Bellingham · February 23, 2026

What happened in Bellingham on Monday, February 23rd

On Monday, Bellingham police filed 56 incident reports, 9 more than the day before (19%); 1 was violent and 18 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 66 responses, dispatching 110 apparatus across them.

Monday's reports roll up into 7 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 19 reports (34%), ahead of public order (14) and property crimes (11). 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 15 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 16 incidents, 29% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 8 PM–9 PM with 8 incidents.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 66 responses on Monday, 8% above the 28-day average of 61, dispatching 110 apparatus across them. 52 of the 66 were medical (79%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 9:51 PM, sending 5 apparatus (1 Ladder · 2 Ambulances · 2 Command).

Response composition · Monday66 responses

EMS / Medical›5279%

Other›1218%

Fire›12%

Rescue›12%

The complete Bellingham log for February 23, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 56 police incidents (1 violent, 17 ending in arrest) and 66 Fire & EMS responses (52 medical, 1 fire, 1 rescue, 12 other).

12:00 AMFeb 23Assist Other Agency1600 MONROE STColumbia

12:02 AMFeb 23MedicalBriar Rd & Linden RdEdgemoor

12:13 AMFeb 23Warrant Arrest800 LINCOLN STSamish

12:21 AMFeb 23Warrant Arrest100 E KELLOGG RDMeridian

1:16 AMFeb 23MedicalRoeder Ave & Squalicum WayDowntown

1:22 AMFeb 23Trouble With A Person1300 F STLettered Streets

1:26 AMFeb 23Welfare Check2400 CLAUDIA CTRoosevelt

1:26 AMFeb 23MedicalFuchsia Dr & Kodiak LnCordata

2:26 AMFeb 23Traffic Stop (Violation)600 W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

3:17 AMFeb 23MedicalBurns St & Woburn StBarkley

4:08 AMFeb 23Graffiti400 WESTERLY RDCordata

4:17 AMFeb 23Counterfeit3000 OLD FAIRHAVEN PKWYHappy Valley

5:19 AMFeb 23MedicalYork St & Franklin StYork

5:45 AMFeb 23MedicalE Bellis Fair Pkwy & Meridian StMeridian

7:22 AMFeb 23MedicalTelegraph RdKing Mountain

8:00 AMFeb 23Sitting & Lying Violation1300 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

8:02 AMFeb 23Suspicious Circumstance2400 E BAKERVIEW RDIrongate

8:03 AMFeb 23Cancelled / No IncidentStrider Loop Rd & E Bakerview RdIrongate

8:11 AMFeb 23MedicalMichael Rd & Morning Star DrCounty

8:17 AMFeb 23Fire AlarmJames St & Texas StSunnyland

8:27 AMFeb 23Drugs - Investigation800 LINCOLN STSamish

8:41 AMFeb 23Trouble With A PersonDowntown

8:56 AMFeb 23Medical2600 block Bayshore DrCounty

9:00 AMFeb 23Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1000 LENORA CTHappy Valley

9:04 AMFeb 23MedicalPana Vista Dr & Sterling DrMeridian

9:06 AMFeb 23MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian

9:11 AMFeb 23Urinating In Public Place4100 MERIDIAN STMeridian

9:32 AMFeb 23Warrant Arrest100 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

9:33 AMFeb 23Elevator RescueBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

9:34 AMFeb 23Fire AlarmW Campus WaySouth Hill

9:35 AMFeb 23Suicide - Attempt/threat2400 RIMLAND DRBarkley

9:35 AMFeb 23MedicalW Maplewood Ave & Northwest AveBirchwood

9:47 AMFeb 23MedicalBarkley Blvd & Racine StBarkley

9:48 AMFeb 23MedicalJames St & Gladstone StYork

9:51 AMFeb 23Drug - Narcotics Violations1300 RAILROAD AVEDowntown

10:12 AMFeb 23MedicalWest Stuart RoadCordata

10:15 AMFeb 23Theft1800 ROEDER AVEDowntown

10:20 AMFeb 23Property - Found/recovered500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

10:28 AMFeb 23MedicalHannegan Rd & E Axton RdCounty

10:33 AMFeb 23MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata

10:41 AMFeb 23Obstructing A Law Enf Officer100 UNITY STDowntown

10:41 AMFeb 23Warrant Arrest100 UNITY STDowntown

10:44 AMFeb 23Medical1st St & Deming RdCounty

10:49 AMFeb 23Suspicious Circumstance2500 ELLIS STSunnyland

10:50 AMFeb 23MedicalMcLeod Rd & Bennett DrCounty

10:57 AMFeb 23MedicalE Bellis Fair Pkwy & Meridian StMeridian

11:00 AMFeb 23Assist Other Agency1600 BAKER CREEK PLIrongate

11:15 AMFeb 23Juvenile Problem3000 CORNWALL AVECornwall Park

11:19 AMFeb 23MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

11:22 AMFeb 23MedicalHomestead Blvd & Fieldstone LoopCounty

11:47 AMFeb 23Gas LeakE Holly St & Railroad AveDowntown

11:52 AMFeb 23Property - Found/recovered500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

