Bellingham · August 8, 2025

What happened in Bellingham on Friday, August 8th

On Friday, Bellingham police filed 57 incident reports, 8 fewer than the day before (12%); 2 were violent and 17 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 62 responses, dispatching 89 apparatus across them.

Friday's reports roll up into 7 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 16 reports (28%), ahead of property crimes (12) and public order (11). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (11).

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

Incidents spread across 19 neighborhoods. Meridian led with 12 incidents, 21% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 7–8 AM with 7 incidents.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 62 responses on Friday, 4% below the 28-day average of 65, dispatching 89 apparatus across them. 46 of the 62 were medical (74%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 10:44 PM, sending 3 apparatus (2 Ambulances · 1 Command).

Response composition · Friday62 responses

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EMS / Medical›4674%

Other›1016%

Fire›46%

Rescue›23%

The complete Bellingham log for August 8, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 57 police incidents (2 violent, 17 ending in arrest) and 59 Fire & EMS responses (45 medical, 4 fire, 2 rescue, 8 other).

12:06 AMAug 8MedicalHayes St & W 1st StCounty

12:08 AMAug 8Domestic Dispute (No Assault)3500 block NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood

12:49 AMAug 8Theft2900 block WOBURN STBarkley

12:52 AMAug 8MedicalNorthwest Ave & Home LnMeridian

12:56 AMAug 8Suicide - Attempt/threat900 block N STATE STDowntown

1:01 AMAug 8Traffic Stop (Violation)300 block E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

1:07 AMAug 8Behavioral Health900 block PACIFIC RIM LNCordata

1:50 AMAug 8Traffic Stop (Violation)500 block W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

1:52 AMAug 8Traffic Stop (Violation)300 block YORK STYork

1:57 AMAug 8MedicalSouthgate Rd & Haxton WayCounty

2:07 AMAug 8MedicalSlater Rd & Red River RdCounty

2:09 AMAug 8MedicalCentral Ave & Grand AveDowntown

2:10 AMAug 8MedicalTexas St & Undine StRoosevelt

2:41 AMAug 8MedicalS British Columbia Ave & E StCounty

2:59 AMAug 8Domestic Dispute (No Assault)400 block WESTERLY RDCordata

4:03 AMAug 8MedicalMt Baker Hwy & Bell Creek RdCounty

4:39 AMAug 8MedicalConnelly Ave & 28th StSouth Bellingham

6:17 AMAug 8MedicalLincoln St & Viking CirPuget

6:21 AMAug 8MedicalMustang Way & Division StIrongate

6:39 AMAug 8MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

7:00 AMAug 8Property - Found/recovered500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

7:07 AMAug 8Trouble With A Person200 block LOTTIE STDowntown

7:20 AMAug 8Trouble With A Person3200 block NORTHWEST AVEColumbia

7:20 AMAug 8Trouble With A Person300 block E HOLLY STSehome

7:37 AMAug 8Cancelled / No IncidentSudden Valley Dr & High Cliff LnCounty

7:40 AMAug 8Information Report100 block E HOLLY STDowntown

7:41 AMAug 8Warrant Arrest3200 block NORTHWEST AVEColumbia

7:44 AMAug 8Outdoor Rubbish FireE Bellis Fair Pkwy & Meridian StMeridian

7:45 AMAug 8Drug - Narcotics Violations100 block E HOLLY STDowntown

8:04 AMAug 8Trouble With A Person1300 block N GARDEN STSehome

8:15 AMAug 8MedicalHaveman Rd & Clay RdCounty

8:28 AMAug 8MedicalKwina Rd & Dungeness LpCounty

8:36 AMAug 8Fraud3000 block BIRCHWOOD AVEBirchwood

8:50 AMAug 8Collision - Hit & Run400 block CEDAR STSouth Hill

9:05 AMAug 8MedicalRoeder Ave & Squalicum WayDowntown

9:26 AMAug 8MedicalTaylor Ave & 21st StHappy Valley

9:28 AMAug 8Cancelled / No IncidentRural AveCounty

9:51 AMAug 8MedicalE Kellogg Rd & Deemer RdMeridian

10:14 AMAug 8Civil Case800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

10:35 AMAug 8MedicalBender Rd & Aaron DrCounty

10:42 AMAug 8Trouble With A Person200 block LOTTIE STDowntown

10:43 AMAug 8Warrant Arrest200 block CENTRAL AVEDowntown

10:47 AMAug 8Property - Found/recovered2100 block PREMIER WAYBarkley

11:06 AMAug 8Traffic Collision4200 block Meridian StMeridian

11:07 AMAug 8MedicalMustang Way & Division StIrongate

11:18 AMAug 8MedicalE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley

12:08 PMAug 8Warrant Arrest400 block E MAPLE STSehome

12:09 PMAug 8MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Cordata PkwyCordata

