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Good morning, Bellingham!

Monday, May 18, 2026

Sunday saw four DUI arrests throughout the day, with two between midnight 2am, and two more in the evening - accounting for more than half of the day's seven arrests. BPD also had a run-in with a frequent offender who was picked up for their 18th arrest since April 2025.

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INCIDENT BREAKDOWN

SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026

Reports

+11 from Sat

Peak Hour

2 AM

5 reports

Nonviolent

90%

-4% from Avg

Disorderly behavior led the categories with seven reports, mostly trouble-with-a-person incidents spread across Meridian, Roosevelt, and York. DUI followed with four reports, then suspicious circumstances with three, which is now at 15 in the last seven days compared to six the week before.

CATEGORIES

Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical)	7
Driving Under the Influence	4
Suspicious Circumstance	3
Missing Person	2

LOCATIONS

Meridian	6
Downtown	4
Sehome	3
Roosevelt	3

HOT BLOCK

200 Block of E Chestnut St

TIMES

Overnight	6
Morning	6
Afternoon	9
Evening	8

PEAK

2:00 AM – 3:00 AM

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ARREST BREAKDOWN

6% ABOVE 30-DAY AVERAGE

Total Arrest

-1 from Sat

Repeats

-1 from Sat

7-Day Total

-14% WoW

Yesterday's seven arrests included two repeat offenders and four DUI arrests. One subject picked up their 18th arrest since April 2025, a 39-year-old arrested up for trespassing in Sehome at 9:13 AM. The rest of Sunday's arrests were mostly first-timers in our data, including: four DUI arrests (ages 23, 24, 31, and 34), a misdemeanor assault downtown, and a warrant arrest on E McLeod Rd in Meridian at 2:39 AM.

CATEGORIES

Driving Under the Influence	4	57
Assault — Misdemeanor	1	14
Warrant Arrest	1	14

LOCATIONS

Downtown	3	43
York	1	14
Meridian	1	14
Sehome	1	14

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

YOUR INTEL FOR TODAY

WEEKLY TREND

Rise In Suspicious Circumstance Reports

Suspicious Circumstance incidents jumped have risen from 6 in the prior seven-day period to 15 this past week.

PATTERN WATCH

Felony Assault Watch

Five felony assault reports were logged over the past seven days after zero in the prior week. Combined with a rise in misdemeanor assault reports (8 vs. 6), physical incidents have run above average for four days in a row.

WEEKLY TREND

Overall Volume Stayed Below Average

Sunday's 29 incidents came in slightly below the eight-week Sunday average of 31.9, and the full week totaled 194 incidents, about 10% fewer than the 215 logged at the same point last week.

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Yesterday in Bellingham - 29 Incidents & 7 Arrests