Bellingham · July 16, 2025

What happened in Bellingham on Wednesday, July 16th

On Wednesday, Bellingham police filed 56 incident reports, 26 fewer than the day before (32%); 3 were violent and 13 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 82 responses, dispatching 143 apparatus across them.

Wednesday's reports roll up into 7 category families. Property Crimes led with 15 reports (27%), ahead of operations & administrative (11) and public order (9). 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 15 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 13 incidents, 23% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 12–1 PM with 7 incidents.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 82 responses on Wednesday, 31% above the 28-day average of 62, dispatching 143 apparatus across them. 59 of the 82 were medical (72%). The day's largest response went to a hazmat call at 1:55 PM, sending 8 apparatus (3 Engines · 1 Ladder · 1 Ambulance · 3 Command).

Response composition · Wednesday82 responses

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EMS / Medical›5972%

Other›2126%

Rescue›22%

The complete Bellingham log for July 16, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 56 police incidents (3 violent, 13 ending in arrest) and 80 Fire & EMS responses (58 medical, 2 rescue, 20 other).

12:07 AMJul 16MedicalTull Rd & E Stuart RdMeridian

12:16 AMJul 16Driving Under The Influence600 block E CHESTNUT STSehome

12:23 AMJul 16MedicalTamarack Rd & Olivia CtCounty

12:25 AMJul 16Fire AlarmDellesta Dr & Northshore RdCounty

12:43 AMJul 16Information Report600 block E HOLLY STSehome

12:46 AMJul 16MedicalNorthwind Cir & Festival BlvdCordata

1:34 AMJul 16Medical4th St & McKenzie AveFairhaven

1:49 AMJul 16MedicalFuchsia Dr & Water Lily LoopCordata

2:01 AMJul 16Driving Under The Influence1400 block FRASER STPuget

2:17 AMJul 16Behavioral Health900 block N STATE STDowntown

2:20 AMJul 16MedicalNewton St & Burrows CtWhatcom Falls

3:03 AMJul 16Behavioral Health2500 block GRANT STSunnyland

3:49 AMJul 16MedicalGrove Rd & Lummi View DrCounty

3:54 AMJul 16Warrant Arrest2500 block WOBURN STRoosevelt

6:07 AMJul 16Cancelled / No Incident4200 block Deemer RdMeridian

6:12 AMJul 16MedicalLarrabee Ave & 36th StSamish

7:00 AMJul 16Trespass200 block CENTRAL AVEDowntown

7:00 AMJul 16Trouble With A Person200 block CENTRAL AVEDowntown

7:05 AMJul 16MedicalHaxton Way & Lummi Shore DrCounty

7:07 AMJul 16MedicalE Chestnut St & N Forest StSehome

7:15 AMJul 16Property - Found/recovered700 block COHO WAYDowntown

7:25 AMJul 16MedicalS British Columbia Ave & E StCounty

7:51 AMJul 16MedicalLeroy PlMeridian

8:31 AMJul 16Medical400 block E Magnolia StYork

9:02 AMJul 16Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

10:00 AMJul 16Information Report4100 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

10:02 AMJul 16MedicalWintergreen Way & W Horton WayCordata

10:02 AMJul 16MedicalMajestic Dr & Coast WayCordata

10:08 AMJul 16Domestic Dispute (No Assault)200 block LOTTIE STDowntown

10:12 AMJul 16Fire AlarmWalnut St & E Maplewood AveColumbia

10:16 AMJul 16Collision - Hit & Run2900 block SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

10:19 AMJul 16MedicalDonovan Ave & 24th StHappy Valley

10:20 AMJul 16Cancelled / No IncidentSilver Lake Rd & Mt Baker HwyCounty

10:30 AMJul 16Trouble With A Person1100 block IOWA STRoosevelt

10:30 AMJul 16Domestic Dispute (No Assault)4200 block CRESTON WAYKing Mountain

10:44 AMJul 16MedicalWA-539 & Kok RdCounty

10:47 AMJul 16MedicalMcKenzie Ave & 12th StFairhaven

10:55 AMJul 16MedicalW Maplewood Ave & Cottonwood AveBirchwood

11:00 AMJul 16Trouble With A Person3700 block MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

11:13 AMJul 16MedicalBlaine Rd & Hall RdCounty

11:20 AMJul 16MedicalKwina Rd & Dungeness LpCounty

11:21 AMJul 16MedicalW Holly St & Central AveDowntown

11:29 AMJul 16MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

11:35 AMJul 16Cancelled / No IncidentTelegraph RdKing Mountain

11:37 AMJul 16Assist Citizen500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

11:40 AMJul 16Death Investigation3900 block AFFINITY LNDowntown

11:51 AMJul 16Cancelled / No IncidentRoeder Ave & Bellwether WayDowntown

11:58 AMJul 16MedicalAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley

12:00 PMJul 16Property - Found/recovered500 block STERLING DRMeridian

12:00 PMJul 16Graffiti1300 block IRON STYork

12:11 PMJul 16MedicalW Maplewood Ave & Northwest AveBirchwood

12:18 PMJul 16MedicalWillow Rd & Cypress RdEdgemoor

12:19 PMJul 16Theft1500 block N STATE STYork

12:37 PMJul 16MedicalW Campus WaySouth Hill

12:46 PMJul 16Possession Of Stolen Property100 block TELEGRAPH RDMeridian

12:50 PMJul 16Suspicious Circumstance100 block E HOLLY STDowntown

12:52 PMJul 16Collision - Injury500 block E MAGNOLIA STYork

12:53 PMJul 16Traffic Collision400 block E Magnolia StYork

12:55 PMJul 16Graffiti1100 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

1:00 PMJul 16Graffiti1500 block FRASER STPuget

1:01 PMJul 16MedicalE Champion St & N State StDowntown

1:08 PMJul 16MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

1:13 PMJul 16Cancelled / No IncidentCherry StCounty

1:20 PMJul 16Theft500 block 16TH STSouth Hill

1:45 PMJul 16Assist Citizen200 block OLIVINE LNMeridian

1:45 PMJul 16Information Report4100 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

