Bellingham · May 6, 2026

What happened in Bellingham on Wednesday, May 6th

On Wednesday, Bellingham police filed 57 incident reports, 1 more than the day before (2%); none were violent and 19 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 62 responses, dispatching 91 apparatus across them.

Wednesday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 15 reports (26%), ahead of property crimes (13) and traffic & vehicles (8). 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 12 incidents, 21% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 5–6 PM with 7 incidents.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 62 responses on Wednesday, 4% below the 28-day average of 64, dispatching 91 apparatus across them. 55 of the 62 were medical (89%). The day's largest response went to a traffic collision call at 3:13 PM, sending 4 apparatus (1 Engine · 1 Ambulance · 2 Command).

Response composition · Wednesday62 responses

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EMS / Medical›5589%

Other›610%

Rescue›12%

The complete Bellingham log for May 6, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 57 police incidents (19 ending in arrest) and 62 Fire & EMS responses (55 medical, 1 rescue, 6 other).

12:04 AMMay 6MedicalCornwall Ave & E Maple StDowntown

12:17 AMMay 6Driving Under The Influence300 block E HOLLY STSehome

12:33 AMMay 6MedicalRailroad Ave & E Maple StDowntown

1:31 AMMay 6MedicalCornwall Ave & Flora StDowntown

2:40 AMMay 6Shoplifting200 block 36TH STHappy Valley

2:44 AMMay 6MedicalBirchwood Ave & Meridian StBirchwood

3:00 AMMay 6Vehicle Prowl500 block N STATE STSehome

3:03 AMMay 6Trouble With A Person400 block HARRIS AVEFairhaven

3:39 AMMay 6MedicalWilliams StColumbia

3:39 AMMay 6MedicalEliza AveCordata

3:41 AMMay 6MedicalMustang Way & Division StIrongate

3:59 AMMay 6Information Report2100 block YEW STRoosevelt

4:21 AMMay 6Driving Under The Influence2900 block SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

4:58 AMMay 6MedicalLakeway Dr & Orleans StPuget

5:52 AMMay 6Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

6:12 AMMay 6MedicalSudden Valley Dr & Maple CtCounty

6:28 AMMay 6MedicalE Laurel St & Railroad AveDowntown

6:30 AMMay 6MedicalIron Gate Rd & E Bakerview RdIrongate

7:06 AMMay 6MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata

7:07 AMMay 6MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood

7:13 AMMay 6MedicalFranklin St & Carolina StSunnyland

7:24 AMMay 6Property - Found/recovered100 block W MAGNOLIA STDowntown

7:30 AMMay 6Property - Found/recovered200 block E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

8:00 AMMay 6Missing Person1300 block F STLettered Streets

8:05 AMMay 6Property - Lost1400 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

8:13 AMMay 6Trouble With A Person100 block UNITY STDowntown

8:25 AMMay 6MedicalWashington St & Williams StColumbia

8:32 AMMay 6MedicalBender Rd & Aaron DrCounty

8:32 AMMay 6MedicalSheridan Trail & Northshore RdCounty

8:43 AMMay 6MedicalE Maryland St & Undine StRoosevelt

8:52 AMMay 6Fire AlarmParkridge Rd & Hawthorn RdFairhaven

9:00 AMMay 6Drug - Narcotics Violations1300 block N STATE STYork

9:04 AMMay 6Warrant Arrest100 block UNITY STDowntown

9:21 AMMay 6Behavioral Health3100 block RACINE STBarkley

9:24 AMMay 6Warrant Arrest1300 block F STLettered Streets

9:31 AMMay 6MedicalAdams RdCounty

9:32 AMMay 6Trouble With A Person2800 block MERIDIAN STColumbia

10:30 AMMay 6Trouble With A Person4300 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

10:33 AMMay 6Medical3000 block Ellis StCornwall Park

10:52 AMMay 6Sex Crime (Investigation)2400 block DONOVAN AVEHappy Valley

11:15 AMMay 6Service Of Papers1600 block J STLettered Streets

11:21 AMMay 6Medical15th St & S Garden StSouth Hill

11:29 AMMay 6Trouble With A Person1500 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

11:38 AMMay 6MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian

11:40 AMMay 6Drug - Narcotics Violations1500 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

11:53 AMMay 6MedicalE Beachview Pl & Silvern LnSilver Beach

12:00 PMMay 6Graffiti1000 block HUMBOLDT STYork

12:00 PMMay 6Graffiti1100 block HUMBOLDT STYork

12:10 PMMay 6Collision - Auto3100 block SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

