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Bellingham · September 4, 2025

Every incident, call, and arrest logged by Bellingham Police Department and Bellingham Fire Department on Thursday, September 4, 2025, straight from official records.

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What happened in Bellingham on Thursday, September 4th

On Thursday, Bellingham police filed 52 incident reports, 13 fewer than the day before (20%); 2 were violent and 17 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 79 responses, dispatching 121 apparatus across them.

Citywide mapPins mark the block, not the exact address

Incident Categories

Thursday's reports roll up into 7 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 16 reports (31%), ahead of property crimes (12) and substance & vice (6). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (11).

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

Operations & Administrative11Other Non-Criminal4Warrant Arrest1Court Order Violations31%
Property Crimes9Graffiti3Theft23%
Substance & Vice6Drugs & Narcotics12%
Traffic & Vehicles3Driving Under the Influence2Traffic Collision1Traffic Stops12%
Violent & Person Crimes2Assault - Felony1Domestic Violence (No Assault)1Harassment10%
Public Order2Suspicious Circumstance1Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical)1Other Criminal8%
Persons in Need2Behavioral Health1Missing Person6%

Neighborhood Activity

Incidents spread across 17 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 11 incidents, 21% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Hourly Breakdown

Activity peaked between 3 PM–4 PM with 10 incidents.

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

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Overnight
512–6a
Morning
96a–12p
Afternoon
3212–6p
Evening
66p–12a

Fire & EMS

Bellingham Fire Department logged 79 responses on Thursday, 21% above the 28-day average of 66, dispatching 121 apparatus across them. 62 of the 79 were medical (78%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 10:01 PM, sending 4 apparatus (1 Engine · 3 Ambulances).

Response composition · Thursday79 responses

Full Event Log

The complete Bellingham log for September 4, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 52 police incidents (2 violent, 17 ending in arrest) and 77 Fire & EMS responses (62 medical, 1 rescue, 14 other).

