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Good afternoon, Bellingham!

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Friday logged three violent incidents, the most in nine days, all resulting in arrests. Two misdemeanor assaults hit within 30 minutes of each other early afternoon, one downtown on Cornwall Ave and one on the 4200 block of Meridian St. Then at 9:24 PM, a 54-year-old was arrested for assaulting officers on Texas St in Roosevelt.

Nonviolent

Arrest

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V + Arrest

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INCIDENT BREAKDOWN

FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2026

Reports

+1 from Thu

Peak Hour

1 PM

5 reports

Nonviolent

91%

-3% from Avg

Disorderly behavior was Friday's top category with seven reports, six of them downtown. Four of those were trespass-related incidents on Cornwall Ave and Railroad Ave between 9 and 11 AM. Drugs and narcotics reports are up week over week (7 to 13), though none showed up in Friday's data specifically. Burglary, meanwhile, still sits at zero over the past seven days after eight the week before.

CATEGORIES

Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical)	8
Other Non-criminal	7
Theft	2
Domestic Violence (no assault)	2

LOCATIONS

Downtown	7
Puget	5
Meridian	5
Lettered Streets	4

HOT BLOCK

500 Block of Grand Ave

TIMES

Overnight	3
Morning	10
Afternoon	11
Evening	9

PEAK

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

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ARREST BREAKDOWN

4% ABOVE 30-DAY AVERAGE

Total Arrest

+2 from Thu

Repeats

+2 from Thu

7-Day Total

+4% WoW

Yesterday's eight arrests were spread across five neighborhoods and involved 3 repeat offenders. The 4200 block of Meridian St produced two arrests at the same time: a 22-year-old for misdemeanor assault and a 49-year-old on a warrant, marking their fourth arrest in our data since January 2025. A 36-year-old was picked up for DUI and reckless driving on Old Fairhaven Pkwy, and a 40-year-old arrested for trespassing on E Kellogg Rd got their second arrest in two days, the first coming just this past Wednesday.

CATEGORIES

Assault — Misdemeanor	2	25
Theft	2	25
Trespass	1	13

LOCATIONS

Meridian	4	50
Downtown	1	13
Puget	1	13
Fairhaven	1	13

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 Hit a Nine-Day High

Friday's violent incident count was the highest single-day total in nine days, up 2 from Thursday.

WEEKLY TREND

Burglary Reports Still at Zero This Week

The recent 7-day window logged zero burglary reports, down from 8 in the prior 7-day period. The sharpest category-level drop in the data.

PATTERN WATCH

Fraser Street Emerging

The 1900 Block of Fraser St ranked 9th among the busiest blocks over the last 7 days but does not appear in the 30-day top 15.

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Yesterday in Bellingham - 33 Incidents & 8 Arrests