Bellingham · September 18, 2026

What happened in Bellingham on Friday, September 18th

On Friday, Bellingham police fielded 236 calls for service, most clearing without a report. Officers filed 57 incident reports, 2 fewer than the day before (3%); 4 were violent and 10 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 69 responses, dispatching 119 apparatus across them.

Friday's reports roll up into 6 category families. Property Crimes led with 17 reports (30%), ahead of operations & administrative (14) and public order (12). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (13).

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 6–7 PM with 7 incidents.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 69 responses on Friday, 7% above the 28-day average of 65, dispatching 119 apparatus across them. 54 of the 69 were medical (79%). The day's largest response went to a medical call at 1:34 PM, sending 7 apparatus (2 Engines · 3 Ambulances · 2 Command).

Response composition · Friday69 responses

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EMS / Medical›5478%

Other›1217%

Rescue›34%

The complete Bellingham log for September 18, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 57 police incidents (4 violent, 10 ending in arrest) and 69 Fire & EMS responses (54 medical, 3 rescue, 12 other).

12:04 AMSep 18Domestic Dispute (No Assault)2200 block A STLettered Streets

12:05 AMSep 18Domestic Dispute (No Assault)100 block ASHLEY STSamish

12:27 AMSep 18MedicalAshley Ave & Consolidation AvePuget

12:31 AMSep 18Cancelled / No IncidentS Harbor Loop Dr & Coho WayDowntown

12:56 AMSep 18Suspicious Circumstance1400 block PORTAL DR—

1:38 AMSep 18Trouble With A Person1400 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

2:18 AMSep 18MedicalDepot Rd & Homestead BlvdCounty

2:21 AMSep 18Suspicious Circumstance1900 block KING STSunnyland

2:48 AMSep 18MedicalE Champion St & N State StDowntown

3:00 AMSep 18MedicalW Maplewood AveBirchwood

4:55 AMSep 18Noise Ordinance3400 block NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood

5:17 AMSep 18MedicalWillowwood Ave & Alderwood AveCounty

5:40 AMSep 18MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood

5:52 AMSep 18Trespass3700 block MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

5:52 AMSep 18MedicalN State StDowntown

6:18 AMSep 18Theft400 block GRAND AVEDowntown

6:37 AMSep 18MedicalHorton RdCordata

7:15 AMSep 18MedicalGrant St & Virginia StSunnyland

7:26 AMSep 18MedicalCornwall Ave & E Holly StDowntown

7:46 AMSep 18MedicalToledo St & Texas StRoosevelt

8:09 AMSep 18Traffic Stop (Violation)1400 block BIRCHWOOD AVEBirchwood

8:16 AMSep 18Burglary3400 block NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood

8:19 AMSep 18Smoke / Odor CheckMeridian St & Van Wyck RdMeridian

8:34 AMSep 18Theft2100 block KING STSunnyland

8:35 AMSep 18MedicalS Heather Pl & Woodside WayBarkley

9:13 AMSep 18Shoplifting000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

9:50 AMSep 18Municipal Code Violation700 block W ORCHARD DRCornwall Park

9:53 AMSep 18MedicalE Bellis Fair Pkwy & Meridian StMeridian

10:04 AMSep 18MedicalChurch StSouth Bellingham

10:07 AMSep 18Medical31st St & Ferry AveHappy Valley

10:14 AMSep 18MedicalNormar Pl & Semiahmoo DrCounty

10:19 AMSep 18Trouble With A Person1200 block N FOREST STSehome

10:32 AMSep 18MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

10:51 AMSep 18Medical1800 block Eldridge AveColumbia

11:00 AMSep 18Medical6th St & A StCounty

11:06 AMSep 18MedicalRoeder Ave & Squalicum WayDowntown

11:26 AMSep 18Warrant Arrest2000 block C STLettered Streets

11:28 AMSep 18Traffic CollisionE Bakerview RdKing Mountain

11:38 AMSep 18Trouble With A Person1500 block TEXAS STRoosevelt

11:54 AMSep 18Trouble With A Person1200 block E SUNSET DRBarkley

11:54 AMSep 18MedicalE Sunset Dr & Barkley BlvdBarkley

12:00 PMSep 18Civil Case2200 block HURON STAlabama Hill

12:00 PMSep 18Fraud1100 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

12:09 PMSep 18MedicalKamm Rd & Line RdCounty

12:14 PMSep 18MedicalN Garden St & E Oak StSehome

12:20 PMSep 18Neighborhood Dispute900 block NEWELL STSehome

12:53 PMSep 18Cancelled / No IncidentW Champion St & Grand AveDowntown

12:55 PMSep 18Traffic Stop (Violation)1700 block IRON STYork

12:59 PMSep 18Medical300 block E Sunset DrSunnyland

1:00 PMSep 18Theft4200 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

1:01 PMSep 18MedicalPasco St & Samish WaySehome

1:09 PMSep 18Service & AdminKansas St & Ellis StSunnyland

1:10 PMSep 18Traffic Stop (Violation)2000 block ALABAMA STRoosevelt

1:34 PMSep 18MedicalCornwall Ave & Ohio StSunnyland

1:40 PMSep 18Information Report3200 block NORTHWEST AVEColumbia

1:46 PMSep 18Fire AlarmNorthwest Ave & Home LnMeridian

1:52 PMSep 18MedicalSorenson Rd & Breckenridge RdCounty

1:59 PMSep 18MedicalVillage Dr & E Village LnCordata

2:00 PMSep 18Medical24th St & Douglas AveHappy Valley

2:02 PMSep 18MedicalIowa St & Moore StRoosevelt

2:04 PMSep 18Assault - Misdemeanor1000 block N FOREST STSehome

2:05 PMSep 18Suspicious Circumstance1500 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

