Bellingham · September 13, 2026

What happened in Bellingham on Sunday, September 13th

On Sunday, Bellingham police fielded 172 calls for service, most clearing without a report. Officers filed 60 incident reports, 19 more than the day before (46%); 4 were violent and 15 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 75 responses, dispatching 120 apparatus across them.

Sunday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Property Crimes led with 16 reports (27%), ahead of traffic & vehicles (14) and persons in need (9). The most common single category was Vehicle Related (10).

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

Incidents spread across 15 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 18 incidents, 30% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 6–7 PM with 16 incidents.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 75 responses on Sunday, 16% above the 28-day average of 65, dispatching 120 apparatus across them. 62 of the 75 were medical (84%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 12:56 PM, sending 5 apparatus (1 Engine · 2 Ambulances · 2 Command).

Response composition · Sunday75 responses

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EMS / Medical›6283%

Other›1216%

Fire›11%

The complete Bellingham log for September 13, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 60 police incidents (4 violent, 15 ending in arrest) and 74 Fire & EMS responses (61 medical, 1 fire, 12 other).

12:03 AMSep 13MedicalAnkar Park Dr & Prince AveMeridian

12:33 AMSep 13MedicalE Laurel St & Railroad AveDowntown

12:36 AMSep 13Driving Under The Influence500 block LAKEWAY DRYork

12:39 AMSep 13MedicalW Kellogg Rd & Eliza AveCordata

1:07 AMSep 13MedicalHarris Ave & 23rd StHappy Valley

1:09 AMSep 13Driving Under The Influence900 block N STATE STDowntown

1:35 AMSep 13MedicalCreekwood Ln & Birch Falls WayWhatcom Falls

1:42 AMSep 13MedicalWalnut St & E Maplewood AveColumbia

1:49 AMSep 13MedicalBender Rd & Aaron DrCounty

1:50 AMSep 13Assist Other Agency300 block GRAND AVEDowntown

2:13 AMSep 13Traffic Stop (Violation)1300 block KING STPuget

2:21 AMSep 13MedicalCornwall Ave & E Holly StDowntown

2:30 AMSep 13Medical1st StPuget

2:53 AMSep 13Trespass3200 block ORLEANS STBarkley

2:56 AMSep 13MedicalJersey St & E Chestnut StSehome

2:59 AMSep 13MedicalEmerson Rd & Reeds LnCounty

4:02 AMSep 13MedicalBill McDonald PkwyHappy Valley

4:03 AMSep 13MedicalBender Rd & Aaron DrCounty

4:16 AMSep 13Assault - Misdemeanor200 block E BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

4:36 AMSep 13MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

4:42 AMSep 13MedicalCarolina St & Pacific StRoosevelt

5:54 AMSep 13Medical24th St & Old Fairhaven PkwyHappy Valley

6:41 AMSep 13MedicalGentlebrook LnKing Mountain

6:45 AMSep 13Suicide - Attempt/threat1200 block E SUNSET DRBarkley

6:51 AMSep 13MedicalE Sunset Dr & Orleans StBarkley

8:22 AMSep 13Fire AlarmW Kellogg RdCordata

8:30 AMSep 13Missing Person1200 block BIRCHWOOD AVEBirchwood

9:12 AMSep 13MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Mitchell WayCounty

9:18 AMSep 13MedicalOrchard PlCornwall Park

9:27 AMSep 13MedicalBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

9:31 AMSep 13MedicalMustang Way & Division StIrongate

9:40 AMSep 13Sitting & Lying Violation1300 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

9:40 AMSep 13Drug - Narcotics Violations1300 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

9:40 AMSep 13Warrant Arrest1300 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

9:43 AMSep 13Fire AlarmLakeway Dr & King StPuget

9:44 AMSep 13MedicalCordata Pkwy & Meadowbrook CtCordata

10:08 AMSep 13Theft000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

10:20 AMSep 13MedicalAlderwood AveCounty

10:38 AMSep 13Cancelled / No IncidentSilver Spruce Way & Shamrock RdCounty

10:38 AMSep 13MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

10:53 AMSep 13MedicalKale Ln & Belfern DrCounty

10:54 AMSep 13MedicalAnkar Park Dr & Prince AveMeridian

10:58 AMSep 13Cancelled / No IncidentDouglas AveSouth Hill

10:59 AMSep 13MedicalMichael Rd & Morning Star DrCounty

11:00 AMSep 13Community Oriented Policing100 block W HOLLY STDowntown

11:01 AMSep 13Theft000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

11:04 AMSep 13Trouble With A Person300 block E SUNSET DRSunnyland

11:09 AMSep 13Impound (Law Enforcement)1500 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

11:23 AMSep 13MedicalMahogany Ave & Northwest DrCordata

11:30 AMSep 13Sex Crime (Investigation)2700 block ALDERWOOD AVEBirchwood

11:32 AMSep 13Parking Problem300 block E SUNSET DRSunnyland

11:35 AMSep 13MedicalWade St & Tremont AveCordata

11:42 AMSep 13MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Mitchell WayCounty

11:44 AMSep 13Cancelled / No Incident4th StFairhaven

12:00 PMSep 13Assault - Felony3100 block OLD FAIRHAVEN PKWYSouth Bellingham

12:03 PMSep 13MedicalCanterbury LnBirchwood

12:04 PMSep 13Fire AlarmCordata Pkwy & Meadowbrook CtCordata

12:13 PMSep 13MedicalE Illinois St & Ellis StCornwall Park

12:14 PMSep 13Warrant Arrest1200 block ELLIS STYork

12:16 PMSep 13MedicalWestern Ln & River Ridge LoopCounty

12:23 PMSep 13Drug - Narcotics Violations800 block E MAPLE STSehome

12:34 PMSep 13Death Investigation2100 block JAMES STSunnyland

12:43 PMSep 13Property - Found/recovered4300 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

