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Bellingham · December 26, 2025

Every incident, call, and arrest logged by Bellingham Police Department and Bellingham Fire Department on Friday, December 26, 2025, straight from official records.

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Bellingham/Reports/December 26, 2025

What happened in Bellingham on Friday, December 26th

On Friday, Bellingham police filed 28 incident reports, 18 more than the day before (180%); 2 were violent and 4 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 67 responses, dispatching 103 apparatus across them.

Citywide mapPins mark the block, not the exact address

Incident Categories

Friday's reports roll up into 6 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 9 reports (32%), ahead of persons in need (6) and violent & person crimes (4). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (8).

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

Operations & Administrative8Other Non-Criminal1Warrant Arrest32%
Persons in Need6Behavioral Health21%
Violent & Person Crimes2Assault - Misdemeanor2Domestic Violence (No Assault)14%
Public Order2Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical)2Suspicious Circumstance14%
Property Crimes2Theft1Fraud & Forgery11%
Traffic & Vehicles1Driving Under the Influence1Traffic Collision7%

Neighborhood Activity

Incidents spread across 13 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 9 incidents, 32% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Hourly Breakdown

Activity peaked between 7 AM–8 AM with 3 incidents.

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

3
12a6a12p6p11p
Overnight
212–6a
Morning
126a–12p
Afternoon
712–6p
Evening
76p–12a

Fire & EMS

Bellingham Fire Department logged 67 responses on Friday, 4% above the 28-day average of 64, dispatching 103 apparatus across them. 54 of the 67 were medical (81%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 4:35 PM, sending 6 apparatus (1 Engine · 3 Ambulances · 2 Command).

Response composition · Friday67 responses

Full Event Log

The complete Bellingham log for December 26, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 28 police incidents (2 violent, 4 ending in arrest) and 67 Fire & EMS responses (54 medical, 13 other).

