Bellingham · October 31, 2026

What happened in Bellingham on Saturday, October 31st

On Saturday, Bellingham police fielded 195 calls for service, most clearing without a report. Officers filed 50 incident reports, 14 fewer than the day before (22%); 2 were violent and 17 ended in arrest. Bellingham Fire Department logged 66 responses, dispatching 118 apparatus across them.

Saturday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Operations & Administrative led with 16 reports (32%), ahead of traffic & vehicles (10) and persons in need (9). The most common single category was Other Non-Criminal (14).

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

Incidents spread across 14 neighborhoods. Downtown led with 9 incidents, 18% of the citywide total.

The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.

Activity peaked between 10–11 AM with 6 incidents.

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

Bellingham Fire Department logged 66 responses on Saturday, 6% below the 28-day average of 70, dispatching 118 apparatus across them. 52 of the 66 were medical (79%). The day's largest response went to a smoke / odor check call at 8:58 PM, sending 7 apparatus (3 Engines · 1 Ladder · 1 Ambulance · 2 Command).

Response composition · Saturday66 responses

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EMS / Medical›5279%

Other›1117%

Rescue›23%

Fire›12%

The complete Bellingham log for October 31, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 50 police incidents (2 violent, 17 ending in arrest) and 66 Fire & EMS responses (52 medical, 1 fire, 2 rescue, 11 other).

12:19 AMOct 31Cancelled / No IncidentE Laurel St & N Garden StSehome

12:33 AMOct 31Driving Under The Influence200 block E CHESTNUT STDowntown

12:41 AMOct 31MedicalN Forest St & E Laurel StSehome

12:50 AMOct 31MedicalN Garden St & E Maple StSehome

12:53 AMOct 31MedicalKentucky St & Woburn StRoosevelt

1:00 AMOct 31Driving Under The Influence200 block E CHESTNUT STDowntown

1:10 AMOct 31Driving Under The Influence900 block E CHESTNUT STSehome

1:16 AMOct 31Traffic Stop (Violation)1400 block N FOREST STYork

1:34 AMOct 31MedicalCornwall Ave & E Holly StDowntown

1:42 AMOct 31Driving Under The Influence300 block E MAGNOLIA STDowntown

1:51 AMOct 31MedicalHighland Dr & High StWestern Washington University

2:55 AMOct 31Driving Under The Influence100 block PROSPECT STDowntown

3:02 AMOct 31MedicalLincoln St & Elwood AveSamish

3:04 AMOct 31MedicalPine StDowntown

3:27 AMOct 31Behavioral Health2900 block SQUALICUM PKWYCornwall Park

3:27 AMOct 31MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

3:28 AMOct 31MedicalMcLeod Rd & W Maplewood AveBirchwood

3:41 AMOct 31MedicalQueen St & Texas StRoosevelt

5:04 AMOct 31Assist Other Agency4200 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

5:13 AMOct 31MedicalWesterly RdCordata

5:16 AMOct 31Domestic Dispute (No Assault)3600 block FRASER STSilver Beach

5:31 AMOct 31Smoke / Odor CheckN Forest St & E Oak StSehome

7:05 AMOct 31AdministrativeE Holly St & N State StSehome

7:46 AMOct 31Juvenile Problem400 block TELEGRAPH RDMeridian

7:54 AMOct 31Medical500 block E North StSunnyland

8:19 AMOct 31Hazmat32nd St & Bennett AveHappy Valley

8:30 AMOct 31MedicalConnelly Ave & 28th StSouth Bellingham

8:41 AMOct 31Juvenile Problem3300 block CEDARSIDE CTBarkley

8:45 AMOct 31MedicalSilver Lake Rd & Woodshire RdCounty

8:51 AMOct 31MedicalE Wiser Lake Rd & Dykstra RdCounty

9:57 AMOct 31MedicalW Maplewood Ave & Cottonwood AveBirchwood

9:58 AMOct 31MedicalBalch Rd & Haxton WayCounty

10:00 AMOct 31Collision - Hit & Run4000 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

10:01 AMOct 31Trouble With A Person1400 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

10:10 AMOct 31Warrant Arrest1300 block N STATE STYork

10:11 AMOct 31Property - Found/recovered1000 block NEVADA STPuget

10:20 AMOct 31Drug - Narcotics Violations1300 block N STATE STYork

10:29 AMOct 31Theft000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

10:33 AMOct 31MedicalBirchwood Ave & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

10:52 AMOct 31MedicalE Champion St & N State StDowntown

11:00 AMOct 31Trouble With A Person1800 block OHIO ST—

11:08 AMOct 31MedicalWalnut St & E Maplewood AveColumbia

11:25 AMOct 31DrugsPending report1300 block N STATE STYork

11:45 AMOct 31Fight1200 block HIGH STSehome

12:13 PMOct 31Warrant Arrest1300 block CORNWALL AVEDowntown

12:14 PMOct 31Juvenile Runaway100 block W LAUREL RDCounty

12:32 PMOct 31Juvenile Runaway000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

