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8 Academy Highlands Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 19 offenders within 5 miles and 223 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

19 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 8 Academy Highlands, Bellingham, WA 98226

8 Rape

14 Child Involved

4 Assault

3 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
BENSON, KEVIN CHARLES 61 years old Child Involved Rapist	9A.44.073 - Rape of a child in the first degree 2024-12-17T11:41:59	5500TH BLOCK OF HANNEGAN ROAD BELLINGHAM, WA, 98226	3.5	Medium
EWING, LLOYD RAY 61 years old	9A.64.020 - Incest 2024-12-17T11:41:59 9A.44.100 - Indecent liberties 2024-12-17T11:41:59	1000TH BLOCK OF VAN WYCK RD BELLINGHAM, WA, 98226	3.8	Medium
FRALEY, MARK 48 years old Child Involved Violent	9A.44.089 - Child molestation in the third degree 2024-12-17T11:41:59 9A.36.140 - Assault of a child in the third degree 2024-12-17T11:41:59	700TH BLOCK OF TELEGRAPH RD BELLINGHAM, WA, 98226	4.7	Medium
FREEDMAN, MICHAEL JAMES 34 years old Child Involved	9.68A.090(2) - Comm w/Minor for Immoral Purposes 2024-12-17T11:41:59 9A.44.130(11)(A) - Sex offender - felony - fail to register 2024-12-17T11:41:59	INITIAL BLOCK OF BLACK BEAR CT BELLINGHAM, WA, 98229	3.8	Medium
HAUGHT, DARRELL ROBERT LEE 37 years old Child Involved Violent	9A.36.031 - Assault in the third degree 2024-12-17T11:41:59 9A.44.086 - Child molestation in the second degree 2024-12-17T11:41:59	1000TH BLOCK OF VAN WYCK RD BELLINGHAM, WA, 98226	3.8	Medium

223 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

26 Severe

33 Medium

61 Low

103 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Traffic 07/16/2026 09:08 PM	Valencia St, Bellingham, WA 98229	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conduct a traffic-related stop involving a 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan, with registration information connected to a residence near Valencia Street in Bellingham.
Road Closure 07/16/2026 08:36 PM	E Sunset Dr, Bellingham, WA 98225	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews are dispatched to a reported down tree near North Sunset Drive that is not blocking the roadway.
Domestic Dispute 07/16/2026 06:07 PM	Canyon Ct, Bellingham, WA 98229	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible verbal domestic dispute near Canyon Court in Bellingham after a reporting party arrived to assist a family member and dispatch heard yelling on an open phone line.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 03:52 PM	Lookout Mountain Ln, Sudden Valley, WA 98229	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a welfare check was dispatched near Lookout Mountain Lane after family reported a female possibly hallucinating, not answering her phone, with a history of age-related cognitive issues.
Assault Report 07/16/2026 03:14 PM	E Sunset Dr, Bellingham, WA 98226	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, units were dispatched to a reported assault near East Sunset Drive, close to Lafayette Street and South 10th Place.

Crime & Safety Report for 8 Academy Highlands, Bellingham, WA 98226