Bellingham · April 8, 2026

What happened in Bellingham on Wednesday, April 8th

On Wednesday, Bellingham police filed 45 incident reports, 3 more than the day before (7%); none were violent and 14 ended in arrest.

Wednesday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 15 reports (33%), ahead of public order (8) and traffic & vehicles (6). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (13).

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

Incidents spread across 14 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 14 incidents, 31% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

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

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

The complete Bellingham log for April 8, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 45 police incidents (14 ending in arrest).

12:02 AMApr 8Assist Other Agency500 SAMISH WAYSamish

12:03 AMApr 8Trouble With A Person1300 LAKEWAY DRPuget

12:21 AMApr 8Assist Other AgencyDowntown

1:18 AMApr 8Trespass1300 LAKEWAY DRPuget

5:16 AMApr 8Behavioral Health2100 ELECTRIC AVESilver Beach

8:05 AMApr 8Property - Found/recovered2200 ELIZABETH STColumbia

8:27 AMApr 8Graffiti800 W HORTON RDCordata

8:37 AMApr 8Graffiti900 PACIFIC RIM LNCordata

8:39 AMApr 8Trouble With A Person100 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

8:39 AMApr 8Drug - Narcotics Violations100 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

8:43 AMApr 8Drug - Narcotics Violations1400 RAILROAD AVEDowntown

8:47 AMApr 8Traffic Control/problem3700 MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

8:57 AMApr 8Warrant Arrest1400 12TH STFairhaven

9:05 AMApr 8Drug - Narcotics Violations100 PROSPECT STDowntown

9:06 AMApr 8Drug - Narcotics Violations100 PROSPECT STDowntown

9:17 AMApr 8Trouble With A Person100 PROSPECT STDowntown

10:00 AMApr 8Property - Found/recovered2800 COWGILL AVEHappy Valley

10:01 AMApr 8Trouble With A Person1800 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

10:14 AMApr 8Service Of Papers4300 TULL RDMeridian

10:54 AMApr 8Service Of Papers400 BUENA VISTA PLMeridian

11:14 AMApr 8Information Report4200 HARRISON STSamish

11:20 AMApr 8Property - Found/recovered3200 NORTHWEST AVEColumbia

11:21 AMApr 8Trouble With A Person2800 ELDRIDGE AVEColumbia

11:23 AMApr 8Trouble With A Person3200 BILL MACDONALD PKWYHappy Valley

11:36 AMApr 8Driving Under The Influence100 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

11:51 AMApr 8Property - Found/recovered3400 MERIDIAN STColumbia

12:50 PMApr 8Community Oriented Policing100 W MAGNOLIA STDowntown

1:27 PMApr 8Traffic Stop (Violation)1500 W BAKERVIEW RDBirchwood

1:38 PMApr 8Assault - Misdemeanor3900 BENNETT DRBirchwood

2:22 PMApr 8Child - Lost/found3500 SUSSEX DRBarkley

3:01 PMApr 8Transport2000 C STLettered Streets

3:07 PMApr 8Domestic Dispute (No Assault)200 E BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

3:10 PMApr 8Trouble With A Person100 W STUART RDMeridian

4:20 PMApr 8Behavioral Health2800 W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

4:38 PMApr 8Service Of Papers500 GRAND AVELettered Streets

6:09 PMApr 8Theft1300 CORNWALL AVEDowntown

6:22 PMApr 8Traffic Stop (Violation)3000 NORTHWEST AVEColumbia

7:26 PMApr 8Warrant Arrest2400 RIMLAND DRBarkley

8:18 PMApr 8Trouble With A Person400 YORK STYork

8:39 PMApr 8Behavioral Health1200 ROEDER AVEDowntown

9:17 PMApr 8Theft800 LAKEWAY DRPuget

10:21 PMApr 8Driving Under The Influence3300 NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood

10:52 PMApr 8Drug - Narcotics Violations300 GRAND AVEDowntown

11:31 PMApr 8Driving Under The Influence1200 ELLIS STYork

11:36 PMApr 8Assist Other Agency300 E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

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Showing 5 of 45 events. Events posted on BPD activity reports for Wednesday, April 8, 2026.