12:43 PMOct 31Property - Found/recovered1100 block HIGH STSehome

12:47 PMOct 31MedicalLummi View Dr & Blackhawk WayCounty

1:05 PMOct 31MedicalJames St & Gladstone StYork

1:40 PMOct 31Welfare Check3400 block JAMES STIrongate

1:55 PMOct 31Cooking FireN Forest St & E Champion StYork

1:57 PMOct 31MedicalN State St & Iron StSunnyland

1:58 PMOct 31MedicalSamish Way & 40th StSamish

2:05 PMOct 31Trouble With A Person100 block W HOLLY STDowntown

2:12 PMOct 31Medical2300 block Lopez StPuget

2:42 PMOct 31Fire AlarmE College Way & S College DrWestern Washington University

2:48 PMOct 31Trespass2900 block WOBURN STBarkley

2:55 PMOct 31Assist Other Agency—

2:56 PMOct 31Suicide - Attempt/threat4200 block FOXGLOVE LOOP—

3:05 PMOct 31Public AssistAstor St & C StLettered Streets

3:17 PMOct 31MedicalSouth Ave & 36th StSamish

3:17 PMOct 31MedicalWA-539 & Bay Lyn DrCounty

3:23 PMOct 31Cancelled / No IncidentSievers Way & Church RdCounty

3:26 PMOct 31Community Oriented Policing2900 block WOBURN STBarkley

3:47 PMOct 31MedicalJames St & Gladstone StYork

3:55 PMOct 31Cancelled / No IncidentC StLettered Streets

4:23 PMOct 31Traffic CollisionW Bakerview Rd & Eliza AveMeridian

4:31 PMOct 31Behavioral HealthPending report3200 block W MAPLEWOOD AVEBirchwood

4:42 PMOct 31RunawayPending report000 block BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

4:45 PMOct 31MedicalMustang Way & Division StIrongate

4:50 PMOct 31Malicious Mischief300 block E BELLIS FAIR PKWYMeridian

4:54 PMOct 31MedicalBennett Ct & 36th StSamish

5:10 PMOct 31Assault - Misdemeanor1600 block E ILLINOIS STRoosevelt

5:19 PMOct 31Juvenile Runaway2400 block ERIE STAlabama Hill

5:28 PMOct 31MedicalW Bakerview Rd & Mitchell WayCounty

5:30 PMOct 31MedicalF St & W Holly StLettered Streets

5:48 PMOct 31MedicalCornwall Ave & E Holly StDowntown

6:06 PMOct 31Fire Alarm900 block 24th StHappy Valley

6:10 PMOct 31Drug - Narcotics Violations1400 block WOODSTOCK WAYBarkley

6:24 PMOct 31MedicalTull Rd & E Kellogg RdMeridian

6:33 PMOct 31Child - Lost/found200 block W LAUREL STDowntown

6:34 PMOct 31Medical4100 block Meridian StMeridian

6:48 PMOct 31MedicalEllis St & Squalicum PkwyCornwall Park

6:58 PMOct 31MedicalAaron Dr & Littlefield LnCounty

7:02 PMOct 31Welfare CheckPending report900 block 20TH STHappy Valley

7:05 PMOct 31MedicalDonovan Ave & 24th StHappy Valley

7:06 PMOct 31Fire AlarmHighland Dr & Morey AveSouth Hill

7:14 PMOct 31Medical14th St & Larrabee AveHappy Valley

7:14 PMOct 31MedicalTaylor Ave & 22nd StHappy Valley

7:32 PMOct 31MedicalRocky Ridge Dr & Hawks Hill PlCounty

7:35 PMOct 31Welfare CheckPending report3800 block NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood

7:43 PMOct 31MedicalTaylor Ave & 20th StHappy Valley

8:13 PMOct 31Parking ProblemPending report500 block E MAPLE STSehome

8:28 PMOct 31MedicalBlueberry Ln & Consolidation AvePuget

8:32 PMOct 31Driving Under The Influence4000 block MERIDIAN STMeridian

8:32 PMOct 31Traffic CollisionE Bellis Fair Pkwy & Meridian StMeridian

8:58 PMOct 31Smoke / Odor CheckIowa St & Nevada StRoosevelt

9:11 PMOct 31Traffic Stop (Violation)3300 block NORTHWEST AVEBirchwood

9:25 PMOct 31Theft2000 block H STLettered Streets

9:37 PMOct 31MedicalMcKenzie Ave & 12th StFairhaven

9:48 PMOct 31Medical25th St & Arboretum DrWestern Washington University

9:56 PMOct 31MedicalN Forest St & E Laurel StSehome

10:06 PMOct 31MedicalOlivine Ln & Cordata PkwyCordata

10:09 PMOct 31MedicalKansas St & Dakin StSilver Beach

10:21 PMOct 31MedicalCornwall Ave & W Indiana StCornwall Park

10:29 PMOct 31Driving Under The Influence2400 block DONOVAN AVEHappy Valley

10:36 PMOct 31MedicalW Pacificview Dr & Consolidation AvePuget

10:42 PMOct 31Trouble With A Person800 block HOME LNMeridian

10:55 PMOct 31Disorderly Conduct1000 block POTTER STPuget

10:57 PMOct 31Medical1300 block Lincoln StPuget

11:05 PMOct 31Violation Of A Court Order2400 block DONOVAN AVEHappy Valley

11:18 PMOct 31MedicalTaylor Ave & Samish WaySamish

11:37 PMOct 31Loud Party1200 block HUMBOLDT STYork

11:56 PMOct 31Information Report2300 block ELECTRIC AVESilver Beach

11:59 PMOct 31Assault - Misdemeanor1100 block RAILROAD AVEDowntown

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