2:06 PMSep 18Medical300 block E Maple StSehome

2:26 PMSep 18Theft000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

2:40 PMSep 18MedicalWest Stuart RoadCordata

2:42 PMSep 18MedicalW Champion St & Prospect StDowntown

2:54 PMSep 18Violation Of A Court Order100 block W CHESTNUT STDowntown

3:02 PMSep 18Trouble With A Person1000 block N STATE STDowntown

3:12 PMSep 18MedicalWilkin St & 40th StSamish

3:19 PMSep 18MedicalCornwall Ave & Flora StDowntown

3:37 PMSep 18Assault - Misdemeanor4000 block CORDATA PKWYMeridian

3:39 PMSep 18MedicalE Bellis Fair Pkwy & Meridian StMeridian

3:40 PMSep 18Drug - Narcotics Violations200 block E CHAMPION STDowntown

3:51 PMSep 18MedicalKing St & Alabama StSunnyland

3:53 PMSep 18Domestic Dispute (No Assault)1900 block E SUNSET DRBarkley

4:02 PMSep 18Assist Citizen500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

4:02 PMSep 18MedicalHarris Ave & 12th StFairhaven

4:05 PMSep 18Graffiti400 block W HOLLY STDowntown

4:19 PMSep 18Shoplifting800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

4:43 PMSep 18Cancelled / No IncidentHighland DrSouth Hill

4:44 PMSep 18MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

4:45 PMSep 18Fire AlarmW Champion St & Grand AveDowntown

5:00 PMSep 18Property - Lost4100 block CORDATA PKWYCordata

5:06 PMSep 18Fire AlarmE Sunset Dr & Racine StBarkley

5:12 PMSep 18Theft000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

5:15 PMSep 18Collision - Hit & Run1300 block C STLettered Streets

5:19 PMSep 18Death Investigation200 block E BAKERVIEW RDMeridian

5:36 PMSep 18Collision - Hit & Run300 block W CHAMPION STDowntown

6:16 PMSep 18Trouble With A Person1100 block GRANARY AVEDowntown

6:17 PMSep 18Vehicle Prowl3900 block BENNETT AVESamish

6:17 PMSep 18Domestic Dispute (No Assault)2200 block ALABAMA STRoosevelt

6:22 PMSep 18Theft800 block LAKEWAY DRPuget

6:28 PMSep 18Fire AlarmJames St & Gladstone StYork

6:30 PMSep 18Property - Found/recovered500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

6:37 PMSep 18Theft4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

6:54 PMSep 18MedicalHalverstick Rd & Northwood RdCounty

6:55 PMSep 18Vehicle Prowl1200 block NEVADA STPuget

7:12 PMSep 18Suspicious Circumstance2400 block DONOVAN AVEHappy Valley

7:18 PMSep 18MedicalConnelly Ave & 28th StSouth Bellingham

7:33 PMSep 18Theft300 block E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

7:46 PMSep 18Traffic CollisionE Smith RdCounty

7:48 PMSep 18MedicalSamish Way & 40th StSamish

8:04 PMSep 18MedicalMcLeod Rd & Willowwood AveCounty

8:27 PMSep 18MedicalJames St & Gilbert DrKing Mountain

8:37 PMSep 18MedicalN Forest St & E Champion StYork

8:43 PMSep 18MedicalSpring Brook St & Spring Brook CtCordata

8:44 PMSep 18Trouble With A Person2900 block SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

8:45 PMSep 18Juvenile Runaway800 block W BAKERVIEW RDCordata

9:10 PMSep 18Information Report500 block GRAND AVELettered Streets

9:12 PMSep 18MedicalI St & S Park DrCornwall Park

9:15 PMSep 18Theft4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

9:27 PMSep 18MedicalMcLeod Rd & W Maplewood AveBirchwood

9:38 PMSep 18Traffic Collision100 block E Stuart RdMeridian

9:46 PMSep 18MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Meridian StMeridian

10:03 PMSep 18Fire AlarmOrchard PlCornwall Park

10:08 PMSep 18MedicalDungeness Lp & Perch LnCounty

10:17 PMSep 18Theft4400 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

10:17 PMSep 18MedicalNorthwest Ave & Alderwood AveBirchwood

10:19 PMSep 18MedicalAnkar Park Dr & Prince AveMeridian

11:00 PMSep 18Assault - Misdemeanor3100 block MERIDIAN STCornwall Park

11:00 PMSep 18Cancelled / No IncidentEagle Roost DrCounty

11:04 PMSep 18MedicalAldrich Rd & W King Tut RdCounty

11:15 PMSep 18Suspicious Circumstance300 block FLORA STDowntown

11:36 PMSep 18Driving Under The Influence1000 block GIRARD STLettered Streets

11:40 PMSep 18Fire AlarmE Champion St & N State StDowntown

11:43 PMSep 18MedicalAshley Ave & Consolidation AvePuget

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