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. Bellingham Fire Department logged 53 responses, dispatching 89 apparatus across them.

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.

Bellingham Fire Department logged 53 responses on Friday, 17% below the 28-day average of 64, dispatching 89 apparatus across them. 44 of the 53 were medical (83%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 10:20 AM, sending 5 apparatus (1 Ladder · 2 Ambulances · 2 Command).

Response composition · Friday53 responses

EMS / Medical›4483%

Other›59%

Rescue›48%

The complete Bellingham log for January 16, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 43 police incidents (8 ending in arrest) and 51 Fire & EMS responses (44 medical, 3 rescue, 4 other).

12:00 AMJan 16Assist Other Agency2900 MADRONA STBirchwood

12:10 AMJan 16MedicalRacine St & Sunup LoopBarkley

12:12 AMJan 16Information Report4200 TULL RDMeridian

12:21 AMJan 16Behavioral Health2900 SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

12:41 AMJan 16MedicalCornwall Ave & E Maple StDowntown

1:00 AMJan 16Directed Patrol1300 RAILROAD AVEDowntown

1:50 AMJan 16Information Report100 E HOLLY STDowntown

1:50 AMJan 16MedicalEdgewater Ln & Northshore RdCounty

2:49 AMJan 16Cancelled / No IncidentBirchwood Ave & Meridian StBirchwood

3:00 AMJan 16Burglary1400 BIRCHWOOD AVEBirchwood

3:46 AMJan 16MedicalBirchwood Ave & Meridian StBirchwood

6:19 AMJan 16MedicalDiamond Ln & Emerald WayCounty

7:51 AMJan 16MedicalBalfour Valley Dr & Sprague Valley DrCounty

8:17 AMJan 16MedicalCordata Pkwy & Meadowbrook CtCordata

8:58 AMJan 16Medical24th St & Lindsay AveSouth Bellingham

9:05 AMJan 16MedicalE Front St & Maple StCounty

9:18 AMJan 16MedicalTexas St & Ellis StSunnyland

9:23 AMJan 16Trouble With A Person400 TELEGRAPH RDMeridian

9:30 AMJan 16Assist Other Agency2900 CHERRYWOOD AVEBirchwood

9:46 AMJan 16MedicalSanta Fe Trail & Apache DrCounty

9:51 AMJan 16Trouble With A Person700 ALABAMA STSunnyland

10:20 AMJan 16MedicalE Sunset Dr & Ellis StCornwall Park

10:22 AMJan 16Fraud1900 G STLettered Streets

10:37 AMJan 16MedicalPlymouth Dr & Ellis StCornwall Park

10:57 AMJan 16MedicalFlair Valley Ct & Flair Valley DrCounty

11:07 AMJan 16MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

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

11:29 AMJan 16MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

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

11:30 AMJan 16MedicalBender Rd & Aaron DrCounty

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

11:45 AMJan 16Fraud3800 HANNEGAN RDIrongate

12:05 PMJan 16MedicalCornwall Ave & W Magnolia StDowntown

12:33 PMJan 16Burglary2900 VICTOR STColumbia

12:49 PMJan 16MedicalMcLeod Rd & Bennett DrCounty

1:00 PMJan 16Fraud3100 LAURELWOOD AVEBirchwood

1:15 PMJan 16Shoplifting2000 JAMES STSunnyland

1:22 PMJan 16MedicalSulwhanon Dr & Mission RdCounty

1:34 PMJan 16MedicalCordata Pkwy & Meadowbrook CtCordata

1:56 PMJan 16MedicalCornwall Ave & E Chestnut StDowntown

1:58 PMJan 16Medical2800 block Victor StColumbia

3:00 PMJan 16Fight2700 ALDERWOOD AVEBirchwood

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

3:06 PMJan 16MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

3:13 PMJan 16Suspicious Circumstance000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

3:23 PMJan 16MedicalBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

3:30 PMJan 16Assist Other Agency300 HARRIS AVEFairhaven

3:44 PMJan 16Traffic Collision900 block Baker StCornwall Park

3:47 PMJan 16Cancelled / No IncidentTranquil Ln & Beard RdCounty

4:00 PMJan 16ExplosivesDowntown

4:04 PMJan 16MedicalDuffner Dr & Front StCounty

4:39 PMJan 16Medical2800 block Grove StCornwall Park

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

4:47 PMJan 16MedicalWashington St & Williams StColumbia

4:49 PMJan 16Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

4:53 PMJan 16MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

4:57 PMJan 16MedicalConnelly Ave & 28th StSouth Bellingham

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

5:08 PMJan 16Burglary1900 W ILLINOIS STColumbia

5:23 PMJan 16MedicalLogan St & E StLettered Streets

5:58 PMJan 16Cancelled / No Incident1500 block Birch Bay Lynden RdCounty

6:11 PMJan 16MedicalN Garden St & E Ivy StSehome

6:26 PMJan 16Theft000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

6:30 PMJan 16Theft3900 MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

6:30 PMJan 16MedicalVan Wyck Rd & Anderson WayCounty

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

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

7:00 PMJan 16MedicalW Maberry Dr & E Maberry DrCounty

7:14 PMJan 16Information Report1100 E SUNSET DRRoosevelt

7:20 PMJan 16MedicalEverson Goshen Rd & E Pole RdCounty

7:23 PMJan 16Graffiti1000 GRANARY AVEDowntown

7:37 PMJan 16MedicalCornwall Ave & W Laurel StDowntown

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

7:59 PMJan 16MedicalWashington St & Williams StColumbia

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

8:00 PMJan 16Vehicle Prowl200 E LAUREL STDowntown

8:06 PMJan 16MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian

8:15 PMJan 16Shoplifting1200 E SUNSET DRBarkley

8:28 PMJan 16False Statement Or Reporting200 ALABAMA STSunnyland

9:41 PMJan 16Traffic CollisionPine StDowntown

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

9:48 PMJan 16Traffic Collision3800 block Alabama StSilver Beach

9:59 PMJan 16Fire AlarmSeaview Cir & Marine DrCounty

10:33 PMJan 16Auto Recovery1800 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

10:43 PMJan 16MedicalWalnut St & E Maplewood AveColumbia

11:07 PMJan 16MedicalW Connecticut St & Sunset DrCornwall Park

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

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

11:34 PMJan 16MedicalBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

11:46 PMJan 16Behavioral Health600 W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

11:55 PMJan 16MedicalAustin St & Fremont StCounty

11:58 PMJan 16MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Eliza AveMeridian

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