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Daily Public-Safety Report

Bellingham · January 31, 2026

Every incident, call, and arrest logged by Bellingham Police Department and Bellingham Fire Department on Saturday, January 31, 2026, straight from official records.

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What happened in Bellingham on Saturday, January 31st

On Saturday, Bellingham police filed 50 incident reports, 4 more than the day before (9%); 2 were violent and 7 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 75 responses, dispatching 137 apparatus across them.

Citywide mapPins mark the block, not the exact address

Incident Categories

Saturday's reports roll up into 7 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 15 reports (30%), ahead of public order (11) and persons in need (7). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (13).

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

Operations & Administrative13Other Non-Criminal1Court Order Violations1Warrant Arrest30%
Public Order8Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical)1Disorderly Behavior (Physical)1Other Criminal22%
Persons in Need5Behavioral Health1Death Investigation1Overdose14%
Violent & Person Crimes4Domestic Violence (No Assault)2Assault - Misdemeanor1Harassment14%
Property Crimes4Theft1Burglary1Vehicle Prowl12%
Traffic & Vehicles2Traffic Collision1Vehicle Related6%
Substance & Vice1Drugs & Narcotics2%

Neighborhood Activity

Incidents spread across 15 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 9 incidents, 18% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Hourly Breakdown

Activity peaked between 1 PM–2 PM with 9 incidents.

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

9
12a6a12p6p11p
Overnight
312–6a
Morning
126a–12p
Afternoon
2212–6p
Evening
136p–12a

Fire & EMS

Bellingham Fire Department logged 75 responses on Saturday, 19% above the 28-day average of 63, dispatching 137 apparatus across them. 56 of the 75 were medical (75%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 11:48 AM, sending 8 apparatus (4 Engines · 1 Ladder · 1 Ambulance · 2 Command).

Response composition · Saturday75 responses

Full Event Log

The complete Bellingham log for January 31, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 50 police incidents (2 violent, 7 ending in arrest) and 74 Fire & EMS responses (56 medical, 1 fire, 2 rescue, 15 other).

