Bellingham · September 5, 2025

What happened in Bellingham on Friday, September 5th

On Friday, Bellingham police filed 73 incident reports, 21 more than the day before (40%); 1 was violent and 19 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 60 responses, dispatching 85 apparatus across them.

Friday's reports roll up into 7 category families. Property Crimes led with 24 reports (33%), ahead of operations & administrative (18) and public order (8). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (10).

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

Incidents spread across 17 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 16 incidents, 22% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 1 PM–2 PM with 14 incidents.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 60 responses on Friday, 9% below the 28-day average of 66, dispatching 85 apparatus across them. 42 of the 60 were medical (70%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 4:10 PM, sending 4 apparatus (1 Engine · 3 Ambulances).

Response composition · Friday60 responses

EMS / Medical›4270%

Other›1728%

Fire›12%

The complete Bellingham log for September 5, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 73 police incidents (1 violent, 18 ending in arrest) and 59 Fire & EMS responses (41 medical, 1 fire, 17 other).

12:00 AMSep 5Drugs - Investigation500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

12:22 AMSep 5Carbon MonoxideJames St & Woodstock WayIrongate

12:29 AMSep 5Driving Under The Influence1300 HUMBOLDT STYork

12:31 AMSep 5Information Report200 TULL CTMeridian

12:39 AMSep 5MedicalNewton St & Whatcom StWhatcom Falls

12:41 AMSep 5Driving Under The Influence800 E CHESTNUT STSehome

12:48 AMSep 5MedicalAntler Ln & Dungeness LpCounty

1:00 AMSep 5Suspicious Circumstance2600 HUMBOLDT STSunnyland

1:03 AMSep 5Cancelled / No IncidentW Laurel St & Granary AveDowntown

2:27 AMSep 5Warrant Arrest4000 MERIDIAN STMeridian

3:40 AMSep 5MedicalTiopi Loop & Dike RdCounty

3:58 AMSep 5MedicalCagey Rd & Chief Martin RdCounty

4:07 AMSep 5MedicalQueen St & Texas StRoosevelt

4:22 AMSep 5MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets

5:18 AMSep 5MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian

6:00 AMSep 5Trespass1300 BILLY FRANK JR STYork

6:00 AMSep 5MedicalLawrence Rd & E Hoff RdCounty

6:21 AMSep 5Medical1200 block Central AveDowntown

7:16 AMSep 5Trespass1900 KING STSunnyland

7:31 AMSep 5Fire AlarmCornwall Ave & Pine StDowntown

7:47 AMSep 5Trouble With A Person1800 ROEDER AVEDowntown

7:50 AMSep 5Warrant Arrest1900 KING STSunnyland

7:55 AMSep 5MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

8:26 AMSep 5Trouble With A Person2000 C STLettered Streets

8:26 AMSep 5Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

9:11 AMSep 5MedicalWintergreen Ct & Wintergreen CirCordata

9:30 AMSep 5Assault - Misdemeanor1200 LINCOLN STPuget

9:32 AMSep 5Vegetation Fire36th St & Samish WayHappy Valley

9:34 AMSep 5MedicalCarolina St & Nevada StRoosevelt

9:58 AMSep 5Fire AlarmE Holly St & High StYork

10:00 AMSep 5Theft4100 CORDATA PKWYCordata

10:25 AMSep 5MedicalInlet Circle & Longshore LnCounty

10:26 AMSep 5Warrant Arrest100 UNITY STDowntown

10:39 AMSep 5MedicalAirport Way & Airport DrCounty

10:42 AMSep 5MedicalE Bellis Fair Pkwy & Meridian StMeridian

10:45 AMSep 5Theft2900 MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

10:54 AMSep 5Cancelled / No IncidentWhatcom StPuget

11:00 AMSep 5Welfare Check4300 TULL RDMeridian

11:18 AMSep 5MedicalE Bakerview Rd & Kingston StMeridian

11:19 AMSep 5MedicalSudden Valley Dr & Indian Ridge CtCounty

11:43 AMSep 5MedicalRimland Dr & Manning StBarkley

11:45 AMSep 5Suspicious Circumstance1800 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

11:45 AMSep 5Service Of Papers100 E HOLLY STDowntown

12:00 PMSep 5Property - Found/recovered4100 MERIDIAN STMeridian

12:00 PMSep 5Graffiti800 SQUALICUM WAYDowntown

12:00 PMSep 5Assist Other Agency300 HARRIS AVEFairhaven

12:05 PMSep 5Theft000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

12:36 PMSep 5Theft000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

12:36 PMSep 5MedicalNoon Rd & E Pole RdCounty

12:48 PMSep 5MedicalE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley

1:00 PMSep 5Graffiti200 E KELLOGG RDMeridian

1:00 PMSep 5Graffiti1900 KING STSunnyland

1:00 PMSep 5Graffiti800 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

1:00 PMSep 5Graffiti3800 MERIDIAN STBirchwood

1:00 PMSep 5Graffiti1200 IOWA STRoosevelt

1:00 PMSep 5Graffiti900 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

1:00 PMSep 5Graffiti2000 N STATE STSunnyland

1:00 PMSep 5Graffiti1600 MOORE STPuget

1:13 PMSep 5Warrant Arrest1500 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

1:13 PMSep 5Warrant ArrestDowntown

1:25 PMSep 5Trouble With A Person1600 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

