Bellingham · July 8, 2026

What happened in Bellingham on Wednesday, July 8th

On Wednesday, Bellingham police fielded 237 calls for service, most clearing without a report. Officers filed 63 incident reports, 12 more than the day before (24%); 2 were violent and 13 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 74 responses, dispatching 107 apparatus across them.

Wednesday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 15 reports (24%), ahead of property crimes (15) and public order (12). 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, 21% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 1–2 PM with 11 incidents.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 74 responses on Wednesday, 12% above the 28-day average of 66, dispatching 107 apparatus across them. 54 of the 74 were medical (73%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 6:15 PM, sending 6 apparatus (1 Engine · 1 Ladder · 2 Ambulances · 2 Command).

Response composition · Wednesday74 responses

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EMS / Medical›5473%

Other›1824%

Fire›23%

The complete Bellingham log for July 8, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 63 police incidents (2 violent, 13 ending in arrest) and 74 Fire & EMS responses (54 medical, 2 fire, 18 other).

12:07 AMJul 8Behavioral Health1200 block BIRCHWOOD AVEBirchwood

12:27 AMJul 8Graffiti1400 block E MAPLE STYork

1:32 AMJul 8Assist Other Agency—

2:26 AMJul 8Medical100 block E Holly StDowntown

2:27 AMJul 8Suicide - Attempt/threat1200 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

2:28 AMJul 8Public AssistPasco St & Samish WaySehome

2:40 AMJul 8Fire AlarmCherrywood Ave & Cottonwood AveBirchwood

3:09 AMJul 8Vegetation Fire3400 block Bill McDonald PkwySehome

3:38 AMJul 8MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

3:48 AMJul 8MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian

4:16 AMJul 8MedicalE Holly St & Railroad AveDowntown

4:35 AMJul 8Assist Citizen500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

4:51 AMJul 8Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

4:52 AMJul 8MedicalMill Ave & 11th StFairhaven

5:13 AMJul 8MedicalE Laurel St & Otis StSehome

5:18 AMJul 8MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata

5:27 AMJul 8MedicalColumbine Dr & West Stuart RoadCordata

5:52 AMJul 8Vehicle Prowl2900 block SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

6:17 AMJul 8MedicalPolo Park Dr & Lost Lake LnCounty

7:12 AMJul 8MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

7:42 AMJul 8Trouble With A Person1300 block COMMERCIAL STDowntown

8:16 AMJul 8MedicalKyle Ln & E Pole RdCounty

8:27 AMJul 8MedicalCedar St & N State StSouth Hill

8:28 AMJul 8Trespass1600 block DIVISION AVE—

8:46 AMJul 8Trouble With A Person1500 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

8:51 AMJul 8MedicalHappy Ct & 22nd StHappy Valley

9:06 AMJul 8Drug - Narcotics Violations1300 block N STATE STYork

9:06 AMJul 8Warrant Arrest1300 block N STATE STYork

9:42 AMJul 8MedicalBirchwood Ave & Northwest AveBirchwood

9:56 AMJul 8MedicalTelegraph RdKing Mountain

10:04 AMJul 8MedicalHorton RdCordata

10:05 AMJul 8Collision - Hit & Run1400 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

10:22 AMJul 8Cancelled / No Incident6th St & G StCounty

10:23 AMJul 8MedicalCornwall Ave & E Holly StDowntown

10:28 AMJul 8Trouble With A Person400 block WESTERLY RDCordata

10:35 AMJul 8Theft1200 block N FOREST STSehome

10:37 AMJul 8MedicalNoon Rd & E Pole RdCounty

10:39 AMJul 8MedicalMcKenzie Ave & 12th StFairhaven

10:40 AMJul 8Cancelled / No IncidentDouglas AveSouth Hill

10:41 AMJul 8Cancelled / No IncidentSalashan Pkwy & Salashan LoopCounty

10:47 AMJul 8Collision - Hit & Run1600 block N STATE STYork

10:49 AMJul 8Cancelled / No IncidentN Garden Way & Ridgeway DrCounty

10:55 AMJul 8Cancelled / No IncidentDodd Ave & Leighton StCounty

11:11 AMJul 8Drug - Narcotics Violations1500 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

11:11 AMJul 8Cancelled / No Incident10th St & Edson StCounty

11:15 AMJul 8MedicalNoon Rd & Braden WayCounty

11:18 AMJul 8Cancelled / No Incident3rd Ave & Washington StCounty

11:40 AMJul 8Collision - Hit & Run2900 block WOBURN STBarkley

11:46 AMJul 8Suspicious Circumstance1500 block E SUNSET DRBarkley

11:48 AMJul 8MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

11:53 AMJul 8Medical24th St & Douglas AveHappy Valley

12:00 PMJul 8Graffiti2800 block W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