12:42 AMJan 31MedicalQueen St & Texas StRoosevelt
1:07 AMJan 31MedicalMustang Way & Division StIrongate
1:37 AMJan 31MedicalN Forest St & Forest LnSouth Hill
1:46 AMJan 31Domestic Dispute (No Assault)3000 ELDRIDGE AVEBirchwood
1:58 AMJan 31MedicalBerry St & N State StDowntown
2:55 AMJan 31Assault - Misdemeanor4700 CORDATA PKWYCordata
3:03 AMJan 31Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley
3:07 AMJan 31MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata
3:14 AMJan 31Medical4700 block Cordata PkwyCordata
4:53 AMJan 31MedicalWashington St & Williams StColumbia
5:39 AMJan 31MedicalE Chestnut St & N Garden StSehome
5:41 AMJan 31Death Investigation400 E HOLLY STSehome
6:01 AMJan 31Cancelled / No IncidentYork St & Franklin StYork
6:05 AMJan 31Cancelled / No IncidentCordataCordata
6:28 AMJan 31Outdoor Rubbish FireEl Dorado Way & Cordata PkwyCordata
6:42 AMJan 31MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian
7:27 AMJan 31Fire AlarmNewton St & Westcott StWhatcom Falls
7:41 AMJan 31Malicious Mischief4400 CORDATA PKWYCordata
7:58 AMJan 31MedicalH St & Bancroft StLettered Streets
8:29 AMJan 31MedicalAstor St & G StLettered Streets
8:34 AMJan 31MedicalFranklin St & N State StSunnyland
8:35 AMJan 31Fire AlarmN Samish Way & Consolidation AveSehome
8:35 AMJan 31Electrical31st St & Ferry AveHappy Valley
8:36 AMJan 31Theft1200 N FOREST STSehome
8:36 AMJan 31MedicalBarkley BlvdBarkley
9:10 AMJan 31MedicalDonovan Ave & 24th StHappy Valley
9:53 AMJan 31Vehicle Prowl100 W LAUREL STDowntown
10:02 AMJan 31Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley
10:03 AMJan 31MedicalAgate Heights Rd & Coral LnCounty
10:08 AMJan 31Information Report2400 KULSHAN STColumbia
10:08 AMJan 31MedicalDepot Rd & Homestead BlvdCounty
10:10 AMJan 31MedicalW Champion St & Prospect StDowntown
10:21 AMJan 31Trouble With A Person100 SAMISH WAYSehome
10:29 AMJan 31Violation Of A Court Order100 ASHLEY STSamish
10:50 AMJan 31Property - Found/recovered100 CHUCKANUT DREdgemoor
11:06 AMJan 31Trespass Authorization Letter1300 LINCOLN STPuget
11:09 AMJan 31Information Report000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian
11:10 AMJan 31Domestic Dispute (No Assault)800 10TH STSouth Hill
11:12 AMJan 31Cancelled / No IncidentOat Coles Rd & Massey RdCounty
11:15 AMJan 31Collision - Hit & Run1200 W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian
11:38 AMJan 31Public AssistE Bellis Fair Pkwy & Meridian StMeridian
11:47 AMJan 31MedicalN Forest St & E Maple StSehome
11:48 AMJan 31Medical15th St & Easton AveSouth Hill
11:54 AMJan 31Behavioral Health700 TELEGRAPH RDMeridian
11:59 AMJan 31MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian
12:08 PMJan 31Trouble With A Person200 UNITY STDowntown
12:26 PMJan 31Smoke / Odor CheckJames St & Gladstone StYork
12:31 PMJan 31MedicalGreen Hill Road & Sigma CirCounty
12:34 PMJan 31Auto Recovery4200 NORTHWEST AVEMeridian
12:37 PMJan 31MedicalConsolidation Ave & Samish WaySehome
12:46 PMJan 31MedicalVerona St & Texas StRoosevelt
12:47 PMJan 31Fire Alarm4300 block Creston WyKing Mountain
12:50 PMJan 31Trouble With A Person200 GRAND AVEDowntown
1:00 PMJan 31Assault - Misdemeanor4400 COLUMBINE DRCordata
1:02 PMJan 31Trouble With A Person000 CENTRAL AVEDowntown
1:09 PMJan 31MedicalOld Fairhaven Pkwy & 20th StHappy Valley
1:12 PMJan 31Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1900 FRASER STPuget
1:19 PMJan 31Suspicious Circumstance300 MEADOWBROOK CTCordata
1:20 PMJan 31Shoplifting200 N SAMISH WAYSehome
1:25 PMJan 31MedicalCordataCordata
1:27 PMJan 31Trouble With A Person1500 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
1:29 PMJan 31MedicalPalm St & Forest LnSouth Hill
1:38 PMJan 31Trouble With A Person1500 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
1:51 PMJan 31Drug - Narcotics Violations1500 CORNWALL AVEDowntown
1:54 PMJan 31Trouble With A Person100 TELEGRAPH RDMeridian
2:00 PMJan 31Information Report2300 HAWK WAYSamish
2:23 PMJan 31Information Report600 ALABAMA STSunnyland
2:30 PMJan 31Collision - Hit & Run4100 ARCTIC AVEMeridian
3:12 PMJan 31MedicalHarris Ave & 11th StFairhaven
3:17 PMJan 31Shoplifting800 LAKEWAY DRPuget
3:17 PMJan 31Warrant Arrest800 LAKEWAY DRPuget
3:22 PMJan 31MedicalMeridian St & Westerly RdMeridian
3:44 PMJan 31MedicalBayview Dr & Shorewood LnCounty
3:45 PMJan 31MedicalMill Ave & 16th StHappy Valley
3:46 PMJan 31Overdose1100 16TH STHappy Valley
4:02 PMJan 31MedicalMeadowbrook Ct & Coast WayCordata
4:03 PMJan 31Fight2800 W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood
4:06 PMJan 31Fire Alarm25th St & Douglas AveHappy Valley
4:10 PMJan 31Information Report3000 WOBURN STBarkley
4:15 PMJan 31Trouble With A Person800 W ORCHARD DRCornwall Park
4:17 PMJan 31Cancelled / No IncidentHaxton Way & N Red River RdCounty
4:20 PMJan 31Property - Found/recovered500 KENTUCKY STSunnyland
4:28 PMJan 31MedicalTaylor Ave & S 34th StSamish
4:49 PMJan 31MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood
4:56 PMJan 31MedicalBarkley Blvd & Pacific StBarkley
5:29 PMJan 31MedicalBryce Park Loop & Aaron DrCounty
5:40 PMJan 31Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley
5:41 PMJan 31MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets
6:00 PMJan 31Burglary1200 E SUNSET DRBarkley
6:13 PMJan 31MedicalXenia St & E Maryland StRoosevelt
6:22 PMJan 31MedicalElm St & N Bridgeview DrCounty
6:42 PMJan 31Information Report1200 E SUNSET DRBarkley
6:44 PMJan 31Juvenile Problem300 E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian
6:48 PMJan 31Medical24th StHappy Valley
6:54 PMJan 31MedicalLincoln St & Viking CirPuget
6:56 PMJan 31MedicalCordata Pkwy & Meadowbrook CtCordata
7:06 PMJan 31Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1000 23RD STHappy Valley
7:06 PMJan 31Information Report1000 E SUNSET DRRoosevelt
7:08 PMJan 31Traffic Collision6100 block Azure WayCounty
7:15 PMJan 31Theft000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian
7:23 PMJan 31Welfare Check100 WESTERLY RDCordata
7:39 PMJan 31Property - Found/recovered2400 RIMLAND DRBarkley
7:42 PMJan 31MedicalHaxton Way & Lummi Shore DrCounty
7:49 PMJan 31Fire AlarmW Campus WaySouth Hill
8:05 PMJan 31Harassment1300 RAILROAD AVEDowntown
8:12 PMJan 31MedicalW Pacificview Dr & Consolidation AvePuget
8:14 PMJan 31Behavioral Health1400 E SUNSET DRBarkley
8:16 PMJan 31MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata
8:17 PMJan 31Welfare Check2300 DOUGLAS AVEHappy Valley
8:24 PMJan 31MedicalE Sunset Dr & Orleans StBarkley
8:28 PMJan 31MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood
8:29 PMJan 31MedicalKnight Rd & Whitsonville WyCounty
8:39 PMJan 31Medical200 block Halleck StLettered Streets
8:54 PMJan 31MedicalSilver Lake Rd & Black Mountain LnCounty
9:00 PMJan 31AdministrativeIsland View Dr & Griffith AveCounty
9:05 PMJan 31Medical32nd St & Ferry AveHappy Valley
9:18 PMJan 31Behavioral Health2700 DONOVAN AVEHappy Valley
9:20 PMJan 31Agency AssistE Sunset Dr & Orleans StBarkley
9:27 PMJan 31Traffic Collision4200 block Meridian StMeridian
9:51 PMJan 31MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets
10:05 PMJan 31Gas LeakFlora St & Prospect StDowntown
10:12 PMJan 31MedicalWashington St & Williams StColumbia
11:00 PMJan 31Information Report200 E HOLLY STDowntown
11:12 PMJan 31MedicalMajestic Dr & Coast WayCordata

Showing 5 of 124 events. Events posted on BPD and BFD activity reports for Saturday, January 31, 2026.

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