Bellingham Police Department

05/28/2026

05/25/2026

Honoring all who served and gave the ultimate sacrifice. A day to remember and reflect.

05/23/2026

The week of May 4th, Police Service Dog (PSD) Vuko, Explosive Detection Canine (EDC) Raven, and their handlers, K-9 Officers Lyons and Horton attended the 3-day Washington State Police K9 Association (WSPCA) Seminar hosted by Pierce County Metro K9 and Tacoma Police Department in Puyallup, WA. Numerous K9 teams and trainers from around the state attended, bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge in both patrol and detection disciplines.

During the three day seminar the teams participated in numerous scenarios/trainings to include building searches, area searches, tracking, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) integration. The teams had to work through many scenarios which included noise from explosions, gunfire, less lethal tools and noise/flash diversionary devices (NFDD.) PSD Vuko was expected to perform apprehensions and other patrol work all while exposed to the noise and distractions.

The photos of PSD Vuko were taken during a scenario where they performed a vehicle extraction, immediately followed by a track into a heavily wooded area. As you can see by the photo, PSD Vuko found the decoy, high up in a tree and was letting K-9 Officer Lyons know with his bark. He got his favorite toy as a reward for a job well done, and as you can see he is quite pleased with himself.

EDC Raven participated in different scenarios involving the detection of explosives, fi****ms, and gunpowder residue.

To learn more about the WSPCA, visit: https://www.wspca.com/

Photo credit: Rich Scanliffe, Pierce County Sheriff's Office

05/20/2026

UPDATE 5:45 p.m. - BPD is no longer looking for Tevis, he has been found. We will not publish any further details as the family has asked for privacy. Thank you to all who re-posted this notice and looked out for him.

Community Alert for Missing Person

BPD Patrol officers are asking public assistance to locate Tevis Honeycutt. He is a 25-year-old white male, approximately 5'7"/140 lbs., with blond hair and blue eyes.

He was last known to be around the Arboretum yesterday when he was listed as missing and in crisis. It is unknown what type or color of shirt he is wearing, but he does have blue jeans on.

If you know of his whereabouts or see him, please call 9-1-1 immediately.

05/16/2026

Thank you to all who stopped by our Bike-to-Work station today.

Our Community Service Officers (CSO) and Recruitment team were thrilled to get some bikes registered and enjoy some early morning conversations!

05/13/2026

Some events from the last six days -

On May 7th BPD employees were honored to walk with members of Lummi Nation for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIWP) Awareness Walk. We were greeted and welcomed by members of Lummi Victims of Crime and Lummi Indian Business Council Chairman Tony Hillaire and Vice-Chairman Terrance Adams. For more information, visit https://www.atg.wa.gov/washington-state-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-people-task-force

On May 8th, K-9 Rudy and his handler were asked to assist Ferndale Police Department - Washington, Lummi Nation Police Department, and the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office in the capture of a murder suspect. Both K-9 Rudy and K-9 Echo (Lummi Nation PD) were used to capture this individual and locate a firearm as evidence. Well done, K-9's!

Also on May 8th, our patrol division, with the assistance of Washington State Patrol, WSDOT, Bellingham Fire Department, Bellingham Parks and Recreation, and Bellingham Public Works, were able to assist a person in crisis on Sunset Drive. Though this incident closed the freeway, we are relieved to report the person is receiving the assistance they need.

This week is National Police Week, where all law enforcement agencies in the United States take a moment to pause and remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. All those we lost in 2025 will have their names read during the candlelight vigil in Washington DC on Wednesday.

BPD Patrol responded to a serious assault on Harbor Loop in the early morning of May 11th. They responded so fast, the suspect was still on scene and was taken into custody immediately. The victim of the vicious assault was taken to PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center for further treatment. The offender went to jail.

On May 12th a BPD Bike Officer was looking for a person who had probable cause for possession of stolen property (stolen bike) and found him - with another stolen bike and 20 grams of methamphetamine. He went to jail, with more charges pending.

All in a weeks work, a community walk, helping in a crisis, finding a murder suspect, arresting a bike thief and drug dealer, to mourning our fallen.

05/12/2026

National Police Week occurs every year in May, since 1962, when President Kennedy proclaimed May 15th as National Police Officers Memorial Day. The calendar week in which the 15th falls was established as National Police Week by a joint resolution of Congress in 1862 to pay special recognition to those law enforcement officers who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.

Each year before National Police Week, the names of fallen officers are carved into the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. These names are then read aloud during the candlelight vigil, which occurs on May 13th each year.

Our state lost two law enforcement officers in 2025, Sergeant Kenneth Salas of the Spokane County Sheriff's Office and Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting of the Washington State Patrol. Sgt. Salas' end of watch was August 9, 2025, and Trooper Guting's end of watch was December 19, 2025.

For more information on Sergeant Salas and Trooper Guting please visit: https://behindthebadgefoundation.org/roll-call-archives/

For more information about the candlelight vigil, please visit:
https://nleomf.org/memorial/programs/national-police-week-2026/candlelight-vigil/

Photos courtesy of National Law Enforcement Memorial Page

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

05/10/2026

Wishing all Mom’s a wonderful day with family. Sending a special thank you to all Mom’s on patrol, in dispatch, and records working hard to keep our community safe today and everyday! 💙💐🌹🌺💙

05/08/2026

UPDATE 3:00 p.m.

I5 and the Sunset Bridge deck are all open again. Traffic may take a bit to clear on the surface streets. Thank you for your patience!

BPD and BFD responded to a person in crisis near I5 and Sunset. Out of an abundance of caution, we made the decision to close the bridge deck and both lanes of I5. The situation resolved itself peacefully and the individual is receiving the assistance needed.

There were many agencies who helped today and we are grateful for the assist.

Public Alert

Police activity I5 northbound at sunset which has required the closure of the Sunset bridge deck over I5 in both directions. Cars are needing to exit northbound I5 at Iowa and southbound I5at Sunset. This is causing heavy backups we recommend avoiding this entire area.

We will update this post when all roads are open. There is no safety concern to the public at this moment, the scene is contained.