Wednesday's quiet midweek—26 calls, Lettered Streets led activity
Happy Thursday, Bellingham!
Yesterday unfolded as a calm midweek Wednesday, with officers logging 26 incidents across the city—a manageable rhythm that kept response teams steady without overwhelming any single corridor. The Lettered Streets neighborhood saw the most activity with five calls, while the mix leaned heavily toward property concerns and administrative follow-up rather than urgent public-safety events. It was the kind of day that lets dispatchers breathe and patrol units handle each call with care.
At a Glance
With 81 percent of yesterday's incidents falling into non-violent categories, the day's character was defined by property concerns, welfare checks, and administrative paperwork rather than confrontational or dangerous encounters. The five violent-flagged calls—two domestic disputes without assault and three behavioral-health or welfare contacts—required careful officer attention but didn't escalate into harm, underscoring the city's investment in crisis intervention and de-escalation training.
As you move through Thursday, expect similar midweek rhythms: downtown and the Lettered Streets will likely see trespass and mischief calls during business hours, while Cornwall Park and Sunnyland may log welfare checks and traffic enforcement into the evening. Tonight's forecast suggests another quiet overnight, so if you're out late, you'll find streets calm and patrols available for quick response.
Category Breakdown
Yesterday's call mix reflected routine civic maintenance more than acute crisis: eight incidents each in the Malicious and Other categories covered everything from trespass warnings and mischief reports to warrant service and inter-agency assists. Five investigations—suspicious circumstances, juvenile matters, and information-only reports—rounded out the administrative workload, while three welfare checks and two traffic stops kept officers engaged in community care and roadway enforcement.
The Lettered Streets corridor anchored much of the day's activity, with Railroad Avenue drawing both a suspicious-circumstance report and a trespass warning by evening. Cornwall Park saw a court-order violation and a trespass notice, while WWU's campus logged behavioral-health and malicious-mischief calls as students wrapped finals week. Sunnyland's three incidents spanned a juvenile traffic stop, a trouble-with-a-person call after midnight, and an inter-agency assist—illustrating the neighborhood's mix of residential and commercial rhythms.
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Timeline Analysis
Yesterday's tempo was gentle and dispersed, with no single hour dominating the board.
The busiest stretch came in the first two hours after midnight—three calls at the top of the hour (including malicious mischief and a drunk-person contact near Samish Way) and two more by 1:43 a.m. (a traffic arrest on McLeod and a trouble call in Sunnyland). Midday brought a modest cluster between noon and 2 p.m.—warrant service downtown, a found-vehicle report in Sehome, and a trespass notice on Meridian—while the evening hours from 4 to 11 p.m. saw steady but light activity, including two domestic disputes (both non-assault) in Meridian and a behavioral-health contact near Lindbergh. The overnight lull and scattered daytime calls made for a day that never felt rushed.
Intel Briefs
Late-Night Downtown Awareness
Yesterday's post-midnight activity clustered near Samish Way and Railroad Avenue, with mischief and intoxication calls. If you're closing a bar or walking home late tonight, stay alert near transit stops and keep valuables out of sight—officers are watching these corridors closely.
Midday Retail & Campus Vigilance
Between noon and 3 p.m. yesterday, officers fielded suspicious-circumstance reports and trespass notices along Meridian and near WWU. Business owners should keep an eye on entry points during lunch rushes, and students wrapping finals should secure bikes and backpacks on campus.
Evening Domestic & Welfare Resources
Two domestic disputes (both non-assault) and a behavioral-health call marked yesterday's late afternoon and evening. If you or a neighbor need support, Whatcom Crisis Services (360-676-6736) and the Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services hotline (360-715-1563) are available 24/7—early intervention prevents escalation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's in the "Other" category?
The "Other" category includes 5 incidents that don't fit into our main categories. Here's the breakdown:
Where does this data come from?
All incident data is sourced directly from the official Bellingham Police Department Daily Activity Log. We aggregate and analyze this public information to provide community insights. Our data is updated daily and reflects only what the department publicly reports.