12:00 PMJul 8Cancelled / No IncidentRaspberry Dr. & E Pole RdCounty

12:08 PMJul 8Welfare Check3800 block ELWOOD AVESamish

12:12 PMJul 8Disorderly Conduct400 block WESTERLY RDCordata

12:16 PMJul 8Behavioral Health3100 block RACINE STBarkley

12:16 PMJul 8MedicalYork St & Cornwall AveDowntown

1:00 PMJul 8Graffiti1600 block TEXAS STRoosevelt

1:00 PMJul 8Graffiti2400 block UNDINE STRoosevelt

1:00 PMJul 8Graffiti2200 block YEW STRoosevelt

1:00 PMJul 8Graffiti600 block E MAGNOLIA STYork

1:00 PMJul 8Graffiti400 block E CHESTNUT STSehome

1:03 PMJul 8Extra Patrol500 block W HOLLY STDowntown

1:13 PMJul 8Assist Other Agency2700 block MCLEOD RDBirchwood

1:14 PMJul 8Suspicious Circumstance900 block NORTHSHORE DRSilver Beach

1:26 PMJul 8Forgery1100 block N STATE STDowntown

1:28 PMJul 8Drug - Narcotics Violations1300 block N STATE STYork

1:37 PMJul 8MedicalByron Ave & 35th StSehome

1:46 PMJul 8Missing Person2300 block WILLIAMS STColumbia

1:54 PMJul 8Cancelled / No IncidentBalfour Valley Dr & Sprague Valley DrCounty

2:00 PMJul 8MedicalWest Stuart RoadCordata

2:08 PMJul 8Suspicious Circumstance4700 block BEDFORD AVECordata

2:21 PMJul 8MedicalBridlewood Ct & Chandler PkwyBarkley

2:28 PMJul 8MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

3:00 PMJul 8Extra Patrol200 block W LAUREL STDowntown

3:04 PMJul 8Trouble With A Person800 block IOWA STSunnyland

3:23 PMJul 8Warrant Arrest500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

3:23 PMJul 8Transport2000 block C STLettered Streets

3:29 PMJul 8Unauthorized BurningMarine Dr & Bayon RdCounty

3:42 PMJul 8Collision - Hit & Run500 block E HOLLY STSehome

3:50 PMJul 8Malicious Mischief000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

3:59 PMJul 8Threats1200 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

4:15 PMJul 8MedicalBirch StWhatcom Falls

4:18 PMJul 8MedicalPyramid Ln & W King Tut RdCounty

4:28 PMJul 8MedicalCornwall Ave & Flora StDowntown

4:32 PMJul 8MedicalKinley Way & Smokehouse RdCounty

4:59 PMJul 8MedicalOrchard Pl & Birchwood AveCornwall Park

5:03 PMJul 8MedicalToledo St & Iowa StRoosevelt

5:23 PMJul 8MedicalE Maryland St & Orleans StRoosevelt

5:30 PMJul 8Community Oriented Policing300 block W HOLLY STDowntown

5:34 PMJul 8Medical100 block N Commercial StDowntown

5:35 PMJul 8MedicalMcLeod Rd & Bennett DrCounty

5:55 PMJul 8AdministrativeW Bakerview Rd & Cordata PkwyCordata

5:56 PMJul 8Theft800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

6:05 PMJul 8Vehicle Prowl1800 block HARRIS AVEHappy Valley

6:09 PMJul 8MedicalCreekwood Ln & Birch Falls WayWhatcom Falls

6:11 PMJul 8Water Leak / FloodingN Forest St & E Oak StSehome

6:15 PMJul 8MedicalRoeder Ave & Squalicum WayDowntown

6:19 PMJul 8MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

6:20 PMJul 8Assist Other Agency—

6:39 PMJul 8Assault - Misdemeanor500 block W HOLLY STDowntown

6:41 PMJul 8MedicalW Holly St & Central AveDowntown

6:57 PMJul 8MedicalW Pole Rd & E 2nd PlCounty

7:04 PMJul 8Welfare Check1300 block FRANKLIN STYork

7:18 PMJul 8Behavioral Health2300 block HAPPY CTHappy Valley

7:20 PMJul 8MedicalHappy Ct & 22nd StHappy Valley

7:38 PMJul 8Trouble With A Person1100 block GRANARY AVEDowntown

7:39 PMJul 8MedicalCelia Way & Sequoia DrCordata

7:42 PMJul 8MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood

7:51 PMJul 8Public Assist1000 block Iowa StRoosevelt

8:00 PMJul 8Vehicle Prowl900 block NEWELL STSehome

8:04 PMJul 8Information Report600 block LINCOLN STSamish

8:06 PMJul 8MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

8:08 PMJul 8Burglary4200 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

8:11 PMJul 8MedicalE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley

8:39 PMJul 8MedicalMeadowbrook Ct & Boardwalk DrCordata

8:44 PMJul 8Malicious Mischief1800 block E SUNSET DRBarkley

9:02 PMJul 8Violation Of A Court Order1400 block BIRCHWOOD AVEBirchwood

9:07 PMJul 8Public AssistArbor St & Silver Beach RdWhatcom Falls

9:33 PMJul 8Neighborhood Dispute3400 block WOBURN STBarkley

9:33 PMJul 8AdministrativeRoeder Ave & Central AveDowntown

9:36 PMJul 8Welfare Check700 block ROSARIO CT—

9:43 PMJul 8Cancelled / No Incident24th St & Douglas AveHappy Valley

10:02 PMJul 8Warrant Arrest100 block E HOLLY STDowntown

10:25 PMJul 8Assist Other Agency2600 block W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

10:27 PMJul 8MedicalMcLeod Rd & Bennett DrCounty

10:28 PMJul 8Behavioral Health3700 block MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

10:32 PMJul 8Neighborhood Dispute2700 block W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

10:33 PMJul 8Juvenile Runaway2700 block W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

10:39 PMJul 8MedicalPuget St & Fraser StPuget

10:47 PMJul 8Cancelled / No IncidentRacine St & Sunup LoopBarkley

10:53 PMJul 8MedicalCentral Rd & Lunde RdCounty

11:03 PMJul 8MedicalNevada St & Honeysuckle PlPuget

11:20 PMJul 8Assault - Misdemeanor1700 block VALHALLA LN—

11:41 PMJul 8MedicalW Champion St & Grand AveDowntown

11:42 PMJul 8Trouble With A Person400 block E HOLLY STSehome

11:57 PMJul 8MedicalSilesia Ln & Valhalla LnRoosevelt

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Showing 5 of 137 events. Events posted on BPD and BFD activity reports for Wednesday, July 8, 2026.