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Good afternoon, Bellingham!

Sunday, May 3, 2026

Saturday was a busy evening for arrests, with the day's reports showing eight people taken into custody. Most arrests were concentrated in the early morning hours, when four arrests happened between 12:39 AM and 2 AM, including a felony assault near PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center and two incidents on the Holly St strip.

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INCIDENT BREAKDOWN

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026

Reports

-8 from Fri

Peak Hour

12 PM

5 reports

Nonviolent

94%

-2% from Avg

Saturday showed signs of the recent theft surge slowing, with the day marking a 41% (13 vs 22) decrease week over week. Burglaries have also fallen significantly, from 4 to 0 in the same timeframe.

CATEGORIES

Other Non-criminal	9
Domestic Violence (no assault)	4
Behavioral Health	3
Suspicious Circumstance	3

LOCATIONS

Downtown	8
Cordata	3
Columbia	3
York	2

HOT BLOCK

800 Block of Lakeway Dr

TIMES

Overnight	5
Morning	7
Afternoon	11
Evening	10

PEAK

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

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ARREST BREAKDOWN

19% ABOVE 30-DAY AVERAGE

Total Arrest

+3 from Fri

Repeats

-2 from Fri

7-Day Total

0% WoW

Of yesterday's eight arrest, only one is marked as a repeat offender in our data; a criminal trespass at the 1300 block of Railroad Ave, the subject's eighth arrest going back to late September.

CATEGORIES

Driving Under the Influence	2	25
Assault — Misdemeanor	1	13
Harassment	1	13

LOCATIONS

Downtown	3	38
York	1	13
Samish	1	13
Puget	1	13

Arrest does not imply guilt. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

YOUR INTEL FOR TODAY

WEEKLY TREND

Fraud and Forgery Reports Rising

Fraud/Forgery incidents jumped from 1 in the prior seven-day period to 6 this week.

PATTERN WATCH

A Parallel Week

The last 7 day's total of 200 incidents is running just 3.6% ahead of the same point last week.

WEEKLY TREND

Court Order Violations Rising

Court order violations have risen from 2 in the prior seven days to 7 this week.

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Yesterday in Bellingham - 33 Incidents & 8 Arrests