Bellingham · July 17, 2025

What happened in Bellingham on Thursday, July 17th

On Thursday, Bellingham police filed 76 incident reports, 20 more than the day before (36%); 4 were violent and 15 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 73 responses, dispatching 124 apparatus across them.

Thursday's reports roll up into 7 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 27 reports (36%), ahead of property crimes (16) and violent & person crimes (14). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (23).

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

Incidents spread across 19 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 19 incidents, 25% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 4–5 PM with 8 incidents.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 73 responses on Thursday, 15% above the 28-day average of 63, dispatching 124 apparatus across them. 54 of the 73 were medical (74%). The day's largest response went to a traffic collision call at 4:15 PM, sending 6 apparatus (2 Engines · 1 Ladder · 1 Ambulance · 2 Command).

Response composition · Thursday73 responses

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EMS / Medical›5474%

Other›1419%

Rescue›34%

Fire›23%

The complete Bellingham log for July 17, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 76 police incidents (4 violent, 15 ending in arrest) and 68 Fire & EMS responses (53 medical, 2 fire, 13 other).

12:27 AMJul 17Cancelled / No IncidentLinden Ct & Golden Valley DrCounty

12:28 AMJul 17Assault - Misdemeanor1300 block BARKLEY BLVDRoosevelt

12:42 AMJul 17MedicalBarkley Blvd & Orleans StRoosevelt

12:53 AMJul 17MedicalJames St & King AveKing Mountain

1:31 AMJul 17Fire AlarmPeabody StCornwall Park

1:38 AMJul 17Trespass300 block W HOLLY STDowntown

2:38 AMJul 17Information Report3700 block MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

2:54 AMJul 17MedicalMustang Way & Division StIrongate

3:16 AMJul 17Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

3:35 AMJul 17Assault - Misdemeanor500 block W HOLLY STDowntown

5:29 AMJul 17Fire AlarmEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

5:29 AMJul 17Fire AlarmCornerstone Ln & Weatherby WayBarkley

5:54 AMJul 17MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Mitchell WayCounty

6:25 AMJul 17MedicalElm St & W Maryland StColumbia

6:57 AMJul 17MedicalSamish Way & 40th StSamish

7:37 AMJul 17MedicalE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley

7:39 AMJul 17Assist Other Agency2000 block DIVISION STIrongate

7:40 AMJul 17Weapon Violations100 block E HOLLY STDowntown

7:59 AMJul 17MedicalE Holly St & Billy Frank Jr. StSehome

8:21 AMJul 17Behavioral Health2100 block ELECTRIC AVESilver Beach

8:30 AMJul 17Service Of Papers1300 block F STLettered Streets

8:34 AMJul 17Warrant Arrest100 block E HOLLY STDowntown

8:34 AMJul 17MedicalS 44th St & Consolidation AvePuget

8:35 AMJul 17MedicalE Holly St & Railroad AveDowntown

8:54 AMJul 17Property - Found/recovered1400 block N STATE STYork

9:00 AMJul 17Assist Other AgencyDowntown

9:00 AMJul 17Property - Found/recovered1600 block N STATE STYork

9:05 AMJul 17Medical12th St & Front StCounty

9:27 AMJul 17MedicalRimland Dr & Manning StBarkley

9:37 AMJul 17Theft2900 block CEDARWOOD AVEBirchwood

9:37 AMJul 17Smoke / Odor CheckDarby Dr & Aldrich RdCordata

10:02 AMJul 17Domestic Dispute (No Assault)100 block W LAUREL STDowntown

10:18 AMJul 17Medical3300 block Connelly AveSamish

10:26 AMJul 17MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata

10:30 AMJul 17Theft1300 block WOODSTOCK WAYBarkley

10:49 AMJul 17Neighborhood Dispute900 block NEWELL STSehome

10:53 AMJul 17MedicalBirchwood Ave & Meridian StBirchwood

10:59 AMJul 17MedicalSulwhanon Dr & Mission RdCounty

11:02 AMJul 17Trouble With A Person1300 block N GARDEN STSehome

11:13 AMJul 17MedicalBurns St & Woburn StBarkley

11:16 AMJul 17MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

11:17 AMJul 17Drug - Narcotics Violations1500 block N STATE STYork

11:24 AMJul 17Suspicious Circumstance800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

