Bellingham · May 18, 2026

What happened in Bellingham on Monday, May 18th

On Monday, Bellingham police fielded 207 calls for service, most clearing without a report. Officers filed 64 incident reports, 23 more than the day before (56%); 1 was violent and 8 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 69 responses, dispatching 118 apparatus across them.

Monday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 25 reports (39%), ahead of persons in need (9) and public order (9). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (23).

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

Incidents spread across 16 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 9 incidents, 14% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 3–4 PM with 7 incidents.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 69 responses on Monday, 6% above the 28-day average of 65, dispatching 118 apparatus across them. 49 of the 69 were medical (71%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 3:05 PM, sending 7 apparatus (1 Engine · 4 Ambulances · 2 Command).

Response composition · Monday69 responses

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EMS / Medical›4971%

Other›1623%

Fire›34%

Rescue›11%

The complete Bellingham log for May 18, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 64 police incidents (1 violent, 8 ending in arrest) and 68 Fire & EMS responses (49 medical, 3 fire, 1 rescue, 15 other).

12:01 AMMay 18Assist Other Agency4500 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

12:02 AMMay 18MedicalAletha Ln & Stonecrest CtKing Mountain

12:30 AMMay 18Assist Other Agency4100 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

12:38 AMMay 18MedicalAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley

12:53 AMMay 18Traffic Stop (Violation)300 block W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

2:09 AMMay 18MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets

2:53 AMMay 18MedicalCanterbury LnBirchwood

4:16 AMMay 18Burglary400 block SEQUOIA DRCordata

4:28 AMMay 18MedicalE Champion St & N State StDowntown

5:23 AMMay 18MedicalBirchwood Ave & Birchwood CtBirchwood

6:43 AMMay 18Assist Other Agency2600 block W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

7:06 AMMay 18MedicalBirchwood Ave & Meridian StBirchwood

7:54 AMMay 18MedicalPalm St & Forest LnSouth Hill

8:25 AMMay 18MedicalFlair Valley Ct & Flair Valley DrCounty

8:28 AMMay 18Welfare Check2500 block E STLettered Streets

8:36 AMMay 18Property - Found/recovered1600 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

8:37 AMMay 18Fraud100 block S 46TH ST—

8:37 AMMay 18MedicalEastwood Way & Bradley RdCounty

8:46 AMMay 18HazmatOrchard Pl & Birchwood AveCornwall Park

8:47 AMMay 18Domestic Dispute (No Assault)3200 block W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

9:30 AMMay 18Information Report2600 block S HARBOR LOOP DRDowntown

9:36 AMMay 18MedicalSulwhanon Dr & Mission RdCounty

9:37 AMMay 18Property - Found/recovered2300 block ORLEANS STRoosevelt

9:46 AMMay 18Warrant Arrest200 block E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

9:47 AMMay 18Welfare Check800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

9:51 AMMay 18Trouble With A Person3400 block DONOVAN AVESamish

9:53 AMMay 18Behavioral Health200 block KENTUCKY STSunnyland

10:01 AMMay 18MedicalSanwick Point Ct & Far Summit PlaceCounty

10:14 AMMay 18Suspicious Circumstance1100 block GRANT STYork

10:14 AMMay 18Suspicious Circumstance1100 block GRANT STYork

10:14 AMMay 18Cancelled / No IncidentLimestone RdCounty

10:30 AMMay 18Drug - Narcotics Violations200 block E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

10:57 AMMay 18Property - Found/recovered500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

11:00 AMMay 18Trespass Authorization Letter900 block LINCOLN STPuget

11:00 AMMay 18Trespass Authorization Letter1200 block W HOLLY STLettered Streets

11:00 AMMay 18Trespass Authorization Letter900 block LINCOLN STPuget

11:00 AMMay 18Trespass Authorization Letter900 block LINCOLN STPuget

11:13 AMMay 18Assist Other Agency2000 block DIVISION STIrongate

11:14 AMMay 18Cancelled / No IncidentGreen Hill Road & Sigma CirCounty

11:15 AMMay 18MedicalWintergreen Way & W Horton WayCordata

11:36 AMMay 18Smoke / Odor CheckTree Farm Ct & Tree Farm LnBarkley

11:37 AMMay 18Medical300 block E Sunset DrSunnyland

11:45 AMMay 18Property - Found/recovered500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

11:53 AMMay 18MedicalE Kellogg Rd & Spring Creek LnKing Mountain

11:54 AMMay 18MedicalWayside Ct & Keystone WayBarkley

12:00 PMMay 18Graffiti1200 block 11TH STFairhaven

12:00 PMMay 18Graffiti1300 block 11TH STFairhaven

12:00 PMMay 18Graffiti1100 block N GARDEN STSehome

12:08 PMMay 18Domestic Dispute (No Assault)800 block W BAKERVIEW RDCordata

12:21 PMMay 18MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

12:23 PMMay 18MedicalWesterly RdCordata

12:25 PMMay 18Cancelled / No IncidentBeard Rd & La Monte DrCounty

12:34 PMMay 18MedicalKinley Way & Smokehouse RdCounty

12:39 PMMay 18Assist Citizen500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

