Bellingham · January 1, 2026

What happened in Bellingham on Thursday, January 1st

On Thursday, Bellingham police filed 35 incident reports, 8 more than the day before (30%); 1 was violent and 6 ended in arrest.

Thursday's reports roll up into 6 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 8 reports (23%), ahead of public order (7) and property crimes (7). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (8).

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

Incidents spread across 14 neighborhoods. Meridian led with 6 incidents, 17% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 12 AM–1 AM with 7 incidents.

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

The complete Bellingham log for January 1, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 35 police incidents (1 violent, 6 ending in arrest).

12:00 AMJan 1Assist Other Agency900 MAHOGANY AVECordata

12:01 AMJan 1Fireworks800 E CHESTNUT STSehome

12:21 AMJan 1Driving Under The Influence300 E CHESTNUT STDowntown

12:30 AMJan 1Property - Lost1100 N STATE STDowntown

12:31 AMJan 1Assist Other AgencyYork

12:36 AMJan 1Welfare Check2600 ST PAUL STRoosevelt

12:57 AMJan 1Driving Under The Influence300 LAKEWAY DRYork

1:00 AMJan 1Information Report400 YORK STYork

1:10 AMJan 1Property - Lost1400 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

1:20 AMJan 1Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1600 32ND STHappy Valley

2:18 AMJan 1Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1000 JERSEY STSehome

2:44 AMJan 1Burglary1800 IOWA DRAlabama Hill

2:55 AMJan 1Welfare Check1400 ELECTRIC AVEWhatcom Falls

3:19 AMJan 1Suspicious Circumstance4700 FIELDSTON RD

4:52 AMJan 1Robbery2100 TEXAS STRoosevelt

6:42 AMJan 1Child - Lost/found300 LAKEWAY DRYork

12:00 PMJan 1Property - Found/recovered500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

12:39 PMJan 1Shoplifting2800 MERIDIAN STColumbia

12:42 PMJan 1Shoplifting2800 MERIDIAN STColumbia

12:50 PMJan 1Graffiti1300 COMMERCIAL STDowntown

1:04 PMJan 1Suspicious Circumstance000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

1:41 PMJan 1Welfare Check2000 FRASER STPuget

3:00 PMJan 1Trouble With A Person300 E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

3:19 PMJan 1Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1000 LENORA CTHappy Valley

4:26 PMJan 1Trespass4200 MERIDIAN STMeridian

4:47 PMJan 1Suspicious Circumstance2800 WILLIAMS STColumbia

5:12 PMJan 1Behavioral Health3200 PINEWOOD AVEBirchwood

5:23 PMJan 1Threats3300 HILDA LNBirchwood

6:25 PMJan 1Suspicious Circumstance400 TELEGRAPH RDMeridian

6:46 PMJan 1Shoplifting800 LAKEWAY DRPuget

7:27 PMJan 1Juvenile Problem300 MEADOWBROOK CTCordata

8:13 PMJan 1Trouble With A Person100 TELEGRAPH RDMeridian

8:21 PMJan 1Behavioral Health3200 ORLEANS STBarkley

9:25 PMJan 1Trespass300 E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

9:34 PMJan 1Collision - Hit & Run3000 CINEMA PLBarkley

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Showing 5 of 35 events. Events posted on BPD activity reports for Thursday, January 1, 2026.