown

8:32 AMMay 21MedicalAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley

9:04 AMMay 21Trouble With A Person1400 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

9:20 AMMay 21Trouble With A Person1200 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

9:23 AMMay 21MedicalNew St & Halleck StLettered Streets

9:35 AMMay 21MedicalLakeway Dr & Lincoln StPuget

9:45 AMMay 21Trouble With A Person100 block W CHAMPION STDowntown

9:52 AMMay 21Behavioral Health4200 block PICKETT RDCordata

9:53 AMMay 21MedicalBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

10:04 AMMay 21MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Arctic AveMeridian

10:09 AMMay 21Fire AlarmLummi View Dr & Blackhawk WayCounty

10:12 AMMay 21Medical37th St & Bill McDonald PkwySehome

10:27 AMMay 21Cancelled / No IncidentLeibrant RdCounty

10:33 AMMay 21Property - Found/recovered500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

10:37 AMMay 21MedicalYork St & Electric AveWhatcom Falls

10:42 AMMay 21Medical3000 block Lindbergh AveBirchwood

10:46 AMMay 21Sitting & Lying Violation1300 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

10:51 AMMay 21MedicalW Maplewood Ave & Partridge LnBirchwood

10:52 AMMay 21Juvenile Problem2000 block CORNWALL AVELettered Streets

11:00 AMMay 21Property - Found/recovered500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

11:01 AMMay 21Trouble With A Person1800 block VALENCIA STPuget

11:04 AMMay 21Traffic Stop (Violation)1100 block IOWA STRoosevelt

11:05 AMMay 21MedicalWalnut St & E Maplewood AveColumbia

11:40 AMMay 21Civil Case4600 block MERIDIAN STCounty

11:50 AMMay 21Service Of PapersDowntown

12:00 PMMay 21Graffiti2300 block PACIFIC STRoosevelt

12:00 PMMay 21Suspicious Circumstance800 block HALLECK STLettered Streets

12:00 PMMay 21Trespass Authorization Letter1300 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

12:00 PMMay 21Graffiti900 block 10TH STSouth Hill

12:00 PMMay 21Graffiti500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

12:07 PMMay 21Cancelled / No IncidentWA-539 & Misty Waters LnCounty

12:08 PMMay 21Cancelled / No IncidentStrider Loop Rd & Hannegan RdIrongate

12:26 PMMay 21Traffic Stop (Violation)4400 block CORDATA PKWYCordata

12:42 PMMay 21MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

12:52 PMMay 21Carbon MonoxideJames St & Fraser StYork

12:53 PMMay 21Juvenile Problem1500 block ALABAMA STRoosevelt

12:59 PMMay 21Fraud2700 block ONTARIO STRoosevelt

1:02 PMMay 21MedicalW Maplewood Ave & Firwood AveBirchwood

1:16 PMMay 21Trespass Authorization Letter1300 block COMMERCIAL STDowntown

1:17 PMMay 21Trouble With A Person1400 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

1:18 PMMay 21MedicalS Tara Ct & Edgewater LnCounty

1:26 PMMay 21Suspicious Circumstance100 block SAMISH WAYSehome

1:33 PMMay 21Violation Of A Court Order1200 block BARKLEY BLVDRoosevelt

1:35 PMMay 21Sitting & Lying Violation100 block E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

1:45 PMMay 21MedicalConsolidation Ave & Samish WaySehome

1:53 PMMay 21Malicious Mischief3000 block CORNWALL AVECornwall Park

2:00 PMMay 21Trespass Authorization Letter1300 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

2:00 PMMay 21Trespass Authorization Letter1300 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

2:04 PMMay 21Fraud1300 block E LAUREL STSehome

2:21 PMMay 21Behavioral Health2900 block CONNELLY AVESouth Bellingham

2:29 PMMay 21MedicalE Illinois St & Racine StRoosevelt

2:33 PMMay 21MedicalE Laurel St & N State StDowntown

2:37 PMMay 21Domestic Dispute (No Assault)900 block PACIFIC RIM LNCordata

2:57 PMMay 21MedicalCordata Pkwy & Orca LnMeridian

3:04 PMMay 21Information Report2500 block E STLettered Streets

3:10 PMMay 21AdministrativeHighland Dr & Easton AveSouth Hill

3:17 PMMay 21MedicalLummi View Dr & Blackhawk WayCounty

3:22 PMMay 21MedicalWalnut St & E Maplewood AveColumbia

3:30 PMMay 21Municipal Code Violation1500 block E STLettered Streets

3:35 PMMay 21Service Of Papers1500 block G STLettered Streets

3:41 PMMay 21Domestic Dispute (No Assault)3100 block LAKEWAY DRWhatcom Falls

3:54 PMMay 21Service Of Papers400 block WESTERLY RDCordata

4:03 PMMay 21Suspicious Circumstance500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

