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Daily Public-Safety Report

Bellingham · July 16, 2025

Every incident, call, and arrest logged by Bellingham Police Department and Bellingham Fire Department on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, straight from official records.

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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 15 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 82 responses, dispatching 143 apparatus across them.

Citywide mapPins mark the block, not the exact address

Incident Categories

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.

Property Crimes9Theft3Graffiti2Burglary27%
Operations & Administrative9Other Non-Criminal1Court Order Violations1Warrant Arrest20%
Public Order5Suspicious Circumstance4Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical)16%
Violent & Person Crimes4Domestic Violence (No Assault)3Assault - Misdemeanor2Harassment16%
Persons in Need3Behavioral Health1Death Investigation1Missing Person9%
Traffic & Vehicles3Driving Under the Influence2Traffic Collision9%
Substance & Vice2Drugs & Narcotics4%

Neighborhood Activity

Incidents spread across 15 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 13 incidents, 23% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Hourly Breakdown

Activity peaked between 12 PM–1 PM with 7 incidents.

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

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Overnight
612–6a
Morning
116a–12p
Afternoon
2412–6p
Evening
156p–12a

Fire & EMS

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

Full Event Log

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 E CHESTNUT STSehome
12:23 AMJul 16MedicalTamarack Rd & Olivia CtCounty
12:25 AMJul 16Fire AlarmDellesta Dr & Northshore RdCounty
12:43 AMJul 16Information Report600 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 FRASER STPuget
2:17 AMJul 16Behavioral Health900 N STATE STDowntown
2:20 AMJul 16MedicalNewton St & Burrows CtWhatcom Falls
3:03 AMJul 16Behavioral Health2500 GRANT STSunnyland
3:49 AMJul 16MedicalGrove Rd & Lummi View DrCounty
3:54 AMJul 16Warrant Arrest2500 WOBURN STRoosevelt
6:07 AMJul 16Cancelled / No Incident4200 block Deemer RdMeridian
6:12 AMJul 16MedicalLarrabee Ave & 36th StSamish
7:00 AMJul 16Trespass200 CENTRAL AVEDowntown
7:00 AMJul 16Trouble With A Person200 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 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 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 LOTTIE STDowntown
10:12 AMJul 16Fire AlarmWalnut St & E Maplewood AveColumbia
10:16 AMJul 16Collision - Hit & Run2900 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 IOWA STRoosevelt
10:30 AMJul 16Domestic Dispute (No Assault)4200 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 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 GRAND AVELettered Streets
11:40 AMJul 16Death Investigation3900 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 STERLING DRMeridian
12:00 PMJul 16Graffiti1300 IRON STYork
12:11 PMJul 16MedicalW Maplewood Ave & Northwest AveBirchwood
12:18 PMJul 16MedicalWillow Rd & Cypress RdEdgemoor
12:19 PMJul 16Theft1500 N STATE STYork
12:37 PMJul 16MedicalW Campus WaySouth Hill
12:46 PMJul 16Possession Of Stolen Property100 TELEGRAPH RDMeridian
12:50 PMJul 16Suspicious Circumstance100 E HOLLY STDowntown
12:52 PMJul 16Collision - Injury500 E MAGNOLIA STYork
12:53 PMJul 16Traffic Collision400 block E Magnolia StYork
12:55 PMJul 16Graffiti1100 RAILROAD AVEDowntown
1:00 PMJul 16Graffiti1500 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 16TH STSouth Hill
1:45 PMJul 16Assist Citizen200 OLIVINE LNMeridian
1:45 PMJul 16Information Report4100 MERIDIAN STMeridian
1:46 PMJul 16Assist Other Agency2000 C STLettered Streets
1:55 PMJul 16HazmatW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian
2:00 PMJul 16Theft400 TELEGRAPH RDMeridian
2:02 PMJul 16Theft2300 JAMES STSunnyland
2:14 PMJul 16Cancelled / No IncidentMorton St & Cherry StCounty
2:20 PMJul 16MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park
2:32 PMJul 16Theft1600 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 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
4:00 PMJul 16Assault - Misdemeanor1300 MEADOR AVEPuget
4:03 PMJul 16Theft2800 OLD FAIRHAVEN PKWYHappy Valley
4:05 PMJul 16Suspicious Circumstance200 LOTTIE STDowntown
4:15 PMJul 16Field Interview Report800 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 STERLING DRMeridian
5:34 PMJul 16MedicalHomestead Blvd & Fieldstone LoopCounty
5:35 PMJul 16Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley
5:41 PMJul 16Harassment600 E ILLINOIS STSunnyland
5:49 PMJul 16Theft000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian
5:51 PMJul 16Behavioral Health2500 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 RIMLAND DRBarkley
6:38 PMJul 16Suspicious Circumstance800 32ND STHappy Valley
6:40 PMJul 16MedicalWA-539 & Beard RdCounty
6:48 PMJul 16Suspicious Circumstance900 HIGH STSehome
6:49 PMJul 16Suspicious Circumstance100 E HOLLY STDowntown
6:55 PMJul 16Drug - Narcotics Violations1700 ELLIS STSunnyland
6:57 PMJul 16AdministrativeBirch Bay Dr & Beachcomber DrCounty
7:01 PMJul 16MedicalFielding Ave & 39th StSamish
7:45 PMJul 16Assault - Misdemeanor1200 E SUNSET DRBarkley
7:46 PMJul 16Medical900 block Cornwall AveDowntown
8:14 PMJul 16MedicalRathbone Rd & Birch Bay Lynden RdCounty
8:18 PMJul 16Drugs - Investigation3100 BILL MACDONALD PKWYHappy Valley
8:18 PMJul 16Assault - Misdemeanor3100 BILL MACDONALD PKWYHappy Valley
8:38 PMJul 16MedicalMahogany Ave & Aldrich RdCordata
8:46 PMJul 16Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1000 E ORCHARD DRKing Mountain
8:51 PMJul 16Cancelled / No IncidentHovander RdCounty
9:00 PMJul 16Domestic Dispute (No Assault)300 W HOLLY STDowntown
9:07 PMJul 16MedicalGentlebrook LnKing Mountain
9:11 PMJul 16Burglary4400 MERIDIAN STMeridian
9:15 PMJul 16Theft1800 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 W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood
9:58 PMJul 16MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian
10:02 PMJul 16Cancelled / No Incident3200 block Brandywine CtBarkley
10:15 PMJul 16Burglary4400 MERIDIAN STMeridian
10:29 PMJul 16MedicalVerona St & Texas StRoosevelt
10:44 PMJul 16MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata
10:53 PMJul 16Driving Under The Influence3900 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

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

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