12:16 AMSep 4MedicalNewton St & Whatcom StWhatcom Falls
12:25 AMSep 4Fire AlarmBerry St & N State StDowntown
12:34 AMSep 4MedicalE Chestnut St & N State StDowntown
12:36 AMSep 4MedicalMcKenzie Ave & 12th StFairhaven
12:49 AMSep 4MedicalSouthgate Rd & Haxton WayCounty
12:50 AMSep 4MedicalBurns St & Woburn StBarkley
12:51 AMSep 4Driving Under The Influence100 E HOLLY STDowntown
12:57 AMSep 4MedicalAstor St & G StLettered Streets
3:12 AMSep 4MedicalYew StRoosevelt
3:35 AMSep 4MedicalDonovan Ave & 24th StHappy Valley
3:42 AMSep 4MedicalSequoia Dr & Cordata PkwyCordata
4:08 AMSep 4Suspicious Circumstance4200 TULL RDMeridian
4:13 AMSep 4Malicious Mischief1300 COMMERCIAL STDowntown
4:22 AMSep 4MedicalMarine Dr & Jones LnCounty
4:36 AMSep 4Drugs - Investigation1800 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
4:36 AMSep 4Warrant Arrest1400 N STATE STYork
4:44 AMSep 4MedicalConsolidation Ave & 34th StSehome
4:47 AMSep 4MedicalIowa St & Valencia StRoosevelt
5:52 AMSep 4MedicalHarris Ave & 9th StFairhaven
7:11 AMSep 4Trouble With A Person1900 KING STSunnyland
7:41 AMSep 4MedicalAgate Heights Rd & Coral LnCounty
7:45 AMSep 4MedicalPlymouth Dr & Ellis StCornwall Park
7:56 AMSep 4ElectricalCinema Pl & Howe PlBarkley
7:58 AMSep 4MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian
8:04 AMSep 4Cancelled / No IncidentSulwhanon Dr & Mission RdCounty
8:17 AMSep 4MedicalYew StRoosevelt
8:30 AMSep 4Collision - Hit & Run100 TELEGRAPH RDMeridian
8:38 AMSep 4Service Of Papers500 GRAND AVELettered Streets
8:50 AMSep 4Drug - Narcotics Violations1800 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
8:51 AMSep 4MedicalWaldron Rd & Pacific HwyCounty
9:00 AMSep 4MedicalE Laurel St & N State StDowntown
9:02 AMSep 4Cancelled / No IncidentDouglas AveSouth Hill
9:13 AMSep 4MedicalRaymond St & Whatcom StWhatcom Falls
9:15 AMSep 4MedicalE Champion St & N State StDowntown
10:09 AMSep 4Violation Of A Court Order800 PUGET STPuget
10:27 AMSep 4Suspicious Circumstance1300 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
10:54 AMSep 4MedicalBluestem St & Woodsman DrCounty
11:00 AMSep 4Property - Found/recovered500 GRAND AVELettered Streets
11:01 AMSep 4MedicalNorthwest Ave & Home LnMeridian
11:14 AMSep 4Cancelled / No Incident5600 block Bell Creek RdCounty
11:46 AMSep 4Theft100 N COMMERCIAL STDowntown
11:55 AMSep 4MedicalUnity St & Flora StDowntown
11:57 AMSep 4Assault - Felony2900 SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park
11:59 AMSep 4MedicalLummi View Dr & Blackhawk WayCounty
12:00 PMSep 4Civil Case2700 ALDERWOOD AVEBirchwood
12:00 PMSep 4Assist Other Agency3200 GREENWOOD AVEBirchwood
12:00 PMSep 4Assist Other Agency2700 ALDERWOOD AVEBirchwood
12:02 PMSep 4Service Of Papers1600 LINCOLN STPuget
12:15 PMSep 4MedicalE Connecticut St & Ontario StRoosevelt
12:22 PMSep 4Assault - Felony2900 SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park
12:34 PMSep 4MedicalE Smith Rd & Mission RdCounty
12:40 PMSep 4Traffic Collision3300 block Airport DrBirchwood
12:44 PMSep 4MedicalMain St & Washington StCounty
12:44 PMSep 4MedicalPuget St & Fraser StPuget
12:47 PMSep 4Agency AssistBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park
1:00 PMSep 4Graffiti100 SAMISH WAYSehome
1:00 PMSep 4Graffiti2200 ELECTRIC AVESilver Beach
1:00 PMSep 4Graffiti3200 BILL MCDONALD PKWYHappy Valley
1:00 PMSep 4Graffiti3900 BENNETT DRBirchwood
1:00 PMSep 4Graffiti600 E IVY STSehome
1:00 PMSep 4Graffiti1200 ELLIS STYork
1:00 PMSep 4Graffiti1300 11TH STFairhaven
1:03 PMSep 4MedicalMorey AveSouth Hill
1:07 PMSep 4Welfare Check1700 E MAPLE STPuget
1:39 PMSep 4Cancelled / No IncidentBlaine Rd & Birch Bay Lynden RdCounty
1:47 PMSep 4Cancelled / No IncidentW 1st St & Harrison StCounty
2:00 PMSep 4Drug - Narcotics Violations200 UNITY STDowntown
2:05 PMSep 4MedicalE Myrtle St & Key StSehome
