Bellingham · May 1, 2026

What happened in Bellingham on Friday, May 1st

On Friday, Bellingham police filed 59 incident reports, 6 fewer than the day before (9%); 1 was violent and 12 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 77 responses, dispatching 113 apparatus across them.

Friday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 18 reports (31%), ahead of property crimes (14) and public order (9). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (11).

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

Incidents spread across 16 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 13 incidents, 22% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 12–1 PM with 6 incidents.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 77 responses on Friday, 24% above the 28-day average of 62, dispatching 113 apparatus across them. 51 of the 77 were medical (66%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 10:24 AM, sending 5 apparatus (1 Engine · 2 Ambulances · 2 Command).

Response composition · Friday77 responses

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EMS / Medical›5166%

Other›1925%

Fire›68%

Rescue›11%

The complete Bellingham log for May 1, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 59 police incidents (1 violent, 12 ending in arrest) and 77 Fire & EMS responses (51 medical, 6 fire, 1 rescue, 19 other).

12:04 AMMay 1Cancelled / No IncidentSunshine Dr & Evergreen WayCounty

12:21 AMMay 1Carbon MonoxideKentucky St & St Clair StAlabama Hill

12:26 AMMay 1Contact Subject1800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

12:27 AMMay 1Outdoor Rubbish FireFranklin St & N State StSunnyland

1:10 AMMay 1Information Report1300 block F STLettered Streets

1:44 AMMay 1MedicalScott Rd & Lummi Shore RdCounty

1:48 AMMay 1Warrant Arrest2400 block DONOVAN AVEHappy Valley

2:10 AMMay 1Violation Of A Court Order1200 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

2:50 AMMay 1Burglary800 block BLACKWOOD CTKing Mountain

4:03 AMMay 1Civil Case3400 block WOBURN STBarkley

4:04 AMMay 1Fraud100 block E KELLOGG RDMeridian

4:35 AMMay 1Domestic Dispute (No Assault)3200 block E SUNSET DRBarkley

5:20 AMMay 1MedicalW Maplewood Ave & Northwest AveBirchwood

5:22 AMMay 1MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

5:33 AMMay 1Theft Of A Bicycle300 block E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

6:04 AMMay 1MedicalGrove Rd & Lummi View DrCounty

6:28 AMMay 1MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata

6:47 AMMay 1Domestic Dispute (No Assault)3200 block ORLEANS STBarkley

7:10 AMMay 1MedicalAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley

7:25 AMMay 1Sitting & Lying Violation1300 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

7:27 AMMay 1MedicalE Champion St & N State StDowntown

7:35 AMMay 1Violation Of A Court Order100 block 47TH STSamish

7:40 AMMay 1Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

7:46 AMMay 1Trouble With A Person1500 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

7:54 AMMay 1Cancelled / No IncidentBritton Loop Rd & Gloria LnCounty

7:56 AMMay 1Theft500 block HARMAN WAYMeridian

8:00 AMMay 1Community Oriented Policing200 block E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

8:05 AMMay 1MedicalW Maplewood Ave & Firwood AveBirchwood

8:22 AMMay 1MedicalCarolina St & Yew StRoosevelt

8:22 AMMay 1MedicalBirchwood AveBirchwood

8:23 AMMay 1Fraud1400 block CRANBERRY CTKing Mountain

8:44 AMMay 1Outdoor Rubbish FireMeridian StMeridian

8:57 AMMay 1Cancelled / No IncidentSand Rd & Mt Baker HwyCounty

9:00 AMMay 1Community Oriented Policing100 block E HOLLY STDowntown

9:06 AMMay 1MedicalGambier Ave & 13th StSouth Hill

9:19 AMMay 1Theft4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

9:24 AMMay 1MedicalDonovan Ave & 24th StHappy Valley

9:25 AMMay 1MedicalN Forest St & E Laurel StSehome

9:28 AMMay 1Property - Lost4200 block SPRINGCREEK LNKing Mountain

9:34 AMMay 1MedicalToledo St & Texas StRoosevelt

9:40 AMMay 1Cancelled / No Incident1500 block Ellis StYork

9:44 AMMay 1MedicalLakeway Dr & Kenoyer DrWhatcom Falls

9:44 AMMay 1MedicalLakeway Dr & Orleans StPuget

9:45 AMMay 1Death Investigation3000 block LAKEWAY DRWhatcom Falls

10:24 AMMay 1Death Investigation2300 block HURON ST—

10:24 AMMay 1Death Investigation2300 block HURON ST—

10:24 AMMay 1MedicalHuron St & Mossop DrAlabama Hill

10:26 AMMay 1Property - Found/recovered1000 block 11TH STSouth Hill

10:30 AMMay 1Drug - Narcotics Violations1500 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

10:30 AMMay 1MedicalNorthwest Ave & Home LnMeridian

10:41 AMMay 1MedicalOrleans St & Woodstock WayBarkley

11:02 AMMay 1Fire AlarmTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian

11:06 AMMay 1Service Of Papers3400 block DONOVAN AVESamish

11:09 AMMay 1Traffic CollisionJames St & Alabama StSunnyland

11:16 AMMay 1Death Investigation5000 block FESTIVAL BLVDCordata

11:23 AMMay 1MedicalConnelly Ave & 28th StSouth Bellingham

11:37 AMMay 1MedicalMorey AveSouth Hill

11:48 AMMay 1Fire Alarm25th St & Arboretum DrWestern Washington University

11:49 AMMay 1MedicalIron Gate Rd & E Bakerview RdIrongate

11:51 AMMay 1Fraud3200 block PEABODY STCornwall Park

11:52 AMMay 1Fire AlarmE Bellis Fair Pkwy & Meridian StMeridian

11:55 AMMay 1Civil Case1300 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