4:04 PMMay 21Suspicious Circumstance1000 block 15TH STSouth Hill

4:07 PMMay 21MedicalAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley

4:58 PMMay 21Suspicious Circumstance2000 block MILL AVEHappy Valley

5:00 PMMay 21Kidnap - Unlawful Imprisonment2300 block PACIFIC STRoosevelt

5:00 PMMay 21MedicalCarolina St & Woburn StRoosevelt

5:14 PMMay 21Assault - Misdemeanor2300 block PACIFIC STRoosevelt

5:19 PMMay 21Theft200 block E LAUREL STDowntown

5:23 PMMay 21MedicalCarolina St & Pacific StRoosevelt

5:29 PMMay 21Welfare Check2000 block FRANKLIN STSunnyland

5:33 PMMay 21MedicalCrestline Pl & Crestline DrAlabama Hill

5:50 PMMay 21Fire AlarmCornwall Ave & E Chestnut StDowntown

6:11 PMMay 21Malicious Mischief1300 block 4TH STFairhaven

6:18 PMMay 21Information Report1400 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

6:19 PMMay 21Behavioral Health100 block E BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

6:28 PMMay 21Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1000 block NEVADA STPuget

6:29 PMMay 21MedicalE Bellis Fair Pkwy & Meridian StMeridian

6:40 PMMay 21MedicalSaddlestone Dr & Mt Baker HwyCounty

6:48 PMMay 21MedicalPolo Park Dr & Oakcrest CirCounty

7:01 PMMay 21Cancelled / No IncidentFisk St & Garfield StCounty

7:13 PMMay 21Collision - Hit & Run4100 block ALDRICH RDCordata

7:15 PMMay 21Encampment Report4300 block TULL RDMeridian

7:25 PMMay 21Suicide - Attempt/threat2900 block SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

7:27 PMMay 21MedicalBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

7:32 PMMay 21MedicalMeridian StMeridian

7:36 PMMay 21MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata

7:48 PMMay 21MedicalKwina Rd & Schelangen WyCounty

7:48 PMMay 21MedicalDouglas Ave & Manor LnCounty

7:58 PMMay 21MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

8:00 PMMay 21Vehicle Prowl2700 block SUPERIOR STRoosevelt

8:12 PMMay 21MedicalDepot Rd & Homestead BlvdCounty

8:14 PMMay 21Cancelled / No IncidentW Holly St & Central AveDowntown

8:22 PMMay 21Driving Under The Influence1100 block ELLIS STYork

8:26 PMMay 21Cancelled / No Incident1500 block Humboldt StYork

8:29 PMMay 21MedicalN Forest St & E Champion StYork

8:39 PMMay 21MedicalTull Rd & E Stuart RdMeridian

8:52 PMMay 21MedicalWindward Dr & Horizon Hill LnCounty

9:03 PMMay 21MedicalLincoln St & Potter StPuget

9:06 PMMay 21Assault - Misdemeanor4100 block DEEMER RDMeridian

9:13 PMMay 21Fire AlarmW Holly St & Bay StDowntown

9:38 PMMay 21MedicalRailroad Ave & E Magnolia StDowntown

9:39 PMMay 21Cancelled / No Incident5400 block Allison RdCounty

9:49 PMMay 21MedicalMarine DrCounty

9:59 PMMay 21MedicalE Champion St & N State StDowntown

10:00 PMMay 21Vehicle Prowl2000 block ERIE STAlabama Hill

10:11 PMMay 21Welfare Check4300 block FUCHSA DRCordata

10:47 PMMay 21MedicalGrant St & Potter StYork

10:58 PMMay 21Weapon Violations1800 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

11:03 PMMay 21Welfare Check2400 block YEW STRoosevelt

11:20 PMMay 21Suspicious Circumstance1600 block CAROLINA STRoosevelt

11:33 PMMay 21MedicalToledo St & Texas StRoosevelt

11:36 PMMay 21Warrant Arrest400 block W STUART RDCordata

11:36 PMMay 21MedicalBarkley Blvd & Racine StBarkley

11:44 PMMay 21Warrant Arrest300 block GRAND AVEDowntown

11:47 PMMay 21Behavioral Health3000 block LINDBERGH AVEBirchwood

11:53 PMMay 21MedicalMustang Way & Division StIrongate

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