1:46 PMJul 16Assist Other Agency2000 block C STLettered Streets

1:55 PMJul 16HazmatW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

2:00 PMJul 16Theft400 block TELEGRAPH RDMeridian

2:02 PMJul 16Theft2300 block JAMES STSunnyland

2:14 PMJul 16Cancelled / No IncidentMorton St & Cherry StCounty

2:20 PMJul 16MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

2:32 PMJul 16Theft1600 block N STATE STYork

2:46 PMJul 16Medical6th St & E StCounty

2:55 PMJul 16MedicalE North St & Moore StRoosevelt

2:59 PMJul 16Cancelled / No IncidentW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

3:05 PMJul 16Cancelled / No IncidentH St & Grant AveCounty

3:09 PMJul 16MedicalKentucky St & Franklin StSunnyland

3:16 PMJul 16MedicalPatton St & W Maryland StBirchwood

3:17 PMJul 16Medical2100 block Electric AveSilver Beach

3:27 PMJul 16MedicalYork St & Franklin StYork

3:31 PMJul 16MedicalLakewood Ln & Cable StCounty

3:51 PMJul 16Trouble With A Person1400 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

4:00 PMJul 16Assault - Misdemeanor1300 block MEADOR AVEPuget

4:03 PMJul 16Theft2800 block OLD FAIRHAVEN PKWYHappy Valley

4:05 PMJul 16Suspicious Circumstance200 block LOTTIE STDowntown

4:15 PMJul 16Field Interview Report800 block LINCOLN STSamish

4:16 PMJul 16Cancelled / No IncidentKing Valley Dr & Green Valley CtCounty

4:23 PMJul 16Electrical3100 block Cagey RdCounty

4:30 PMJul 16MedicalMcLeod Rd & Bennett DrCounty

4:35 PMJul 16Cancelled / No IncidentLattimore Rd & Northwest DrCounty

5:24 PMJul 16MedicalN Commercial St & Central AveDowntown

5:32 PMJul 16Violation Of A Court Order500 block STERLING DRMeridian

5:34 PMJul 16MedicalHomestead Blvd & Fieldstone LoopCounty

5:35 PMJul 16Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

5:41 PMJul 16Harassment600 block E ILLINOIS STSunnyland

5:49 PMJul 16Theft000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

5:51 PMJul 16Behavioral Health2500 block GRANT STSunnyland

5:59 PMJul 16MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets

6:07 PMJul 16MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets

6:11 PMJul 16Medical1600 block E Maple StPuget

6:20 PMJul 16MedicalE Illinois St & Orleans StRoosevelt

6:26 PMJul 16Threats2400 block RIMLAND DRBarkley

6:38 PMJul 16Suspicious Circumstance800 block 32ND STHappy Valley

6:40 PMJul 16MedicalWA-539 & Beard RdCounty

6:48 PMJul 16Suspicious Circumstance900 block HIGH STSehome

6:49 PMJul 16Suspicious Circumstance100 block E HOLLY STDowntown

6:55 PMJul 16Drug - Narcotics Violations1700 block ELLIS STSunnyland

6:57 PMJul 16AdministrativeBirch Bay Dr & Beachcomber DrCounty

7:01 PMJul 16MedicalFielding Ave & 39th StSamish

7:45 PMJul 16Assault - Misdemeanor1200 block E SUNSET DRBarkley

7:46 PMJul 16Medical900 block Cornwall AveDowntown

8:14 PMJul 16MedicalRathbone Rd & Birch Bay Lynden RdCounty

8:18 PMJul 16Drugs - Investigation3100 block BILL MACDONALD PKWYHappy Valley

8:18 PMJul 16Assault - Misdemeanor3100 block BILL MACDONALD PKWYHappy Valley

8:38 PMJul 16MedicalMahogany Ave & Aldrich RdCordata

8:46 PMJul 16Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1000 block E ORCHARD DRKing Mountain

8:51 PMJul 16Cancelled / No IncidentHovander RdCounty

9:00 PMJul 16Domestic Dispute (No Assault)300 block W HOLLY STDowntown

9:07 PMJul 16MedicalGentlebrook LnKing Mountain

9:11 PMJul 16Burglary4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

9:15 PMJul 16Theft1800 block ROEDER AVEDowntown

9:15 PMJul 16MedicalRavenwood Court & Honeycomb LaneCounty

9:17 PMJul 16Smoke / Odor CheckTull Rd & E Stuart RdMeridian

9:34 PMJul 16Smoke / Odor CheckTull Rd & E Stuart RdMeridian

9:41 PMJul 16Missing Person2600 block W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

9:58 PMJul 16MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

10:02 PMJul 16Cancelled / No Incident3200 block Brandywine CtBarkley

10:15 PMJul 16Burglary4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

10:29 PMJul 16MedicalVerona St & Texas StRoosevelt

10:44 PMJul 16MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata

10:53 PMJul 16Driving Under The Influence3900 block E SUNSET DRBarkley

10:54 PMJul 16Traffic CollisionE Sunset Dr & Dewey RdBarkley

11:02 PMJul 16Smoke / Odor CheckTexas St & Pacific StRoosevelt

11:22 PMJul 16MedicalW Maplewood Ave & Northwest AveBirchwood

11:26 PMJul 16MedicalFielding Ave & 39th StSamish

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Showing 5 of 136 events. Events posted on BPD and BFD activity reports for Wednesday, July 16, 2025.