12:47 PMSep 13MedicalE Myrtle St & Key StSehome

12:56 PMSep 13MedicalJames St & Kentucky StSunnyland

12:57 PMSep 13Trouble With A Person200 block E HOLLY STDowntown

1:19 PMSep 13Behavioral Health1500 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

1:28 PMSep 13Medical1st St & Alder StCounty

1:32 PMSep 13Medical1000 block Jefferson StCornwall Park

1:43 PMSep 13Fire AlarmW Kellogg RdCordata

1:54 PMSep 13Fraud2400 block RIMLAND DRBarkley

2:09 PMSep 13MedicalTelegraph Rd & Meridian StMeridian

2:18 PMSep 13MedicalVining St & Illinois LnAlabama Hill

2:20 PMSep 13MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

2:21 PMSep 13MedicalE Laurel St & Railroad AveDowntown

2:21 PMSep 13Service & AdminWilliamsburg Ct & St Paul StBarkley

2:23 PMSep 13MedicalKiowa Cut & Chisholm TrailCounty

2:32 PMSep 13MedicalCornwall Ave & E Holly StDowntown

2:44 PMSep 13Assault - Felony500 block W HOLLY STDowntown

2:44 PMSep 13Warrant Arrest500 block W HOLLY STDowntown

2:45 PMSep 13MedicalCornwall Ave & E Champion StDowntown

3:21 PMSep 13MedicalThimbleberry Pl & Nevada StPuget

3:28 PMSep 13MedicalE Sunset Dr & James StBarkley

3:31 PMSep 13Information Report4200 block CAMEO LNCordata

4:16 PMSep 13MedicalVining Dr & Vining StAlabama Hill

4:18 PMSep 13MedicalWA-539 & Misty Waters LnCounty

4:20 PMSep 13MedicalHenderson Rd & Y RdCounty

4:24 PMSep 13Suspicious Circumstance000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

4:34 PMSep 13MedicalBirchwood Ave & Meridian StBirchwood

4:42 PMSep 13MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood

5:00 PMSep 13MedicalPacific Rim Ct & Pacific Rim LnCordata

5:12 PMSep 13Information Report2700 block ALDERWOOD AVEBirchwood

5:18 PMSep 13Unauthorized BurningMarine Dr & Jones LnCounty

5:30 PMSep 13Fire AlarmHome Rd & Home LnMeridian

5:51 PMSep 13MedicalAdams Ave & 32nd StHappy Valley

6:00 PMSep 13Assault - Misdemeanor3100 block WILSON AVEHappy Valley

6:15 PMSep 13Graffiti1200 block N STATE STDowntown

6:20 PMSep 13Graffiti200 block W HOLLY STDowntown

6:20 PMSep 13Graffiti200 block W CHESTNUT STDowntown

6:25 PMSep 13Graffiti1200 block COMMERCIAL STDowntown

6:25 PMSep 13Graffiti100 block W HOLLY STDowntown

6:25 PMSep 13Graffiti300 block E HOLLY STSehome

6:26 PMSep 13MedicalW Holly St & C StLettered Streets

6:30 PMSep 13Graffiti1300 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

6:30 PMSep 13Graffiti100 block GRAND AVEDowntown

6:45 PMSep 13Shoplifting400 block E HOLLY STSehome

6:46 PMSep 13Behavioral Health1800 block E SUNSET DRBarkley

6:46 PMSep 13Fire AlarmHome Rd & Home LnMeridian

6:51 PMSep 13Parking Problem300 block E SUNSET DRSunnyland

6:52 PMSep 13Parking Problem300 block E SUNSET DRSunnyland

6:53 PMSep 13Parking Problem300 block E SUNSET DRSunnyland

6:54 PMSep 13Parking Problem300 block E SUNSET DRSunnyland

6:59 PMSep 13Parking Problem300 block E SUNSET DRSunnyland

7:00 PMSep 13Parking Problem300 block E SUNSET DRSunnyland

7:03 PMSep 13Parking Problem300 block E SUNSET DRSunnyland

7:04 PMSep 13Medical5800 block Pacific Rim WayCordata

7:06 PMSep 13Parking Problem300 block E SUNSET DRSunnyland

7:13 PMSep 13Behavioral Health1300 block ELLIS STYork

7:22 PMSep 13MedicalLakeway Dr & Ellis StYork

7:24 PMSep 13Behavioral Health3100 block RACINE STBarkley

7:37 PMSep 13Cancelled / No IncidentComox Rd & Nakat WayCounty

8:30 PMSep 13MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian

8:48 PMSep 13MedicalLakeway Dr & Ellis StYork

8:55 PMSep 13Traffic Stop (Violation)4000 block ELIZA AVECordata

9:00 PMSep 13Theft2600 block KENTUCKY ST—

9:32 PMSep 13Warrant Arrest4000 block ELIZA AVECordata

9:33 PMSep 13MedicalVerona St & Texas StRoosevelt

9:34 PMSep 13MedicalWashington St & Williams StColumbia

9:35 PMSep 13Fire AlarmLakeway Dr & Queen StPuget

9:58 PMSep 13Missing PersonEdgemoor

10:11 PMSep 13Noise Ordinance2400 block TAYLOR AVEHappy Valley

10:24 PMSep 13Behavioral Health2900 block SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

11:08 PMSep 13Burglary2800 block UNDINE STRoosevelt

11:25 PMSep 13Theft3800 block PRIMROSE LNKing Mountain

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