12:07 AMDec 26Driving Under The Influence1400 E CHAMPION STDowntown
12:50 AMDec 26Suspicious Circumstance200 E CHESTNUT STDowntown
1:11 AMDec 26MedicalClinton St & E StLettered Streets
1:19 AMDec 26MedicalPuget St & Fraser StPuget
1:57 AMDec 26MedicalWalnut St & E Maplewood AveColumbia
2:19 AMDec 26MedicalYork St & Franklin StYork
2:56 AMDec 26MedicalTelegraph Rd & Meridian StMeridian
3:26 AMDec 26MedicalTelegraph Rd & Meridian StMeridian
3:40 AMDec 26MedicalEmerald Lake Way & Swamp Creek LnCounty
3:48 AMDec 26Public AssistN Forest St & E Rose StSehome
3:58 AMDec 26MedicalYork St & Franklin StYork
3:59 AMDec 26MedicalN Forest St & E Rose StSehome
4:06 AMDec 26MedicalGilligan Way & Eldridge AveBirchwood
4:10 AMDec 26Fire AlarmMeadowbrook Ct & Boardwalk DrCordata
4:37 AMDec 26MedicalDonovan Ave & 24th StHappy Valley
4:48 AMDec 26MedicalW Maplewood Ave & Northwest AveBirchwood
5:44 AMDec 26MedicalE Grover StCounty
6:44 AMDec 26Trouble With A Person1300 RAILROAD AVEDowntown
6:58 AMDec 26Cancelled / No IncidentLummi View Dr & Blackhawk WayCounty
7:03 AMDec 26MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park
7:10 AMDec 26Service Of Papers500 GRAND AVELettered Streets
7:37 AMDec 26Assault - Misdemeanor900 N FOREST STSehome
7:37 AMDec 26Warrant Arrest900 N STATE STDowntown
8:18 AMDec 26Cancelled / No IncidentElectric Ave & Fraser StSilver Beach
8:52 AMDec 26Property - Found/recovered1200 12TH STFairhaven
9:04 AMDec 26Suspicious Circumstance1200 N STATE STDowntown
9:23 AMDec 26MedicalEliza AveCordata
9:38 AMDec 26Neighborhood Dispute2500 E STLettered Streets
9:47 AMDec 26MedicalJames St & E Maryland StSunnyland
10:25 AMDec 26Domestic Dispute (No Assault)500 DARBY DRCordata
10:27 AMDec 26MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood
10:30 AMDec 26Assault - Misdemeanor3500 NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood
10:54 AMDec 26MedicalLake RdCounty
10:56 AMDec 26Suicide - Attempt/threat200 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown
11:04 AMDec 26Cancelled / No Incident1700 block La Bounty DrCounty
11:16 AMDec 26MedicalFort Bellingham Rd & Olympic WayCounty
11:19 AMDec 26MedicalMt Baker HwyBarkley
11:23 AMDec 26Property - Lost1200 N STATE STDowntown
11:27 AMDec 26Suicide - Attempt/threat2900 YEW STRoosevelt
11:43 AMDec 26MedicalJames St & McLeod RdKing Mountain
12:15 PMDec 26MedicalYork St & Franklin StYork
12:18 PMDec 26MedicalBender Rd & Aaron DrCounty
12:26 PMDec 26Cancelled / No IncidentC StLettered Streets
12:35 PMDec 26MedicalHeights Dr & Alpine DrAlabama Hill
1:09 PMDec 26Fire AlarmFinnegan Way & Brian Griffin LnFairhaven
1:20 PMDec 26Service Of Papers2000 C STLettered Streets
1:59 PMDec 26MedicalWesterly RdCordata
2:50 PMDec 26Public Assist900 block Baker StCornwall Park
3:00 PMDec 26Assist Other Agency300 HARRIS AVEFairhaven
3:24 PMDec 26Fraud1300 F STLettered Streets
3:26 PMDec 26MedicalBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park
3:40 PMDec 26MedicalPasco St & Samish WaySehome
4:12 PMDec 26MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood
4:20 PMDec 26Cancelled / No IncidentSterling Ave & Guinevere StCounty
4:34 PMDec 26MedicalI StLettered Streets
4:35 PMDec 26MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park
4:38 PMDec 26Theft4400 MERIDIAN STMeridian
4:42 PMDec 26Property - Found/recovered1900 BARKLEY BLVDBarkley
4:48 PMDec 26MedicalBill McDonald Pkwy & Ferry AveWestern Washington University
5:01 PMDec 26Theft3100 EDWARDS STWhatcom Falls
5:57 PMDec 26Behavioral Health900 N STATE STDowntown
6:04 PMDec 26MedicalMt Baker Hwy & Uphill DrCounty
6:17 PMDec 26MedicalKentucky St & Iron StSunnyland
6:20 PMDec 26MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park
6:30 PMDec 26Behavioral Health300 E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian
6:30 PMDec 26Fire AlarmE Bellis Fair Pkwy & Meridian StMeridian
6:31 PMDec 26MedicalE Maryland St & Orleans StRoosevelt
6:38 PMDec 26Cancelled / No IncidentFisk St & Garfield StCounty
6:40 PMDec 26Collision - Injury3200 NORTHWEST AVEColumbia
6:41 PMDec 26MedicalW Maplewood AveBirchwood
6:49 PMDec 26MedicalDonovan Ave & 6th StFairhaven
7:15 PMDec 26MedicalMill Ave & 21st StHappy Valley
7:16 PMDec 26MedicalConsolidation Ave & Samish WaySehome
7:24 PMDec 26MedicalBurns St & Woburn StBarkley
7:35 PMDec 26MedicalDouglas Ave & Christian WayCounty
7:40 PMDec 26MedicalCarolina St & Orleans StRoosevelt
7:41 PMDec 26MedicalE Laurel St & Railroad AveDowntown
8:09 PMDec 26MedicalNewton St & Westcott StWhatcom Falls
8:21 PMDec 26MedicalMaberry Loop & E Maberry DrCounty
8:29 PMDec 26Trouble With A Person800 W ORCHARD DRCornwall Park
8:39 PMDec 26Cancelled / No IncidentOrchard PlCornwall Park
8:48 PMDec 26MedicalPuget St & Fraser StPuget
8:53 PMDec 26Domestic Dispute (No Assault)2600 E SUNSET DRBarkley
9:29 PMDec 26MedicalGolf View Dr & E Pole RdCounty
9:37 PMDec 26Behavioral Health500 GRAND AVELettered Streets
9:45 PMDec 26Behavioral Health900 N STATE STDowntown
9:53 PMDec 26MedicalN Forest St & E Champion StYork
10:13 PMDec 26MedicalCornwall Ave & E Holly StDowntown
10:36 PMDec 26MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian
10:42 PMDec 26Information Report2100 BIRCH CIRAlabama Hill
10:56 PMDec 26Cancelled / No IncidentMcKenzie Ave & 12th StFairhaven
11:31 PMDec 26MedicalCordata Pkwy & Meadowbrook CtCordata
11:32 PMDec 26MedicalH Street Rd & Jackman RdCounty
11:33 PMDec 26MedicalLakeway Dr & James StPuget
11:48 PMDec 26MedicalE Laurel St & N State StDowntown

Showing 5 of 95 events. Events posted on BPD and BFD activity reports for Friday, December 26, 2025.

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