Bellingham · January 27, 2026

What happened in Bellingham on Tuesday, January 27th

On Tuesday, Bellingham police filed 53 incident reports, 8 more than the day before (18%); 1 was violent and 13 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 73 responses, dispatching 120 apparatus across them.

Tuesday's reports roll up into 7 category families. Property Crimes led with 16 reports (30%), ahead of operations & administrative (12) and public order (11). The most common single category was Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical) (9).

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

Incidents spread across 17 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 11 incidents, 21% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 3 PM–4 PM with 7 incidents.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 73 responses on Tuesday, 15% above the 28-day average of 63, dispatching 120 apparatus across them. 62 of the 73 were medical (85%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 2:14 PM, sending 6 apparatus (2 Engines · 2 Ambulances · 2 Command).

Response composition · Tuesday73 responses

EMS / Medical›6285%

Other›1115%

The complete Bellingham log for January 27, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 53 police incidents (1 violent, 13 ending in arrest) and 73 Fire & EMS responses (62 medical, 11 other).

12:00 AMJan 27Assist Other Agency1500 WILSON AVESouth Bellingham

12:19 AMJan 27MedicalBalch Rd & Haxton WayCounty

12:28 AMJan 27Drugs - Investigation3400 JAMES STIrongate

12:34 AMJan 27MedicalDellesta DrCounty

12:43 AMJan 27MedicalSamish Way & 40th StSamish

12:58 AMJan 27Obstructing A Law Enf Officer4000 NORTHWEST AVEMeridian

12:58 AMJan 27Warrant Arrest3300 NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood

1:13 AMJan 27MedicalE Maplewood Ave & Northwest AveColumbia

1:49 AMJan 27Domestic Dispute (No Assault)3700 MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

2:19 AMJan 27MedicalE Champion St & N State StDowntown

2:49 AMJan 27Fire AlarmGrant St & Potter StYork

2:59 AMJan 27MedicalGrove Rd & Lummi View DrCounty

3:09 AMJan 27Extra Patrol1100 RAILROAD AVEDowntown

3:30 AMJan 27MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

4:29 AMJan 27Medical2100 block Electric AveSilver Beach

4:50 AMJan 27MedicalW Racine Pl & W Racine StPuget

6:24 AMJan 27MedicalTranquil Ln & Beard RdCounty

6:30 AMJan 27MedicalMcKenzie Ave & 12th StFairhaven

6:35 AMJan 27Trouble With A Person200 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

7:07 AMJan 27MedicalDonovan Ave & 24th StHappy Valley

7:12 AMJan 27MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

8:00 AMJan 27MedicalJames St & Gladstone StYork

8:10 AMJan 27Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1900 FRASER STPuget

8:30 AMJan 27Information Report3900 IDAHO STSilver Beach

8:50 AMJan 27Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

9:07 AMJan 27MedicalBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

9:07 AMJan 27Cancelled / No IncidentHannegan Rd & E 69th VistaCounty

9:15 AMJan 27MedicalPrince Ave & Deemer RdMeridian

9:15 AMJan 27MedicalBurns St & Woburn StBarkley

9:20 AMJan 27Trouble With A Person3200 NORTHWEST AVEColumbia

9:21 AMJan 27Trouble With A Person1300 COMMERCIAL STDowntown

9:45 AMJan 27MedicalAlabama St & Racine StRoosevelt

10:27 AMJan 27Trouble With A Person200 CENTRAL AVEDowntown

10:27 AMJan 27MedicalStrider Loop Rd & Hannegan RdIrongate

10:36 AMJan 27MedicalWashington St & Williams StColumbia

11:01 AMJan 27Trouble With A Person4200 ALDRICH RDCordata

11:01 AMJan 27Cancelled / No Incident4200 block Aldrich RdCordata

11:04 AMJan 27Carbon MonoxideRedwood Ave & Alderwood AveCounty

11:16 AMJan 27Theft800 LAKEWAY DRPuget

11:22 AMJan 27Fire AlarmE Myrtle St & High StSehome

11:40 AMJan 27Welfare Check1500 N FOREST STYork

11:48 AMJan 27MedicalE Laurel St & Otis StSehome

11:53 AMJan 27MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian

11:55 AMJan 27Burglary300 E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

11:58 AMJan 27Sitting & Lying Violation100 E HOLLY STDowntown

12:00 PMJan 27Graffiti1100 GRANARY AVEDowntown

12:15 PMJan 27Warrant Arrest500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

12:18 PMJan 27IcacDowntown

12:30 PMJan 27MedicalScott Rd & Lummi Shore RdCounty

12:34 PMJan 27MedicalCarolina St & Pacific StRoosevelt

1:11 PMJan 27MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata

1:24 PMJan 27Carbon MonoxideMichigan St & Kentucky StAlabama Hill

1:29 PMJan 27MedicalCherrywood Ave & Cottonwood AveBirchwood

1:49 PMJan 27MedicalS Red River Rd & Haxton WayCounty

1:51 PMJan 27MedicalBill McDonald PkwyHappy Valley

1:55 PMJan 27Trouble With A Person1800 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