11:55 AMMay 1MedicalNew St & Halleck StLettered Streets

11:56 AMMay 1Welfare Check1300 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

12:00 PMMay 1Graffiti2800 block ELDRIDGE AVEColumbia

12:00 PMMay 1Graffiti400 block ROEDER AVEDowntown

12:00 PMMay 1Property - Found/recovered2900 block NORTHWEST AVEColumbia

12:00 PMMay 1Graffiti3100 block ELDRIDGE AVE—

12:06 PMMay 1MedicalBender Rd & Aaron DrCounty

12:18 PMMay 1MedicalNooksack Rd & E Badger RdCounty

12:22 PMMay 1Trouble With A Person1200 block N STATE STDowntown

12:32 PMMay 1Fire AlarmBalch Rd & Haxton WayCounty

12:38 PMMay 1MedicalAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley

12:44 PMMay 1MedicalBirchwood Ave & Meridian StBirchwood

12:54 PMMay 1Suspicious Circumstance4600 block CORDATA PKWYCordata

1:15 PMMay 1Welfare Check800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

1:26 PMMay 1MedicalLakeway Dr & James StPuget

1:28 PMMay 1Fire Alarm1200 block Grant StYork

1:31 PMMay 1MedicalSpring DrMeridian

1:38 PMMay 1MedicalE Champion St & N State StDowntown

1:50 PMMay 1Warrant Arrest300 block GRAND AVEDowntown

1:55 PMMay 1MedicalUnity St & Flora StDowntown

2:06 PMMay 1MedicalE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley

2:12 PMMay 1MedicalSequoia Dr & Cordata PkwyCordata

2:18 PMMay 1Trouble With A Person200 block CENTRAL AVEDowntown

2:27 PMMay 1Welfare Check600 block W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

2:50 PMMay 1MedicalHorton Rd & Ryzex WayCordata

2:51 PMMay 1MedicalWoodland Rd & Harksell RdCounty

2:56 PMMay 1Cancelled / No Incident2nd StPuget

3:06 PMMay 1Outdoor Rubbish Fire200 block E Laurel StDowntown

3:11 PMMay 1MedicalW Champion St & Grand AveDowntown

3:14 PMMay 1Fire Alarm25th St & Arboretum DrWestern Washington University

3:15 PMMay 1Fraud700 block HIGHLAND DRSouth Hill

3:16 PMMay 1Vegetation FireConsolidation Ave & Samish WaySehome

3:19 PMMay 1Vegetation FireE Laurel St & Railroad AveDowntown

3:21 PMMay 1Vegetation Fire1200 block Franklin StYork

3:25 PMMay 1Service Of Papers500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

3:25 PMMay 1MedicalSheridan Trail & Northshore RdCounty

3:32 PMMay 1Cancelled / No IncidentH Street Rd & Stillwater LnCounty

3:36 PMMay 1Cancelled / No IncidentForsberg Rd & Harborview RdCounty

3:42 PMMay 1Cancelled / No Incident8700 block Sunrise RdCounty

4:13 PMMay 1MedicalBarkley Blvd & Racine StBarkley

4:23 PMMay 1Suspicious Circumstance500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

4:29 PMMay 1Suspicious Circumstance200 block E HOLLY STDowntown

4:32 PMMay 1Medical1300 block Bay StDowntown

4:36 PMMay 1Drug - Narcotics Violations1500 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

4:55 PMMay 1Malicious Mischief2800 block COWGILL AVEHappy Valley

5:03 PMMay 1Warrant Arrest2500 block ELDRIDGE AVEColumbia

5:06 PMMay 1Medical300 block E Sunset DrSunnyland

5:18 PMMay 1Cancelled / No IncidentYew Street Rd & Samish WayCounty

5:20 PMMay 1Warrant Arrest4000 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

5:20 PMMay 1Theft4000 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

5:36 PMMay 1MedicalDepot Rd & Homestead BlvdCounty

6:00 PMMay 1Assist Other Agency300 block HARRIS AVEFairhaven

6:41 PMMay 1Trouble With A Person4200 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

6:41 PMMay 1MedicalStommish LnCounty

6:52 PMMay 1Warrant Arrest2500 block LINCOLN STSunnyland

6:58 PMMay 1MedicalMeridian St & E Stuart RdMeridian

7:00 PMMay 1Juvenile Runaway500 block HARMAN WAYMeridian

7:00 PMMay 1Welfare Check400 block YORK STYork

7:05 PMMay 1Cancelled / No IncidentBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

7:18 PMMay 1Fire AlarmBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

8:16 PMMay 1Assault - Felony100 block E STUART RDMeridian

8:17 PMMay 1MedicalMeridian St & E Stuart RdMeridian

8:31 PMMay 1MedicalSanta Fe Trail & Apache DrCounty

8:58 PMMay 1MedicalCrabapple Ln & Mission RdCounty

9:10 PMMay 1Smoke / Odor CheckW Maplewood Ave & Cottonwood AveBirchwood

9:20 PMMay 1MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets

9:31 PMMay 1MedicalScott Rd & Itistha WyCounty

9:36 PMMay 1Theft800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

9:38 PMMay 1Assist Citizen500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

9:41 PMMay 1Indecent Exposure100 block E HOLLY STDowntown

10:38 PMMay 1Driving Under The Influence4500 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

10:47 PMMay 1Shoplifting4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

11:13 PMMay 1MedicalCornwall Ave & E Magnolia StDowntown

11:18 PMMay 1MedicalJames St & Francis AveKing Mountain

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