Bellingham · May 20, 2026

What happened in Bellingham on Wednesday, May 20th

On Wednesday, Bellingham police fielded 230 calls for service, most clearing without a report. Officers filed 59 incident reports, 1 fewer than the day before (2%); 1 was violent and 12 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 78 responses, dispatching 124 apparatus across them.

Wednesday's reports roll up into 7 category families. Property Crimes led with 16 reports (27%), ahead of operations & administrative (13) and public order (12). The most common single category was Theft (10).

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

Incidents spread across 16 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 11 incidents, 19% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 7–8 PM with 9 incidents.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 78 responses on Wednesday, 22% above the 28-day average of 64, dispatching 124 apparatus across them. 54 of the 78 were medical (69%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 10:56 AM, sending 4 apparatus (1 Engine · 3 Ambulances).

Response composition · Wednesday78 responses

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EMS / Medical›5469%

Other›1924%

Fire›56%

The complete Bellingham log for May 20, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 59 police incidents (1 violent, 12 ending in arrest) and 77 Fire & EMS responses (54 medical, 4 fire, 19 other).

12:26 AMMay 20Fire Alarm3200 block Northwest AveBirchwood

12:59 AMMay 20Juvenile Runaway1000 block LENORA CTHappy Valley

1:00 AMMay 20Vehicle Prowl100 block 33RD STSehome

1:45 AMMay 20MedicalBirch StWhatcom Falls

2:06 AMMay 20MedicalGolf View Dr & E Pole RdCounty

2:11 AMMay 20Assist Other Agency100 block NORTHSHORE DRSilver Beach

3:50 AMMay 20MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

4:14 AMMay 20Domestic Dispute (No Assault)2600 block W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

5:29 AMMay 20MedicalRailroad Ave & E Magnolia StDowntown

5:39 AMMay 20Trouble With A Person200 block TULL PLMeridian

5:46 AMMay 20MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

6:51 AMMay 20MedicalRacine St & Sunup LoopBarkley

6:55 AMMay 20Cancelled / No IncidentRacine St & Sunup LoopBarkley

6:56 AMMay 20MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata

7:04 AMMay 20MedicalVine Cir & Vine StCounty

7:13 AMMay 20Trouble With A Person1300 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

7:16 AMMay 20MedicalH St & Bancroft StLettered Streets

7:19 AMMay 20Trouble With A Person3900 block MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

7:30 AMMay 20Behavioral Health1300 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

7:49 AMMay 20Property - Found/recovered2500 block ELM STColumbia

8:07 AMMay 20Fire AlarmE Bellis Fair Pkwy & Meridian StMeridian

8:20 AMMay 20Medical2nd StPuget

8:30 AMMay 20Domestic Dispute (No Assault)3400 block WOBURN STBarkley

8:30 AMMay 20MedicalE Maryland St & Orleans StRoosevelt

8:39 AMMay 20Sitting & Lying Violation1500 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

9:13 AMMay 20Public AssistE Connecticut St & Ontario StRoosevelt

9:29 AMMay 20MedicalHaxton Way & N Red River RdCounty

9:29 AMMay 20Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

9:35 AMMay 20Collision - Hit & Run1200 block N FOREST STSehome

9:39 AMMay 20MedicalW 11th Pl & W Axton RdCounty

9:44 AMMay 20MedicalPrince Ave & Deemer RdMeridian

9:47 AMMay 20MedicalWest Stuart RoadCordata

9:51 AMMay 20MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

10:14 AMMay 20MedicalBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

10:35 AMMay 20Information Report000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

10:40 AMMay 20Drug - Narcotics Violations1300 block N STATE STYork

10:46 AMMay 20MedicalTiopi Loop & Dike RdCounty

10:56 AMMay 20MedicalNorthwind Ct & Northwind CirCordata

11:00 AMMay 20Animal Abuse1600 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

11:06 AMMay 20MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

11:40 AMMay 20Service Of Papers100 block W LAUREL STDowntown

11:40 AMMay 20Fire AlarmW Kellogg Rd & Meridian StMeridian

11:40 AMMay 20Fire AlarmW Bakerview Rd & Bennett DrBirchwood

11:40 AMMay 20MedicalCoyote Creek Dr & Mission RdCounty

11:41 AMMay 20Fire AlarmW Kellogg Rd & Meridian StMeridian

11:41 AMMay 20Fire AlarmStuart RdCordata

11:45 AMMay 20MedicalNew St & Halleck StLettered Streets

11:51 AMMay 20Information Report1700 block E MAPLE STPuget

11:55 AMMay 20Trouble With A Person100 block SAMISH WAYSehome

11:59 AMMay 20Missing Person3500 block NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood

12:00 PMMay 20Trouble With A Person1600 block CAROLINA STRoosevelt

12:00 PMMay 20Property - Found/recovered1000 block SQUALICUM WAYBirchwood

12:06 PMMay 20MedicalKentucky St & Woburn StRoosevelt

12:11 PMMay 20Theft Of A Bicycle1000 block W BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

12:13 PMMay 20Welfare Check1200 block COMMERCIAL STDowntown

12:31 PMMay 20Suspicious Circumstance3300 block RACINE STBarkley

12:50 PMMay 20Warrant Arrest2700 block ALDERWOOD AVEBirchwood

12:53 PMMay 20Domestic Dispute (No Assault)400 block S STATE STSouth Hill

1:05 PMMay 20Violation Of A Court Order2600 block W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

1:20 PMMay 20MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood

1:23 PMMay 20MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Cordata PkwyCordata

1:25 PMMay 20Sitting & Lying Violation1300 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