2:06 PMSep 4Warrant Arrest200 UNITY STDowntown
2:11 PMSep 4Fire AlarmPuget St & Fraser StPuget
2:15 PMSep 4Smoke / Odor CheckKentucky St & Woburn StRoosevelt
2:15 PMSep 4MedicalLakeway Dr & Woburn StWhatcom Falls
2:22 PMSep 4MedicalBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park
2:26 PMSep 4Traffic Stop (Violation)3800 BENNETT DRBirchwood
2:28 PMSep 4MedicalBirchwood Ave & Cedarwood AveBirchwood
2:39 PMSep 4Public AssistE Maplewood Ave & Northwest AveColumbia
2:45 PMSep 4Medical2000 block Iron StSunnyland
2:48 PMSep 4Missing Person2800 MOORE STRoosevelt
2:52 PMSep 4Warrant Arrest1500 GRANT STYork
3:00 PMSep 4Drug - Narcotics Violations1500 GRANT STYork
3:00 PMSep 4Trespass Authorization Letter300 W CHAMPION STDowntown
3:00 PMSep 4MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian
3:10 PMSep 4Neighborhood Dispute600 LINDEN RDEdgemoor
3:11 PMSep 4Graffiti4000 ELIZA AVECordata
3:12 PMSep 4Graffiti3100 ORLEANS STRoosevelt
3:18 PMSep 4Drug - Narcotics Violations1800 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
3:22 PMSep 4Warrant Arrest1200 W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian
3:22 PMSep 4Shoplifting1200 W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian
3:22 PMSep 4MedicalYork St & Franklin StYork
3:24 PMSep 4MedicalS Red River Rd & Haxton WayCounty
3:35 PMSep 4Medical32nd St & Ferry AveHappy Valley
3:41 PMSep 4MedicalConsolidation Ave & Samish WaySehome
3:43 PMSep 4MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian
3:54 PMSep 4Carbon MonoxideMill Ave & 18th StHappy Valley
3:56 PMSep 4Drug - Narcotics Violations100 E HOLLY STDowntown
3:58 PMSep 4Collision - Hit & Run2600 ALDERWOOD AVEBirchwood
3:59 PMSep 4MedicalSequoia Dr & Cordata PkwyCordata
4:00 PMSep 4Sex Crime (No Rape)1500 WILSON AVESouth Bellingham
4:17 PMSep 4Cancelled / No IncidentKendall Rd & Shamrock RdCounty
4:25 PMSep 4MedicalW Holly St & Central AveDowntown
4:26 PMSep 4Assist Other Agency3200 ORLEANS STBarkley
4:34 PMSep 4MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park
4:45 PMSep 4MedicalWA-539 & W Laurel RdCounty
4:47 PMSep 4MedicalAlma Ct & Axle CtCounty
4:56 PMSep 4MedicalGoshen Rd & Giarde LnCounty
5:00 PMSep 4Theft2900 SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park
5:16 PMSep 4MedicalE Laurel Rd & Laurel Meadows DrCounty
5:34 PMSep 4MedicalWashington St & Williams StColumbia
5:38 PMSep 4MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood
5:43 PMSep 4Information Report1000 N FOREST STSehome
5:46 PMSep 4Fire AlarmS 41st St & Consolidation AvePuget
5:55 PMSep 4MedicalVerona St & Texas StRoosevelt
6:08 PMSep 4MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata
6:09 PMSep 4Harassment1300 LAKEWAY DRPuget
6:21 PMSep 4MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park
6:36 PMSep 4MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets
6:50 PMSep 4MedicalAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley
7:00 PMSep 4Property - Found/recovered2900 CINEMA PLBarkley
7:53 PMSep 4Behavioral Health800 W ORCHARD DRCornwall Park
8:09 PMSep 4MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Mitchell WayCounty
9:10 PMSep 4MedicalBurns St & Woburn StBarkley
9:13 PMSep 4MedicalRimland Dr & Manning StBarkley
9:27 PMSep 4Driving Under The Influence1300 ELLIS STYork
10:01 PMSep 4MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park
10:03 PMSep 4MedicalBay Rd & Blaine RdCounty
10:12 PMSep 4Domestic Dispute (No Assault)4300 TULL RDMeridian
11:22 PMSep 4MedicalBill McDonald Pkwy & Ferry AveWestern Washington University
11:25 PMSep 4Driving Under The Influence1800 SUNSET DRBarkley
11:51 PMSep 4MedicalMustang Way & Division StIrongate

Showing 5 of 129 events. Events posted on BPD and BFD activity reports for Thursday, September 4, 2025.

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