Bellingham · January 9, 2026

What happened in Bellingham on Friday, January 9th

On Friday, Bellingham police filed 49 incident reports, 1 more than the day before (2%); none were violent and 15 ended in arrest.

Friday's reports roll up into 7 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 14 reports (29%), ahead of public order (11) and traffic & vehicles (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 12 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 10 incidents, 20% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 12 PM–1 PM with 5 incidents.

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

The complete Bellingham log for January 9, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 49 police incidents (15 ending in arrest).

12:00 AMJan 9Sex Crime (Investigation)4300 WATER LILY LOOPCordata

12:00 AMJan 9Assist Other Agency4600 CORDATA PKWYCordata

12:54 AMJan 9Contact Subject500 W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

1:22 AMJan 9Warrant Arrest1300 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

2:40 AMJan 9Missing Person500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

3:31 AMJan 9Information Report500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

5:04 AMJan 9Suspicious Circumstance1900 FRASER STPuget

5:47 AMJan 9Trouble With A Person1800 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

8:00 AMJan 9Suspicious Circumstance2800 VERONA STRoosevelt

8:00 AMJan 9Neighborhood Dispute3100 RACINE STBarkley

8:44 AMJan 9Traffic Stop (Violation)2400 YEW STRoosevelt

9:24 AMJan 9Trouble With A Person1400 RAILROAD AVEDowntown

9:40 AMJan 9Trouble With A Person200 W HOLLY STDowntown

10:00 AMJan 9Assault - Misdemeanor4600 BEDFORD AVECordata

10:18 AMJan 9Assist Other Agency2600 W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

11:11 AMJan 9Harassment3400 WOBURN STBarkley

11:34 AMJan 9Traffic Control/problem2200 RIMLAND DRBarkley

12:00 PMJan 9Malicious Mischief3000 TAYLOR AVEHappy Valley

12:00 PMJan 9Theft2300 WEATHERBY WAYBarkley

12:08 PMJan 9Shoplifting1200 N FOREST STSehome

12:15 PMJan 9Drug - Narcotics Violations100 E HOLLY STDowntown

12:21 PMJan 9Theft000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

1:06 PMJan 9Warrant Arrest500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

1:13 PMJan 9Assist Citizen500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

2:01 PMJan 9Violation Of A Court Order2300 PACIFIC STRoosevelt

2:27 PMJan 9Property - Found/recovered4800 SAMISH WAYCounty

2:34 PMJan 9Assist Citizen500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

3:18 PMJan 9Trouble With A Person1100 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

3:41 PMJan 9Assist Other Agency2000 DIVISION STIrongate

4:02 PMJan 9Service Of Papers500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

4:07 PMJan 9Shoplifting2900 WOBURN STBarkley

4:15 PMJan 9Collision - Hit & Run4100 HANNEGAN RDIrongate

4:20 PMJan 9ExplosivesDowntown

5:35 PMJan 9Collision - Hit & Run1100 BARKLEY BLVDRoosevelt

5:40 PMJan 9Domestic Dispute (No Assault)800 NORTHVIEW STCordata

5:44 PMJan 9Trouble With A Person3700 MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

5:51 PMJan 9Shoplifting800 LAKEWAY DRPuget

6:19 PMJan 9Trespass1800 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

6:49 PMJan 9Trouble With A Person000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

6:50 PMJan 9Collision - Hit & Run1000 GRANARY AVEDowntown

7:16 PMJan 9Warrant Arrest800 LAKEWAY DRPuget

7:25 PMJan 9Burglary800 LAKEWAY DRPuget

8:53 PMJan 9Traffic Stop (Violation)4200 TULL RDMeridian

9:15 PMJan 9Behavioral Health2500 MICHIGAN STRoosevelt

10:37 PMJan 9Drug - Narcotics Violations1500 TEXAS STRoosevelt

11:31 PMJan 9Collision - Hit & Run4300 CORDATA PKWYMeridian

11:38 PMJan 9Driving Under The Influence1200 CENTRAL AVEDowntown

11:53 PMJan 9Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1500 TEXAS STRoosevelt

11:53 PMJan 9Malicious Mischief1300 N GARDEN STSehome

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