12:23 PMMay 6MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

12:34 PMMay 6MedicalE Myrtle St & Newell StSehome

12:35 PMMay 6Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

1:08 PMMay 6MedicalQueen St & Lopez StPuget

1:13 PMMay 6Theft1800 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

1:24 PMMay 6MedicalN Forest St & E Laurel StSehome

1:32 PMMay 6Behavioral Health5800 block PACIFIC RIM CTCordata

1:53 PMMay 6MedicalDouglas Ave & Yew Street RdCounty

1:54 PMMay 6Juvenile Problem2700 block ALDERWOOD AVEBirchwood

1:56 PMMay 6MedicalMcLeod Rd & W Maplewood AveBirchwood

2:00 PMMay 6Theft2300 block MERIDIAN STColumbia

2:03 PMMay 6MedicalLincoln St & Viking CirPuget

2:23 PMMay 6Smoke / Odor CheckE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley

2:26 PMMay 6Information Report2800 block VERONA STRoosevelt

2:31 PMMay 6MedicalCagey Rd & Lummi Shore RdCounty

2:49 PMMay 6MedicalW Bakerview RdMeridian

2:54 PMMay 6MedicalAlabama St & Iron StSunnyland

2:59 PMMay 6Theft000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

3:13 PMMay 6Collision - Auto3500 block HANNEGAN RDBarkley

3:13 PMMay 6Traffic Collision2000 block E Sunset DrBarkley

3:14 PMMay 6MedicalLakeway Dr & Pacific StPuget

3:35 PMMay 6Warrant Arrest3500 block BYRON AVESehome

3:44 PMMay 6MedicalE Sunset Dr & Barkley BlvdBarkley

3:54 PMMay 6MedicalKwina Rd & Dungeness LpCounty

4:04 PMMay 6MedicalEldridge Ave & Cherry StColumbia

4:07 PMMay 6Malicious Mischief2800 block JAMES STSunnyland

4:18 PMMay 6Indecent Exposure1700 block N STATE STSunnyland

4:19 PMMay 6Information Report1100 block HUMBOLDT STYork

4:19 PMMay 6MedicalE Laurel St & Otis StSehome

4:31 PMMay 6Smoke / Odor Check1600 block Gladstone StPuget

4:33 PMMay 6Behavioral Health3300 block HILDA LNBirchwood

4:37 PMMay 6MedicalCornwall Ave & E Maple StDowntown

4:43 PMMay 6MedicalCentral Ave & Grand AveDowntown

4:50 PMMay 6Theft2200 block QUEEN STRoosevelt

4:54 PMMay 6MedicalE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley

4:58 PMMay 6MedicalHenley St & Harborview RdCounty

5:00 PMMay 6Community Oriented Policing5000 block SAMISH WAY—

5:04 PMMay 6MedicalFlynn St & Dakin StSilver Beach

5:04 PMMay 6MedicalLakeway Dr & Orleans StPuget

5:16 PMMay 6MedicalNorthgate RdCounty

5:22 PMMay 6Collision - Auto3900 block MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

5:30 PMMay 6Information Report2600 block N HARBOR LOOP DRDowntown

5:41 PMMay 6MedicalAgate Heights Rd & Northshore RdCounty

5:41 PMMay 6MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

5:43 PMMay 6Sex Crime (Investigation)1300 block F STLettered Streets

5:52 PMMay 6Warrant Arrest2800 block JAMES STSunnyland

5:52 PMMay 6Behavioral Health2100 block ELECTRIC AVESilver Beach

5:53 PMMay 6Cancelled / No IncidentRoeder Ave & Bellwether WayDowntown

5:57 PMMay 6Shoplifting000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

6:16 PMMay 6Traffic Stop (Violation)1100 block E SUNSET DRRoosevelt

6:17 PMMay 6Cancelled / No Incident600 block Dupont StLettered Streets

6:18 PMMay 6MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian

6:47 PMMay 6Information Report1200 block E SUNSET DRBarkley

6:50 PMMay 6Juvenile Problem900 block MAHOGANY AVECordata

7:34 PMMay 6Drug - Narcotics Violations300 block GRAND AVEDowntown

7:38 PMMay 6Public AssistMcLeod Rd & W Maplewood AveBirchwood

8:20 PMMay 6MedicalLakeway Dr & Lincoln StPuget

8:31 PMMay 6Traffic Stop (Violation)1300 block CIVIC FIELD WAYPuget

8:49 PMMay 6MedicalE College Way & S College DrWestern Washington University

8:50 PMMay 6MedicalDeemer Rd & Harman WayMeridian

8:56 PMMay 6Theft1200 block W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

9:00 PMMay 6Suspicious Circumstance1100 block BROOKSTONE DR—

9:36 PMMay 6Shoplifting1200 block W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

9:56 PMMay 6Domestic Dispute (No Assault)100 block W CHESTNUT STDowntown

10:44 PMMay 6Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1100 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

11:00 PMMay 6Theft4600 block CORDATA PKWYCordata

11:03 PMMay 6MedicalDouglas Ave & 23rd StHappy Valley

11:08 PMMay 6Trespass3200 block NORTHWEST AVEColumbia

11:15 PMMay 6Collision - Hit & Run2500 block KENTUCKY STRoosevelt

11:18 PMMay 6MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

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