1:25 PMSep 5MedicalTexas St & Pacific StRoosevelt

1:27 PMSep 5Collision - Hit & Run4300 MERIDIAN STMeridian

1:31 PMSep 5MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood

1:44 PMSep 5Drug - Narcotics Violations1500 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

1:51 PMSep 5Domestic Dispute (No Assault)2600 W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

1:52 PMSep 5Cancelled / No IncidentKing Valley Dr & Green Valley DrCounty

2:01 PMSep 5MedicalWhatcom St & Woburn StWhatcom Falls

2:03 PMSep 5Information Report2200 CORNERSTONE LNBarkley

2:05 PMSep 5Domestic Dispute (No Assault)300 E CHESTNUT STDowntown

2:28 PMSep 5MedicalBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

2:33 PMSep 5Theft2800 MERIDIAN STColumbia

2:46 PMSep 5Warrant Arrest2900 SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

2:56 PMSep 5MedicalHollywood Ave & Alderwood AveCounty

2:58 PMSep 5Carbon MonoxideLakeway Dr & Old Lakeway DrPuget

3:15 PMSep 5MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

3:16 PMSep 5Cancelled / No IncidentAmy Ct & Gala LoopCounty

3:18 PMSep 5MedicalHenry StColumbia

3:27 PMSep 5Collision - Hit & Run1100 E SUNSET DRRoosevelt

3:30 PMSep 5Collision - Hit & Run400 PARK RIDGE RDEdgemoor

3:35 PMSep 5Theft2800 MERIDIAN STColumbia

3:35 PMSep 5Trespass Authorization LetterDowntown

3:37 PMSep 5Trouble With A Person100 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

3:37 PMSep 5Trouble With A Person100 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

3:49 PMSep 5MedicalW Maberry Dr & E Maberry DrCounty

3:51 PMSep 5Cancelled / No IncidentBill McDonald Pkwy & Ferry AveWestern Washington University

3:56 PMSep 5Fire AlarmConsolidation Ave & Samish WaySehome

4:10 PMSep 5MedicalPlymouth Dr & Coolidge DrCornwall Park

4:10 PMSep 5MedicalWillow Rd & Briar RdEdgemoor

4:18 PMSep 5Behavioral Health2900 SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

4:34 PMSep 5Harassment200 N SAMISH WAYSehome

4:37 PMSep 5Sex Crime (No Rape)1600 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

4:48 PMSep 5Public AssistMcKenzie Ave & 13th StFairhaven

4:54 PMSep 5Cancelled / No IncidentW Smith Rd & Northwest DrCounty

5:00 PMSep 5Theft1300 FRASER STPuget

5:11 PMSep 5Collision - Hit & Run1200 W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

5:16 PMSep 5Service Of Papers500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

5:17 PMSep 5Service Of Papers500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

5:18 PMSep 5Service Of Papers500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

5:20 PMSep 5Assist Other Agency500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

5:32 PMSep 5MedicalBayview Dr & Shorewood LnCounty

5:35 PMSep 5Cancelled / No IncidentAlderson Rd & Boundary LnCounty

5:42 PMSep 5MedicalToad Lake RdCounty

5:43 PMSep 5Collision - Hit & Run3400 JAMES STIrongate

6:09 PMSep 5MedicalVining Pl & Vining StAlabama Hill

6:10 PMSep 5Cancelled / No IncidentBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

6:18 PMSep 5Behavioral Health3400 WOBURN STBarkley

6:51 PMSep 5Shoplifting2900 WOBURN STBarkley

6:57 PMSep 5Burglary300 E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

6:57 PMSep 5Trespass300 E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

7:06 PMSep 5Welfare Check2800 BIRCHWOOD AVEBirchwood

7:10 PMSep 5Cancelled / No IncidentFountain Rd & E Pole RdCounty

7:17 PMSep 5MedicalN Commercial St & Lottie StDowntown

7:40 PMSep 5Warrant Arrest4300 TULL RDMeridian

7:55 PMSep 5Warrant ArrestCornwall Park

8:00 PMSep 5Hazmat4th StFairhaven

8:02 PMSep 5MedicalSamish Way & 40th StSamish

8:06 PMSep 5MedicalOld Lakeway Dr & Whidbey StWhatcom Falls

8:11 PMSep 5Smoke / Odor CheckCanterbury LnBirchwood

8:16 PMSep 5MedicalCordata Pkwy & Meadowbrook CtCordata

8:17 PMSep 5Burglary1200 W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

8:20 PMSep 5Theft Of A Bicycle2400 TAYLOR AVEHappy Valley

9:09 PMSep 5MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Mitchell WayCounty

9:37 PMSep 5Behavioral Health800 W ORCHARD DRCornwall Park

10:00 PMSep 5Theft Of A Bicycle2500 LYNN STColumbia

10:08 PMSep 5MedicalE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley

10:10 PMSep 5Drunk Person3300 RACINE STBarkley

10:14 PMSep 5MedicalAlabama St & St Paul StRoosevelt

10:58 PMSep 5Traffic Stop (Violation)100 W KELLOGG RDMeridian

11:26 PMSep 5Behavioral Health3200 ORLEANS STBarkley

11:32 PMSep 5Domestic Dispute (No Assault)2400 DONOVAN AVEHappy Valley

11:58 PMSep 5Behavioral Health800 VIKING CIRPuget

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