Bellingham · January 16, 2026

What happened in Bellingham on Friday, January 16th

On Friday, Bellingham police filed 43 incident reports, 10 fewer than the day before (19%); none were violent and 8 ended in arrest.

Friday's reports roll up into 6 category families. Property Crimes led with 12 reports (28%), ahead of public order (11) and operations & administrative (9). 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, 16% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 11 AM–12 PM with 6 incidents.

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

The complete Bellingham log for January 16, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 43 police incidents (8 ending in arrest).

12:00 AMJan 16Assist Other Agency2900 MADRONA STBirchwood

12:12 AMJan 16Information Report4200 TULL RDMeridian

12:21 AMJan 16Behavioral Health2900 SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

1:00 AMJan 16Directed Patrol1300 RAILROAD AVEDowntown

1:50 AMJan 16Information Report100 E HOLLY STDowntown

3:00 AMJan 16Burglary1400 BIRCHWOOD AVEBirchwood

9:23 AMJan 16Trouble With A Person400 TELEGRAPH RDMeridian

9:30 AMJan 16Assist Other Agency2900 CHERRYWOOD AVEBirchwood

9:51 AMJan 16Trouble With A Person700 ALABAMA STSunnyland

10:22 AMJan 16Fraud1900 G STLettered Streets

11:15 AMJan 16Assist Other Agency1500 N FOREST STYork

11:26 AMJan 16Trouble With A Person300 E HOLLY STSehome

11:26 AMJan 16Trouble With A Person4500 CORDATA PKWYCordata

11:30 AMJan 16Suicide - Attempt/threat500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

11:36 AMJan 16Driving Under The Influence1500 C STLettered Streets

11:45 AMJan 16Fraud3800 HANNEGAN RDIrongate

12:33 PMJan 16Burglary2900 VICTOR STColumbia

1:00 PMJan 16Fraud3100 LAURELWOOD AVEBirchwood

1:15 PMJan 16Shoplifting2000 JAMES STSunnyland

3:00 PMJan 16Fight2700 ALDERWOOD AVEBirchwood

3:03 PMJan 16Trouble With A Person3900 MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

3:13 PMJan 16Suspicious Circumstance000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

3:30 PMJan 16Assist Other Agency300 HARRIS AVEFairhaven

4:00 PMJan 16ExplosivesDowntown

4:40 PMJan 16Property - Found/recovered500 DARBY DRCordata

5:01 PMJan 16Collision - Hit & Run000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

5:08 PMJan 16Burglary1900 W ILLINOIS STColumbia

6:26 PMJan 16Theft000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

6:30 PMJan 16Theft3900 MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

6:41 PMJan 16Trouble With A Person1100 E SUNSET DRRoosevelt

7:00 PMJan 16Sex Crime (Investigation)2800 JAMES STSunnyland

7:14 PMJan 16Information Report1100 E SUNSET DRRoosevelt

7:23 PMJan 16Graffiti1000 GRANARY AVEDowntown

7:52 PMJan 16Trouble With A Person200 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

8:00 PMJan 16Collision - Hit & Run1200 10TH STFairhaven

8:00 PMJan 16Vehicle Prowl200 E LAUREL STDowntown

8:15 PMJan 16Shoplifting1200 E SUNSET DRBarkley

8:28 PMJan 16False Statement Or Reporting200 ALABAMA STSunnyland

9:47 PMJan 16Driving Under The Influence3800 ALABAMA STSilver Beach

10:33 PMJan 16Auto Recovery1800 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

11:09 PMJan 16Domestic Dispute (No Assault)2600 YEW STRoosevelt

11:26 PMJan 16Traffic Stop (Violation)600 E HOLLY STSehome

11:46 PMJan 16Behavioral Health600 W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

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Showing 5 of 43 events. Events posted on BPD activity reports for Friday, January 16, 2026.