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Bellingham, WA | Civic Informer - 05/12/2026

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2026-05-12

Monday's most striking incident happened before most of Bellingham was awake. At 5:32 AM, a 30-year-old with an outstanding warrant was arrested for felony assault on the 2600 Block of N Harbor Loop in downtown for "a random and unprovoked attack causing serious injuries". Overall, yesterday's 36 incidents were 29% higher than Sunday's 28.

Nonviolent

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INCIDENT BREAKDOWN

2026-05-11

Reports

+8 from Sun

Peak Hour

4 PM

5 reports

Nonviolent

94%

-2% from Avg

Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical) led categories Monday with six incidents, while Meridian saw a busy afternoon with three theft reports (two at Bellis Fair, one at the 4400 Block Walmart area). The hotel cluster on E Bellis Fair Pkwy also saw a mid-day burglary, with an arrest reported at 2:30 in the afternoon.

CATEGORIES

Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical)	7
Other Non-criminal	5
Suspicious Circumstance	5
Theft	4

LOCATIONS

Meridian	8
York	5
Downtown	4
Roosevelt	3

HOT BLOCK

1800 Block of Cornwall Ave

TIMES

Overnight	4
Morning	8
Afternoon	17
Evening	7

PEAK

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

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ARREST BREAKDOWN

6% BELOW 30-DAY AVERAGE

Total Arrest

+1 from Sun

Repeats

+1 from Sun

7-Day Total

+26% WoW

Six arrests Monday, three of which were repeat offenders, and two of which had outstanding warrants at the time of arrest. A 26-year-old picked up their 5th arrest for disorderly conduct Downtown, a 35 year old was picked up on a warrant marking their 2nd arrest, and the Bellis Fair burglary was the 22-year-old's 2nd arrest.

CATEGORIES

Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical)	2	33
Assault — Felony	1	17
Warrant Arrest	1	17

LOCATIONS

York	2	33
Downtown	1	17
Lettered Streets	1	17
Meridian	1	17

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

YOUR INTEL FOR TODAY

PATTERN WATCH

Violent Incidents Above Average For Four Days

Violent incident reports have been above the daily average for four consecutive days.

WEEKLY TREND

DUI and Other Criminal Reports Increase

Both DUI and Other Criminal reports are both up from 2 to 7 over the recent seven-day window.

PATTERN WATCH

Harris Ave Emerging as a New Hotspot

The 300 Block of Harris Ave in Fairhaven ranked 9th for incident volume over the past seven days despite not appearing in the 30-day top 15.

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Bellingham daily report — 2026-05-11