11:57 AMFeb 23Trouble With A Person200 CENTRAL AVEDowntown

12:00 PMFeb 23Graffiti1100 GRANARY AVEDowntown

12:05 PMFeb 23Assault - Misdemeanor3200 PARTRIDGE LNBirchwood

12:05 PMFeb 23Disorderly Conduct1300 RAILROAD AVEDowntown

12:10 PMFeb 23MedicalJames St & Potter StYork

12:15 PMFeb 23Theft000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

12:20 PMFeb 23MedicalSan Juan Blvd & Spieden PlWhatcom Falls

12:21 PMFeb 23MedicalSand Rd & Homeplace LnCounty

12:45 PMFeb 23Behavioral Health1400 E SUNSET DRBarkley

12:45 PMFeb 23MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

12:49 PMFeb 23Malicious Mischief2600 ERIE STAlabama Hill

12:56 PMFeb 23Service Of Papers1000 LAKEWAY DRPuget

1:16 PMFeb 23Cancelled / No IncidentRoblee Dr & Leeside DrCounty

1:27 PMFeb 23MedicalKenoyer Dr & Cascade AveWhatcom Falls

1:35 PMFeb 23MedicalH StLettered Streets

1:56 PMFeb 23Fraud1200 32ND STHappy Valley

1:56 PMFeb 23MedicalCordata Pkwy & Meadowbrook CtCordata

2:11 PMFeb 23Cancelled / No IncidentW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

2:23 PMFeb 23Trouble With A Person2900 SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

2:24 PMFeb 23MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

2:26 PMFeb 23Fire AlarmE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley

2:46 PMFeb 23Fire AlarmMcKenzie Ave & 12th StFairhaven

3:00 PMFeb 23Trouble With A Person4200 MERIDIAN STMeridian

3:04 PMFeb 23Theft1200 BAY STDowntown

3:14 PMFeb 23MedicalMurray Rd & E Laurel RdCounty

3:19 PMFeb 23MedicalDiamond Ln & Emerald WayCounty

3:20 PMFeb 23MedicalCordata Pkwy & Meadowbrook CtCordata

3:34 PMFeb 23Drug - Narcotics Violations100 E HOLLY STDowntown

3:34 PMFeb 23MedicalBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

3:42 PMFeb 23MedicalE Pine St & N State StSehome

3:52 PMFeb 23Warrant Arrest100 E HOLLY STDowntown

3:56 PMFeb 23MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood

4:06 PMFeb 23MedicalFuchsia Dr & Water Lily LoopCordata

4:25 PMFeb 23Neighborhood Dispute200 E BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

4:29 PMFeb 23Information Report3200 ORLEANS STBarkley

4:39 PMFeb 23Shoplifting4400 MERIDIAN STMeridian

4:41 PMFeb 23MedicalBirch CirAlabama Hill

5:29 PMFeb 23MedicalE Bellis Fair Pkwy & Meridian StMeridian

5:33 PMFeb 23Warrant Arrest500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

5:36 PMFeb 23Medical10th St & Mill AveFairhaven

5:49 PMFeb 23Drugs - Investigation4400 MERIDIAN STMeridian

6:14 PMFeb 23MedicalPrimrose Ln & McLeod RdKing Mountain

6:19 PMFeb 23MedicalBellis Fair Pkwy & Cordata PkwyMeridian

6:27 PMFeb 23Theft1100 E SUNSET DRRoosevelt

6:35 PMFeb 23MedicalClark Rd & Hunters Pointe DrEdgemoor

6:47 PMFeb 23Trouble With A Person100 FLORA STDowntown

7:31 PMFeb 23MedicalE Holly St & Railroad AveDowntown

7:34 PMFeb 23MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets

7:55 PMFeb 23MedicalDungeness Lp & Perch LnCounty

8:00 PMFeb 23Cancelled / No IncidentHomesteader Rd & Valley HwyCounty

8:05 PMFeb 23Assist Other Agency100 E KELLOGG RDMeridian

8:16 PMFeb 23Theft300 E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

8:18 PMFeb 23Harassment2700 W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

8:26 PMFeb 23Outdoor Rubbish FireProspect St & Central AveDowntown

8:29 PMFeb 23MedicalConnelly Ave & 28th StSouth Bellingham

8:43 PMFeb 23Warrant Arrest400 CENTRAL AVEDowntown

8:43 PMFeb 23Domestic Dispute (No Assault)400 CENTRAL AVEDowntown

8:43 PMFeb 23Warrant Arrest000 BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

8:46 PMFeb 23Theft4400 MERIDIAN STMeridian

8:46 PMFeb 23Warrant Arrest4400 MERIDIAN STMeridian

9:10 PMFeb 23MedicalMeridian St & E Stuart RdMeridian

9:14 PMFeb 23MedicalLincoln St & Elwood AveSamish

9:26 PMFeb 23MedicalEl Dorado Way & Cordata PkwyCordata

9:39 PMFeb 23Cancelled / No IncidentJade Pl & Diamond LoopCounty

9:51 PMFeb 23MedicalMcLeod Rd & Willowwood AveCounty

10:22 PMFeb 23Civil Case4100 DEEMER RDMeridian

10:22 PMFeb 23Suspicious Circumstance4000 NORTHWEST AVEMeridian

10:26 PMFeb 23Public AssistE Maple St & High StSehome

10:28 PMFeb 23Smoke / Odor CheckBill McDonald PkwyHappy Valley

11:04 PMFeb 23MedicalF St & Kearney StLettered Streets

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