12:53 PMMay 18MedicalE Champion St & N State StDowntown

12:55 PMMay 18MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood

12:59 PMMay 18Trouble With A Person100 block E KELLOGG RDMeridian

1:16 PMMay 18Information Report1400 block E MARYLAND ST—

1:25 PMMay 18Trouble With A Person1500 block N STATE STYork

1:26 PMMay 18Trouble With A Person1500 block N STATE STYork

1:27 PMMay 18MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

1:30 PMMay 18Medical400 block Central AveDowntown

1:47 PMMay 18MedicalVallette St & W Illinois StCornwall Park

1:49 PMMay 18MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian

2:00 PMMay 18Civil Case800 block COHO WAYDowntown

2:00 PMMay 18Trespass Authorization Letter300 block N SAMISH WAYYork

2:30 PMMay 18Property - Found/recovered4300 block TULL RDMeridian

2:32 PMMay 18Collision - Hit & Run2600 block 30TH ST—

2:36 PMMay 18Drug - Narcotics Violations1500 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

2:45 PMMay 18Public Assist2600 block 30th StSouth Bellingham

2:55 PMMay 18MedicalEllsworth St & D StLettered Streets

2:59 PMMay 18Medical4th StFairhaven

3:01 PMMay 18Harassment800 block HALLECK STLettered Streets

3:03 PMMay 18Trouble With A Person3700 block MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

3:05 PMMay 18MedicalE Champion St & N State StDowntown

3:14 PMMay 18MedicalToledo St & Texas StRoosevelt

3:18 PMMay 18Trouble With A Person300 block E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

3:20 PMMay 18Collision - Hit & Run2000 block JAMES STSunnyland

3:34 PMMay 18Cancelled / No IncidentViewmont Ct & 38th StSamish

3:35 PMMay 18Community Oriented Policing100 block W HOLLY STDowntown

3:35 PMMay 18Graffiti400 block W CHESTNUT STDowntown

3:43 PMMay 18Cancelled / No IncidentN Commercial St & Lottie StDowntown

3:45 PMMay 18Collision - Hit & Run900 block SUNSET DR—

4:16 PMMay 18Medical1100 block Cornwall AveDowntown

4:17 PMMay 18MedicalE Chestnut St & N Garden StSehome

4:19 PMMay 18Behavioral Health500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

4:36 PMMay 18MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

4:42 PMMay 18MedicalW Campus WaySouth Hill

4:51 PMMay 18Outdoor Rubbish FireWhatcom St & W Racine StPuget

4:55 PMMay 18MedicalMcLeod Rd & W Maplewood AveBirchwood

4:56 PMMay 18Trespass1800 block RACINE STRoosevelt

5:02 PMMay 18Cancelled / No IncidentW Campus Way & N Garden StSehome

5:08 PMMay 18Welfare Check600 block LINCOLN STSamish

5:17 PMMay 18MedicalPuget St & Fraser StPuget

5:20 PMMay 18Information Report3000 block ORLEANS STRoosevelt

5:45 PMMay 18MedicalMcLeod Rd & W Maplewood AveBirchwood

6:11 PMMay 18Elevator RescueE Chestnut St & Railroad AveDowntown

6:25 PMMay 18Fire Alarm24th St & Douglas AveHappy Valley

6:38 PMMay 18Juvenile Problem1600 block H STLettered Streets

7:04 PMMay 18Fire Alarm24th St & Douglas AveHappy Valley

7:09 PMMay 18MedicalRacine St & Sunup LoopBarkley

7:11 PMMay 18MedicalConnelly Ave & 28th StSouth Bellingham

7:24 PMMay 18Gas LeakAshley Ave & Byron AveSamish

7:26 PMMay 18Medical2300 block James StSunnyland

7:32 PMMay 18Information Report2900 block SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

7:43 PMMay 18MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood

7:47 PMMay 18Medical3400 block Eagle AveCounty

7:55 PMMay 18MedicalIvy Ct & Cimarron WayCounty

8:32 PMMay 18MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

8:32 PMMay 18MedicalLakeway Dr & James StPuget

8:40 PMMay 18Shoplifting800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

8:41 PMMay 18MedicalLakeway Dr & James StPuget

9:01 PMMay 18Vegetation FireW Crestline Dr & Crestline DrAlabama Hill

9:47 PMMay 18MedicalBalfour Valley Dr & Sprague Valley DrCounty

9:54 PMMay 18Behavioral Health3200 block NORTHWEST AVEColumbia

10:00 PMMay 18Liquor Law Violation1200 block BROADWAY STColumbia

10:10 PMMay 18Theft Of A Bicycle800 block 32ND STHappy Valley

10:14 PMMay 18Cancelled / No IncidentGolden Valley Dr & Juniper PlCounty

10:16 PMMay 18Warrant Arrest3200 block NORTHWEST AVEColumbia

10:16 PMMay 18Property - Found/recovered3200 block NORTHWEST AVEColumbia

10:18 PMMay 18Behavioral Health2600 block ELLIS STSunnyland

10:24 PMMay 18Agency AssistE North St & Ellis StSunnyland

10:35 PMMay 18MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood

10:47 PMMay 18Suicide - Attempt/threat1100 block 37TH STSamish

10:57 PMMay 18MedicalWA-539 & E Axton RdCounty

11:03 PMMay 18Suspicious Circumstance500 block 32ND STHappy Valley

11:03 PMMay 18Carbon MonoxideW Maplewood Ave & Northwest AveBirchwood

11:06 PMMay 18Rape Of A Child2900 block SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

11:20 PMMay 18Suicide - Attempt/threat1300 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

11:33 PMMay 18Vehicle FireWA-539 & E Axton RdCounty

11:40 PMMay 18MedicalHighland DrSouth Hill

11:57 PMMay 18Assist Other Agency500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

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