A 33-year-old served 12 warrants at once while in jail
Good morning, Bellingham!
Monday saw a total of twenty-eight incidents, spread thin across the city with no single neighborhood dominating. Notably however, a 33-year-old already in custody at Whatcom County Jail was served twelve bench warrants at once, more on that later.
At a Glance
The morning started with a 3AM DUI collision in Puget and a 7:30AM assault arrest on Meridian. However in general, the day contained no outlier time concentration. A uniquely interesting report was filed at 12:15pm, where a 33-year old was served a dozen bench warrants at once. Bench warrants are issued directly by a judge, often stemming form contempt of court. The report says: “(Subject) was served with twelve bench warrants while in custody at Whatcom County Jail.”
York had four incidents, all non-violent: a reported vehicle prowl, two trespass notices, and a domestic dispute that appears non-violent. Downtown was unusually quiet, with just four reports total.
Category Breakdown
Welfare led all categories with nine incidents, mostly behavioral health responses. That's not alarming on its own, but it's worth watching if the pattern holds. The bigger story is what's missing: theft had just two incidents after averaging more than four per day last week.
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Timeline Analysis
Intel Briefs
Theft Reports Falling
Theft incidents are down 56% compared to last week, however theft activity tends to surge midweek, particularly around Meridian retail areas and Lakeway Dr.
Tuesday Surge
Monday came in 14% below the average incident counts for the last 8 Mondays, continuing a quiet stretch of now six consecutive below-average days. Tuesday however, is historically the busiest day of the week in Bellingham.
Investigation Report Increase
Investigation-related reports are up 32% over the prior week, the only category trending upward.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's in the "Other" category?
The "Other" category includes 3 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.