1:26 PMMay 20Medical4100 block Haxton WayCounty

1:33 PMMay 20MedicalOrchard Pl & Birchwood AveCornwall Park

1:38 PMMay 20MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

1:41 PMMay 20MedicalMcKenzie Ave & 12th StFairhaven

1:43 PMMay 20MedicalBender Rd & Aaron DrCounty

1:45 PMMay 20Trespass1100 block IOWA STRoosevelt

1:53 PMMay 20Trespass1100 block IOWA STRoosevelt

2:07 PMMay 20Drugs - Investigation100 block E HOLLY STDowntown

2:12 PMMay 20Cancelled / No IncidentE Badger Rd & Van Buren RdCounty

2:17 PMMay 20MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Mitchell WayCounty

2:25 PMMay 20MedicalConnelly Ave & 28th StSouth Bellingham

2:42 PMMay 20Fire AlarmE Sunset Dr & Orleans StBarkley

2:51 PMMay 20Outdoor Rubbish FireN Garden St & E Oak StSehome

3:02 PMMay 20Cancelled / No IncidentKispiox Rd & Skeena WayCounty

3:24 PMMay 20Trouble With A Person200 block E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

3:35 PMMay 20Fire AlarmEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

3:55 PMMay 20Cancelled / No IncidentViking CirPuget

4:02 PMMay 20Medical1400 block Monroe StColumbia

4:04 PMMay 20MedicalRaymond St & Whatcom StWhatcom Falls

4:06 PMMay 20Fire AlarmH St & Bancroft StLettered Streets

4:09 PMMay 20MedicalRailroad Ave & E Maple StDowntown

4:10 PMMay 20Theft Of A Bicycle900 block HARRIS AVEFairhaven

4:15 PMMay 20Theft2000 block CORNWALL AVELettered Streets

4:29 PMMay 20MedicalCordata Pkwy & Meadowbrook CtCordata

4:32 PMMay 20MedicalUnity St & Flora StDowntown

4:38 PMMay 20Medical4100 block Haxton WayCounty

4:42 PMMay 20MedicalLincoln St & Viking CirPuget

4:46 PMMay 20Cooking FireYork St & Franklin StYork

4:58 PMMay 20Fire AlarmE Chestnut St & N Garden StSehome

5:00 PMMay 20Fraud1600 block 12TH STFairhaven

5:35 PMMay 20Theft4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

5:44 PMMay 20Cancelled / No IncidentPeaceful Valley Dr & King Valley DrCounty

5:47 PMMay 20MedicalW Maplewood AveBirchwood

6:00 PMMay 20MedicalW Holly StLettered Streets

6:17 PMMay 20Vegetation FireWesterly RdCordata

6:20 PMMay 20Theft2300 block PACIFIC STRoosevelt

6:22 PMMay 20Behavioral Health500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

6:49 PMMay 20MedicalRailroad Ave & E Magnolia StDowntown

6:52 PMMay 20Behavioral Health2500 block H STLettered Streets

7:02 PMMay 20MedicalDonovan AveHappy Valley

7:04 PMMay 20Trouble With A Person1700 block KENTUCKY STRoosevelt

7:07 PMMay 20MedicalLakeway Dr & James StPuget

7:12 PMMay 20Neighborhood Dispute3400 block WOBURN STBarkley

7:16 PMMay 20Malicious Mischief1300 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

7:20 PMMay 20Domestic Dispute (No Assault)2900 block ST PAUL STBarkley

7:22 PMMay 20Theft200 block 36TH STHappy Valley

7:23 PMMay 20Cancelled / No IncidentLena Rd & Lummi View DrCounty

7:25 PMMay 20Assist Other Agency2600 block W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

7:30 PMMay 20Theft400 block W STUART RDCordata

7:30 PMMay 20Collision - Hit & Run1200 block 10TH STFairhaven

7:39 PMMay 20Medical36th St & Samish WayHappy Valley

7:41 PMMay 20Theft000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

8:23 PMMay 20Juvenile Problem000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

8:25 PMMay 20Possession Of Stolen Property1300 block HIGH STYork

8:35 PMMay 20Behavioral Health3400 block WOBURN STBarkley

8:42 PMMay 20MedicalLakeway Dr & Orleans StPuget

8:54 PMMay 20Warrant Arrest1300 block HIGH STYork

9:14 PMMay 20Suicide - Attempt/threat3000 block PLYMOUTH DRCornwall Park

9:14 PMMay 20MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata

9:14 PMMay 20Cancelled / No IncidentH St & Bancroft StLettered Streets

9:25 PMMay 20MedicalPlymouth Dr & Ellis StCornwall Park

9:43 PMMay 20Outdoor Rubbish FireMcLeod Rd & Bennett DrCounty

9:53 PMMay 20Assault - Felony3200 block SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

10:07 PMMay 20MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

10:19 PMMay 20Theft400 block YORK STYork

10:19 PMMay 20Burglary1300 block BILLY FRANK JR STYork

10:39 PMMay 20MedicalBill McDonald Pkwy & Samish WaySehome

10:49 PMMay 20MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

10:53 PMMay 20Arson - Reckless Burning200 block CENTRAL AVEDowntown

10:54 PMMay 20Public AssistN Commercial St & Central AveDowntown

10:56 PMMay 20MedicalCornwall Ave & E Holly StDowntown

11:01 PMMay 20Domestic Dispute (No Assault)3700 block MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

11:39 PMMay 20Warrant Arrest200 block CENTRAL AVEDowntown

11:50 PMMay 20MedicalOat Coles RdCounty

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