Yesterday in Bellingham - 33 Incidents & 8 Arrests
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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.
Bellingham incident map for 06/05/2026
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INCIDENT BREAKDOWN
FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2026
Reports
33
+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-criminal7
Theft2
Domestic Violence (no assault)2
LOCATIONS
Downtown7
Puget5
Meridian5
Lettered Streets4
HOT BLOCK
500 Block of Grand Ave
 
TIMES
Overnight3
Morning10
Afternoon11
Evening9
PEAK
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
 
ARREST BREAKDOWN
4% ABOVE 30-DAY AVERAGE
Total Arrest
8
+2 from Thu
Repeats
3
+2 from Thu
7-Day Total
59
+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 — Misdemeanor225
Theft225
Trespass113
LOCATIONS
Meridian450
Downtown113
Puget113
Fairhaven113
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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