Bellingham · December 17, 2025

What happened in Bellingham on Wednesday, December 17th

On Wednesday, Bellingham police filed 39 incident reports, 2 more than the day before (5%); none were violent and 15 ended in arrest.

Wednesday's reports roll up into 7 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 13 reports (33%), ahead of public order (7) and persons in need (6). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (9).

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

Incidents spread across 15 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 7 incidents, 18% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 12 AM–1 AM with 4 incidents.

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

The complete Bellingham log for December 17, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 39 police incidents (15 ending in arrest).

12:03 AMDec 17Assault - Misdemeanor1000 20TH STSouth Hill

12:03 AMDec 17Warrant Arrest1000 20TH STSouth Hill

12:31 AMDec 17Behavioral Health800 VIKING CIRPuget

12:45 AMDec 17Traffic Stop (Violation)1800 TEXAS STRoosevelt

4:13 AMDec 17Obstructing A Law Enf Officer200 CENTRAL AVEDowntown

7:50 AMDec 17Property - Lost2100 J STLettered Streets

8:45 AMDec 17Suspicious Circumstance1200 E MAPLE STSehome

8:49 AMDec 17Animal Problem2600 HURON STAlabama Hill

8:50 AMDec 17Assist Other Agency800 W ORCHARD DRCornwall Park

9:10 AMDec 17Drug - Narcotics Violations100 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

9:11 AMDec 17Weapon Violations1300 N GARDEN STSehome

9:11 AMDec 17Warrant Arrest1300 N GARDEN STSehome

10:00 AMDec 17Trespass Authorization Letter1200 N FOREST STSehome

10:00 AMDec 17Property - Found/recovered600 DUPONT STLettered Streets

10:28 AMDec 17Trouble With A Person200 TELEGRAPH RDMeridian

10:30 AMDec 17Service Of Papers2100 A STLettered Streets

11:21 AMDec 17Trouble With A Person100 TELEGRAPH RDMeridian

12:49 PMDec 17Drug - Narcotics Violations400 BAYVIEW DRSouth Hill

2:29 PMDec 17Death Investigation2400 RIMLAND DRBarkley

3:07 PMDec 17Sex Crime (Investigation)Downtown

3:22 PMDec 17Theft1600 TEXAS STRoosevelt

3:41 PMDec 17Collision - Hit & Run3200 JAMES STIrongate

4:00 PMDec 17Suspicious Circumstance1200 N STATE STDowntown

4:25 PMDec 17Violation Of A Court Order2600 S PARK DRCornwall Park

4:48 PMDec 17Property - Found/recovered500 W HOLLY STDowntown

5:10 PMDec 17Warrant Arrest4000 MERIDIAN STMeridian

5:29 PMDec 17Sex Crime (Investigation)2700 ALDERWOOD AVEBirchwood

6:14 PMDec 17Traffic Stop (Violation)1300 KING STPuget

6:34 PMDec 17Neighborhood Dispute100 E CHESTNUT STDowntown

7:23 PMDec 17Behavioral Health400 HARRIS AVEFairhaven

7:52 PMDec 17Theft000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

8:12 PMDec 17Suicide - Attempt/threat2200 VERONA STRoosevelt

8:52 PMDec 17Harassment4000 ELIZA AVECordata

9:26 PMDec 17Welfare Check1000 YORK STPuget

9:29 PMDec 17Behavioral Health1400 JAMES STYork

9:48 PMDec 17Information Report500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

10:44 PMDec 17Shoplifting4400 MERIDIAN STMeridian

10:59 PMDec 17Malicious Mischief200 E BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

11:00 PMDec 17Disorderly Conduct1100 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

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Showing 5 of 39 events. Events posted on BPD activity reports for Wednesday, December 17, 2025.