11:33 AMJul 17Civil Case1300 block E LAUREL STSehome

11:34 AMJul 17Property - Found/recovered200 block LOTTIE STDowntown

11:43 AMJul 17Cancelled / No IncidentMt Baker Hwy & Rivers Edge LnCounty

11:46 AMJul 17Warrant Arrest4200 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

12:00 PMJul 17Trouble With A Person200 block CENTRAL AVEDowntown

12:00 PMJul 17Malicious Mischief2000 block ST CLAIR STAlabama Hill

12:00 PMJul 17Fraud200 block MIDDLEFIELD RDEdgemoor

12:00 PMJul 17Theft4300 block ALDRICH RDCordata

12:08 PMJul 17MedicalKwina Rd & Dungeness LpCounty

12:12 PMJul 17Theft1200 block E SUNSET DRBarkley

12:48 PMJul 17Vegetation FireE Sunset Dr & Orleans StBarkley

12:50 PMJul 17Graffiti200 block W CHESTNUT STDowntown

12:55 PMJul 17Graffiti1200 block N STATE STDowntown

1:00 PMJul 17Graffiti2100 block BENNETT AVESouth Hill

1:05 PMJul 17MedicalPolo Park Dr & Brookline CourtCounty

1:08 PMJul 17MedicalLeroy PlMeridian

1:16 PMJul 17Suicide - Attempt/threat3800 block LAKEWAY DRWhatcom Falls

1:23 PMJul 17Liquor Law Violation400 block CENTRAL AVEDowntown

1:25 PMJul 17Suspicious Circumstance1500 block TEXAS STRoosevelt

1:37 PMJul 17Domestic Dispute (No Assault)100 block W LAUREL RDCounty

1:37 PMJul 17Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1300 block E LAUREL STSehome

1:47 PMJul 17MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

1:55 PMJul 17Trouble With A Person3500 block MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

1:56 PMJul 17Medical2100 block Electric AveSilver Beach

2:00 PMJul 17Property - Found/recovered200 block E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

2:40 PMJul 17Service Of Papers500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

