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3/3: Happy New Year from Mayor Lund and all of us at the City of Bellingham. We’re looking forward to a healthy and joyful 2024!
2/3: ... professionals hard at work. I witnessed extraordinary patience and professionalism and thank all our first responders for their work," Mayor Lund said. "It is with great joy and a clear vision that I take my place at City Hall in service to this wonderful community.”
1/3: Mayor Kim Lund took office at midnight Jan. 1, 2024, and immediately joined a New Year's Eve overnight Bellingham Police Department patrol and visited the What-Comm 911 dispatch center.
“It was an honor to spend time riding along watching some of Bellingham’s safety ...
🚨ROAD CLOSURE🚨
Hannegan Road, between Bakerview and Sunset, is blocked due to a vehicle wreck. Traffic in the area will be stymied for about two hours. Please avoid the area. Thank you for your patience while responders are on scene dealing with the injured party and vehicle.
UPDATE: The road is open. Thanks, everyone.
Running down some Bellingham streets, like Eldridge, are reflective delineators marking off the bike lane from the regular traffic lanes. BPD recently had a social media follower reach out via Messenger to ask if they were allowed to pull off into the bike lanes in between the markers in the event that an ambulance with lights activated was to come up behind them.
It`s a great question!
ANSWER: While those bike lanes are no parking or idling areas, if any emergency vehicle (🚓, 🚑, and yes even 🚒) has its lights activated, the best course of action is to first check for bicyclists in the lane, if the bike lane is clear motorists can cautiously make their way to the right-hand side of the roadway. After all emergency vehicles pass, proceed to merge back into the road, as traffic allows, freeing the bike lane back up to cyclists 🚴♀️.
🥳🥳🎉🎉 Happy Administrative Professionals Day 🎉🎉🥳🥳
Not all heroes wear badges. Behind the scenes at Bellingham Police Department is an amazing team of administrators who keep our department running efficiently, taking care of daily tasks necessary for BPD to not only be a successful department but to be an amazing place to work. Records, finances, scheduling, answering phones, grant paperwork... tasks are seemingly endless! Our officers can focus on their duties because our administrative staff is here to support them. Thank you to our administrative professionals, you are the nuts and bolts that hold us together. We 💙 u!
#adminprofessionalsday #NotAllHeroesWearBadges
🚨UPDATE: In Custody🚨
Thank you, Whatcom County Sheriff`s Office! They took the suspect into custody. Also, we appreciate all our social media followers for the shares. You’re the best. 🚨🚨🚨PUBLIC ASSISTANCE REQUESTED🚨🚨🚨
BPD Officers are looking for information regarding a Strong Arm robbery that occurred today on the 4000 block of Meridian. The report came in at 2:18pm. Despite BPD officers arriving in the area within minutes, they did not locate the suspect who fled the area in a blue or purple Dodge pick-up truck Do you recognize this truck or man? If you have any information regarding the incident, please call our non-emergency dispatch at 360-676-6911. Please reference case number 24B227639.
UPDATED DESCRIPTION: The suspect is reported to be a White male, mid-20s, possibly 5`7" and 160 lbs. The man was wearing a dark (possibly green) hoodie with Carhart written down the sleeve and hiding his face with a mask.
💊💊💊 DEA National Rx TakeBack Day is Saturday 💊💊💊
When spring cleaning, don`t forget about your medicine cabinet! If you look at *ANY* vial of medication and go "What the heck was this for???" It means it is time to let it go. And, we are here to help! Saturday, April 27, is National Drug Take Back Day.
That means we, and the @whatcomcounty.sheriffsoffice, offer a safe and free opportunity to dispose of old medications discreetly. From 10 am to 2 pm, two collection site options are available:
💓 You can come see *US* at the Bellingham Police Department at 505 Grand Ave.
😐 Or, you can go see *THEM*... WCSO Deputies will be at the Birch Bay Library
7948 Birch Bay Dr in Blaine.
Either is fine... it won`t hurt our feelings if you visit the Deputies instead... 😔 What matters is that your unused medications are safely and appropriately disposed of.
For more info, visit https://www.dea.gov/takebackday.
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Besides getting it out of the way so you can focus on training, signing up early for Fun With The Fuzz 5K on May 4th has perks to it!If you register for the race by 1pm tomorrow, you will be entered to win a silver express car detail from Final Touch Auto Spa.
We would also like to thank Final Touch Auto Spa for their Tier 4 sponsorship of the race in addition to this fantastic give away prize.
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BPD sends Unclaimed and Seized property (RCW 63.32.010) to the Bellingham Public Auto Auction. There is an online Miscellaneous Items Auction the first week of every month. Items turned over to Bellingham Public Auction include vehicles, tools, equipment, and other Bellingham Police Department surplus items. Check out www.bellinghamauction.com/ for details, a complete list of items, and photos.
We also send property to www.propertyroom.com, so be sure to look there too! ... See MoreSee Less
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Cars, Trucks, SUVs, Tools, Equipment and more for auction every month. Bellingham Police Department Surplus items and more at the Bellingham Public Auction.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
What better way to show the love than Chief Mertzig delivering 🌮 🌮 TACOS 🌮 🌮 to the What-comm dispatchers during Public Safety Telecommunicators Week?? Now *THAT* is appreciation! Thank you, What-Comm dispatchers! We love that you are the voices inside our heads! ... See MoreSee Less
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What better way to show the love than BPD Chief Mertzig delivering 🌮 🌮 TACOS 🌮 🌮 to the What-comm dispatchers during Public Safety Telecommunicators Week?? Now *THAT* is appreciation! Thank you, What-Comm dispatchers! We love that you are the voices inside our heads! ... See MoreSee Less
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Love it! Thank you for treating my hubby and his wonderful colleagues for all the hard work they do for us! ☺️🌮 Enjoy guys!
We are so blessed fortunate, honored to have Chief Mertzig our leader at the Bellingham police Dept I know my Father Edward Bartleson police in the 50s &60s would love you and the work you do keeping the BPD at the high level of professionalism he had a big part of creating bless you Chief stay safe
She is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love your heart Becky!!!!!!!!!
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