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Saturday, June 20, 2026

Friday's 12 arrests more than doubled the 7-day average of 5, and is the highest total arrest day in two weeks. The Bellis Fair Pkwy hotel and retail strip accounted for three separate shoplifting arrests alone, spread across the afternoon and evening. Overall incident volume hit 43, up 54% from Thursday and about a third above the weekly average, likely pursuant of World Cup activity.

Nonviolent

Arrest

Violent

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INCIDENT BREAKDOWN

FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2026

Reports

+15 from Thu

Peak Hour

2 PM

7 reports

Nonviolent

98%

+3% from Avg

Theft led the criminal categories with six incidents Friday, five of them clustered along the Meridian and Bellis Fair corridor. Three of those were shoplifting arrests at the 300 Block of E Bellis Fair Pkwy, the hotel and restaurant row near Bellis Fair Mall. Drugs/narcotics had three incidents, including two arrests within two hours of each other on the 1800 Block of Cornwall Ave downtown. Traffic collisions continued their upward trend with two more on Friday, including a hit-and-run on Meridian St.

CATEGORIES

Other Non-criminal	9
Theft	8
Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical)	5
Behavioral Health	4

LOCATIONS

Meridian	12
Cordata	4
Downtown	4
Barkley	3

HOT BLOCK

300 Block of E Bellis Fair Pkwy

TIMES

Overnight	3
Morning	9
Afternoon	19
Evening	12

PEAK

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

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ARREST BREAKDOWN

71% ABOVE 30-DAY AVERAGE

Total Arrest

+5 from Thu

Repeats

+1 from Thu

7-Day Total

+8% WoW

The most notable arrest was an 18-year-old picked up for narcotics on the 1800 Block of Cornwall Ave at 9:24 AM, their sixth arrest in our data. Two hours earlier, a 47-year-old was arrested on the same block for a narcotics violation that also referenced a vehicle prowl. Over at Bellis Fair, a 28-year-old shoplifting arrestee saw their fifth arrest since February.

CATEGORIES

Theft	3	25
Drugs & Narcotics	2	17
Warrant Arrest	2	17

LOCATIONS

Meridian	4	33
Downtown	3	25
Barkley	2	17
Roosevelt	1	8

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

YOUR INTEL FOR TODAY

PATTERN WATCH

Most Arrests In Two Weeks

Friday's 12 arrests is the highest single-day total in 14 days, and the 43 total incidents came in 22% above the 8-week Friday average of 35.

WEEKLY TREND

Meridian/ Bellis Fair

Meridian logged 12 of Friday's 43 incidents, triple the count for both Downtown and Cordata (4 each). The 300 Block of E Bellis Fair Pkwy, the hotel and restaurant cluster near Bellis Fair Mall, was the single busiest block.

WEEKLY TREND

Traffic Collisions

Traffic collisions continued their increase, currently at 5 in the most recent 7-days compared to 12 in the previous period.

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