2:50 PMJul 17Information ReportDowntown

3:10 PMJul 17Suspicious Circumstance2800 block WILSON AVEHappy Valley

3:19 PMJul 17MedicalAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley

3:22 PMJul 17MedicalEastwood Way & Edgewater LnCounty

3:23 PMJul 17Property - Found/recovered400 block TELEGRAPH RDMeridian

3:34 PMJul 17Warrant Arrest2000 block C STLettered Streets

3:46 PMJul 17Theft400 block TELEGRAPH RDMeridian

3:59 PMJul 17MedicalWest Stuart RoadCordata

4:00 PMJul 17Information Report1600 block BAKER CREEK PLIrongate

4:00 PMJul 17Information Report900 block N STATE STDowntown

4:00 PMJul 17Information Report500 block HARRIS AVEFairhaven

4:00 PMJul 17Drugs - Investigation400 block TELEGRAPH RDMeridian

4:00 PMJul 17Information Report700 block LAKEWAY DRYork

4:17 PMJul 17MedicalE Maplewood Ave & Meridian StColumbia

4:20 PMJul 17MedicalLincoln St & Byron AveSamish

4:23 PMJul 17Information Report500 block STERLING DRMeridian

4:31 PMJul 17Fire AlarmW Bakerview Rd & Cordata PkwyCordata

4:49 PMJul 17Fraud2700 block RUSSELL STCornwall Park

4:50 PMJul 17Assist Other Agency1400 block BIRCHWOOD AVEBirchwood

4:59 PMJul 17Cancelled / No Incident19th St & Forest LnCounty

5:00 PMJul 17Behavioral Health900 block N STATE STDowntown

5:00 PMJul 17MedicalS 8th St & Judson StCounty

5:08 PMJul 17Fire Alarm1300 block I StLettered Streets

5:08 PMJul 17MedicalMcKenzie Ave & 13th StFairhaven

5:19 PMJul 17MedicalW Holly St & H StLettered Streets

5:23 PMJul 17MedicalN Garden St & E Maple StSehome

5:25 PMJul 17Property - Found/recovered200 block CENTRAL AVEDowntown

5:34 PMJul 17Assault - Misdemeanor900 block BAKER STCornwall Park

5:40 PMJul 17MedicalE Holly St & Billy Frank Jr. StSehome

5:41 PMJul 17Theft1800 block LAKESIDE AVESilver Beach

5:47 PMJul 17Assist Citizen1200 block W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

5:50 PMJul 17MedicalSequoia Dr & Cordata PkwyCordata

6:00 PMJul 17Assault - Felony1200 block E SUNSET DRBarkley

6:22 PMJul 17Driving Under The Influence400 block TELEGRAPH RDMeridian

6:48 PMJul 17Warrant Arrest500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

6:51 PMJul 17MedicalPlymouth Dr & Ellis StCornwall Park

6:51 PMJul 17MedicalE Sunset Dr & Barkley BlvdBarkley

7:01 PMJul 17MedicalAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley

7:09 PMJul 17Harassment600 block PALOMA LNCordata

7:26 PMJul 17MedicalCleveland St & Fisk StCounty

7:30 PMJul 17Weapon Violations1300 block F STLettered Streets

7:30 PMJul 17Theft Of A Bicycle200 block E LAUREL STDowntown

7:31 PMJul 17Medical2100 block Electric AveSilver Beach

7:45 PMJul 17Suspicious Circumstance3000 block CORNWALL AVECornwall Park

7:56 PMJul 17MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

7:58 PMJul 17MedicalYork St & Franklin StYork

8:01 PMJul 17Information Report400 block YORK STYork

8:01 PMJul 17Vegetation Fire2800 block Leeward WayCounty

8:04 PMJul 17MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets

8:16 PMJul 17Suspicious Circumstance800 block 32ND STHappy Valley

8:17 PMJul 17MedicalKing St & Texas StSunnyland

8:21 PMJul 17MedicalRoeder Ave & C StDowntown

8:30 PMJul 17Sex Crime (Investigation)3400 block WOBURN STBarkley

8:30 PMJul 17MedicalBennett Ave & 40th StSamish

8:47 PMJul 17Domestic Dispute (No Assault)2400 block J STLettered Streets

8:57 PMJul 17Trouble With A Person1300 block F STLettered Streets

9:29 PMJul 17Trouble With A Person800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

9:44 PMJul 17MedicalE Holly St & Railroad AveDowntown

9:48 PMJul 17MedicalRimland Dr & Manning StBarkley

9:54 PMJul 17Theft200 block 36TH STHappy Valley

9:54 PMJul 17Cancelled / No IncidentBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

10:00 PMJul 17MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

10:02 PMJul 17Cancelled / No IncidentW Maberry Dr & E Sunrise DrCounty

10:20 PMJul 17MedicalWalnut St & E Maplewood AveColumbia

10:20 PMJul 17MedicalRailroad Ave & E Maple StDowntown

10:32 PMJul 17Sex Crime (Investigation)4100 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

10:35 PMJul 17Public Assist200 block Birchwood AveCornwall Park

10:43 PMJul 17Theft000 block BELLWETHER WAYDowntown

10:52 PMJul 17MedicalPatton St & W Maryland StBirchwood

10:54 PMJul 17Public AssistConsolidation Ave & Samish WaySehome

11:09 PMJul 17Behavioral Health900 block 20TH STHappy Valley

11:15 PMJul 17Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1000 block E SUNSET DRRoosevelt

11:23 PMJul 17MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets

11:42 PMJul 17Theft4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

11:53 PMJul 17Information Report2600 block S HARBOR LOOP DRDowntown

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