1:55 PMJan 27Water Leak / FloodingBarkley Blvd & Howe PlBarkley

2:03 PMJan 27AdministrativeDonovan Ave & 24th StHappy Valley

2:14 PMJan 27MedicalKulshan St & Monroe StColumbia

2:20 PMJan 27Death Investigation2400 KULSHAN STColumbia

2:45 PMJan 27Civil Case4000 ELIZA AVECordata

2:49 PMJan 27MedicalSpring Coulee Rd & Greenville StCounty

2:50 PMJan 27Behavioral Health3800 MERIDIAN STBirchwood

2:59 PMJan 27MedicalSulwhanon DrCounty

3:01 PMJan 27MedicalMcLeod Rd & Bennett DrCounty

3:06 PMJan 27Theft1000 E SUNSET DRRoosevelt

3:15 PMJan 27Graffiti2800 WOBURN STRoosevelt

3:18 PMJan 27Shoplifting800 LAKEWAY DRPuget

3:25 PMJan 27Property - Found/recovered1100 N STATE STDowntown

3:34 PMJan 27Warrant Arrest800 LAKEWAY DRPuget

3:45 PMJan 27Information Report2000 C STLettered Streets

3:45 PMJan 27Theft1400 RAILROAD AVEDowntown

4:00 PMJan 27Service Of Papers500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

4:02 PMJan 27MedicalGolden Valley Dr & Bellwood DrCounty

4:03 PMJan 27Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1500 G STLettered Streets

4:30 PMJan 27Trouble With A Person4400 MERIDIAN STMeridian

4:36 PMJan 27Shots Fired900 GILBERT DRKing Mountain

4:40 PMJan 27Graffiti1400 RAILROAD AVEDowntown

4:48 PMJan 27MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata

4:57 PMJan 27MedicalOregon Pl & Crestline DrAlabama Hill

5:09 PMJan 27MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

5:38 PMJan 27MedicalE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley

5:54 PMJan 27MedicalBurns St & Woburn StBarkley

5:59 PMJan 27Medical1800 block Bill McDonald PkwyWestern Washington University

6:02 PMJan 27Fire AlarmFerry Ave & Voltaire CtHappy Valley

6:18 PMJan 27Shoplifting800 LAKEWAY DRPuget

6:18 PMJan 27Shoplifting800 LAKEWAY DRPuget

6:19 PMJan 27Threats2700 ALDERWOOD AVEBirchwood

6:20 PMJan 27Medical1800 block Bill McDonald PkwyWestern Washington University

6:53 PMJan 27Public AssistRimland Dr & Manning StBarkley

7:02 PMJan 27Cancelled / No IncidentShamrock Rd & Poppy CtCounty

7:10 PMJan 27Collision - Hit & Run1400 LAKEWAY DRPuget

7:14 PMJan 27Burglary4400 MERIDIAN STMeridian

7:15 PMJan 27Theft4400 MERIDIAN STMeridian

7:22 PMJan 27MedicalLakeway Dr & Pacific StPuget

7:24 PMJan 27MedicalS State StSouth Hill

7:27 PMJan 27MedicalW Connecticut StColumbia

7:34 PMJan 27MedicalYork St & Franklin StYork

7:48 PMJan 27MedicalLakeway Dr & Pacific StPuget

8:09 PMJan 27MedicalHollywood Ave & McAlpine RdCounty

8:12 PMJan 27Theft3900 MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

8:14 PMJan 27Theft4300 MERIDIAN STMeridian

8:19 PMJan 27MedicalWashington St & Williams StColumbia

8:30 PMJan 27MedicalMcLeod Rd & W Rusley DrBirchwood

8:32 PMJan 27MedicalW Connecticut StColumbia

8:33 PMJan 27Property - Lost800 LAKEWAY DRPuget

8:41 PMJan 27Burglary800 LAKEWAY DRPuget

8:46 PMJan 27MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood

8:52 PMJan 27MedicalMeridian StMeridian

8:53 PMJan 27Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1000 OTIS STSehome

9:31 PMJan 27Vehicle Prowl3100 STUDIO LNBarkley

10:01 PMJan 27MedicalPalm St & Forest LnSouth Hill

10:11 PMJan 27MedicalMarine Dr & Griffith AveCounty

10:12 PMJan 27MedicalColton Ln & Christopher LnCounty

10:21 PMJan 27Domestic Dispute (No Assault)200 HAWTHORN RDEdgemoor

10:23 PMJan 27Behavioral Health1000 OTIS STSehome

10:24 PMJan 27MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood

10:31 PMJan 27Drug - Narcotics Violations4400 MERIDIAN STMeridian

10:31 PMJan 27Trouble With A Person4400 MERIDIAN STMeridian

10:31 PMJan 27Warrant Arrest4400 MERIDIAN STMeridian

10:32 PMJan 27MedicalBay Ln & Lummi Shore RdCounty

10:46 PMJan 27MedicalMcLeod Rd & W Rusley DrBirchwood

10:56 PMJan 27MedicalBirchwood Ave & Cedarwood AveBirchwood

11:09 PMJan 27MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

11:11 PMJan 27MedicalCanterbury LnBirchwood

11:25 PMJan 27MedicalWilson Ave & 22nd StHappy Valley

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