12:13 PMAug 8MedicalJames St & Woodstock WayIrongate

12:13 PMAug 8MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

12:41 PMAug 8Suspicious Circumstance2200 block MICHIGAN STAlabama Hill

12:43 PMAug 8Warrant Arrest4000 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

12:44 PMAug 8Welfare Check4500 block CORDATA PKWYCordata

12:52 PMAug 8MedicalKulshan St & Monroe StColumbia

1:00 PMAug 8Assist Other Agency300 block HARRIS AVEFairhaven

1:02 PMAug 8Assist Other Agency2200 block MICHIGAN STAlabama Hill

1:38 PMAug 8Theft4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

1:50 PMAug 8MedicalN Forest St & E Champion StYork

1:50 PMAug 8Fire AlarmBill McDonald PkwyHappy Valley

1:58 PMAug 8Behavioral Health1200 block 13TH STFairhaven

2:09 PMAug 8Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

2:16 PMAug 8MedicalCentral Ave & Grand AveDowntown

2:31 PMAug 8Public AssistEllsworth St & D StLettered Streets

2:38 PMAug 8Obstructing A Law Enf Officer4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

2:38 PMAug 8Warrant Arrest4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

2:49 PMAug 8Assault - Misdemeanor1600 block CAROLINA STRoosevelt

3:00 PMAug 8Theft3500 block NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood

3:01 PMAug 8MedicalBellis Fair Pkwy & Cordata PkwyMeridian

3:01 PMAug 8Traffic CollisionE North St & Woburn StRoosevelt

3:01 PMAug 8Fire AlarmAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley

3:38 PMAug 8Juvenile Runaway1600 block E ILLINOIS STRoosevelt

3:49 PMAug 8Drug - Narcotics Violations1400 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

3:59 PMAug 8MedicalLaurelwood Ave & Cedarwood AveBirchwood

4:00 PMAug 8Fraud4600 block COAST WAYCordata

4:04 PMAug 8Theft800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

4:09 PMAug 8Behavioral Health2900 block SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

4:30 PMAug 8Trouble With A Person1200 block COMMERCIAL STDowntown

4:52 PMAug 8Trouble With A Person3800 block JAMES STKing Mountain

5:17 PMAug 8MedicalLiberty StSehome

5:19 PMAug 8Suspicious Circumstance600 block LINCOLN STSamish

5:20 PMAug 8MedicalLincoln St & E Maple StPuget

5:47 PMAug 8MedicalDonovan Ave & 24th StHappy Valley

5:50 PMAug 8Burglary4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

5:51 PMAug 8MedicalUnity St & Flora StDowntown

6:06 PMAug 8MedicalCornwall Ave & E Chestnut StDowntown

6:11 PMAug 8MedicalW Pole Rd & Old Guide RdCounty

7:06 PMAug 8MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

7:09 PMAug 8Shoplifting800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

7:12 PMAug 8Shoplifting300 block E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

7:14 PMAug 8Shots Fired4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

7:43 PMAug 8Theft1100 block E SUNSET DRRoosevelt

7:45 PMAug 8Cancelled / No IncidentBoon St & Front StCounty

8:00 PMAug 8Property - Found/recovered100 block E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

8:11 PMAug 8MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

8:18 PMAug 8MedicalTelegraph RdKing Mountain

8:18 PMAug 8MedicalW Holly St & Central AveDowntown

8:20 PMAug 8MedicalBarkley Blvd & Westridge PlSilver Beach

8:21 PMAug 8MedicalDungeness Lp & Perch LnCounty

8:41 PMAug 8MedicalW Holly St & Central AveDowntown

8:46 PMAug 8Driving Under The Influence4300 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

8:46 PMAug 8Neighborhood Dispute500 block W INDIANA STCornwall Park

8:48 PMAug 8Shoplifting800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

8:53 PMAug 8Burglary4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

8:55 PMAug 8Civil Case1400 block COWGILL AVESouth Bellingham

9:01 PMAug 8Behavioral Health800 block W ORCHARD DRCornwall Park

9:21 PMAug 8Neighborhood Dispute1200 block NEWTON STWhatcom Falls

9:23 PMAug 8Unauthorized BurningDonovan Ave & 24th StHappy Valley

9:30 PMAug 8MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets

9:47 PMAug 8Domestic Dispute (No Assault)200 block E LAUREL RDCounty

9:50 PMAug 8Smoke / Odor CheckMeridian StMeridian

9:53 PMAug 8Assist Other Agency4000 block KRAMER LNKing Mountain

9:55 PMAug 8Fire AlarmSan Juan Blvd & San Juan PlWhatcom Falls

10:04 PMAug 8Outdoor Rubbish FireDarby Dr & Eliza AveCordata

10:44 PMAug 8MedicalLogan St & E StLettered Streets

11:16 PMAug 8Outdoor Rubbish FireBirchwood Ave & Meridian StBirchwood

11:48 PMAug 8MedicalMeridian St & E Victor StColumbia

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