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Good afternoon, Bellingham!

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Yesterday was another above average day in terms of arrests, with 11 across 34 incidents. The overnight hours were especially busy: six arrests landed between 1 AM and 4:45 AM, including two DUIs within 17 minutes of each other, a vehicle prowl arrest in the Lettered Streets, and a narcotics arrest downtown on Grand Ave.

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INCIDENT BREAKDOWN

TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026

Reports

+3 from Mon

Peak Hour

1 AM

4 reports

Nonviolent

91%

-2% from Avg

Disorderly behavior led the criminal categories with 7 reports, most of them trespass-related and concentrated downtown along Railroad Ave, Holly St, and N State St. Drugs/narcotics added two more arrests Tuesday, both downtown, continuing a sharp week-over-week increase. Burglary also remains elevated this week (8 reports vs. 2 the prior week), with a residential burglary in Cordata on Tuesday evening.

CATEGORIES

Other Non-criminal	8
Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical)	7
Driving Under the Influence	2
Trespass	2

LOCATIONS

Downtown	9
Meridian	5
Lettered Streets	5
Cornwall Park	3

HOT BLOCK

4400 Block of Meridian St

TIMES

Overnight	8
Morning	13
Afternoon	9
Evening	4

PEAK

1:00 AM – 2:00 AM

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ARREST BREAKDOWN

57% ABOVE 30-DAY AVERAGE

Total Arrest

-2 from Mon

Repeats

+1 from Mon

7-Day Total

+59% WoW

Four of Tuesday's 11 arrestees were repeat offenders. A 45-year-old picked up his 7th arrest since March 2025 on a trespass charge near E Stuart Rd in Meridian. A 43-year-old arrested for vehicle prowling on the 2200 block of F St at 3:29 AM has 5 lifetime arrests dating back a year. The day's two felony assault arrests were both first-time offenders, including a 54-year-old booked for assaulting a nurse at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center.

CATEGORIES

Driving Under the Influence	2	18
Drugs & Narcotics	2	18
Trespass	2	18

LOCATIONS

Downtown	3	27
Lettered Streets	2	18
Roosevelt	1	9
York	1	9

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

YOUR INTEL FOR TODAY

WEEKLY TREND

Drugs/Narcotics Reports Rise

Drugs/Narcotics incidents have jumped from 1 in the prior seven-day period to 9 in the most recent seven days.

PATTERN WATCH

Burglary and Trespass Above Average

Burglary reports rose from 2 to 8, and trespass from 1 to 6, comparing the last seven days to the prior seven.

PATTERN WATCH

Elevated arrests continue

Tuesday's 11 arrests follow a three day streak of nearly double the average daily arrests.

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