VIDEO: Cyber Crimes Unit committed to fighting child exploitation
It is believed there are more than 5 million photos and videos of sexually exploited children being shared on the web.
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UPDATE: Police arrest three more amid Attempted Murder investigation
Thunder Bay Police Service officers have arrested and charged a second suspect with Attempted Murder, and two other accused persons with firearm-related offences, as the investigation into a seriously injured male continues.
The initial investigation began on Sunday, May 3, when officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to…
UPDATE: Drug charges laid against accused in Attempted Murder
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit have laid additional drug trafficking-related charges against three people arrested amid an ongoing Attempted Murder investigation.
Members of the TBPS Major Crimes Unit, with assistance from the Emergency Task Unit and Intelligence Unit, executed a search warrant at a…
Accused impaired driver who used false identity now facing fraud charges
An incident involving an accused impaired driver who provided officers with a false name led investigators to connect the individual as a suspect to an ongoing fraud case.
This connection allowed fraud investigators to lay new charges against the accused.
The original incident took place before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5 after a…
Driver who fled from police later located, arrested and charged
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch observed a vehicle travelling northbound on Franklin Street when the driver failed to stop at a stop sign at Miles Street just before 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 9.
Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop, at which point the driver slowed briefly before fleeing at a…
Suspected explosives located, removed from home
Thunder Bay Police Service officers learned of potential explosives being located at a residential address in the 700-block of Catherine Street just after 5 p.m. on Monday, May 11.
As a result, police contained an area and notified residents in the immediate area not to leave their homes for their own safety.
Members of the OPP…
On Duty Part 5: Workin gThrough the Pandemic
In our fifth episode of this special video series, Thunder Bay Police Service Chief Sylvie Hauth and Deputy Chief Ryan Hughes provide their perspectives on how the service has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Police arrest impaired, speeding driver with expired plates
Police arrested a speeding driver with expired plates who attempted to provide a false identity before being found to be impaired Tuesday morning.
The incident took place before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5. A Thunder Bay Police Service officer with the Traffic Unit noticed the driver speeding on Lanark Crescent. The officer stopped the…
UPDATE: Money seized amid drug trafficking investigation totals $65,000 CAD
Cash seized during a recent investigation that led to a number of hotel rooms being searched at the Midtown Inn totals $65,000CAD. The original media release, issued on April 30, follows for context:
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Ottawa woman, GTA men arrested amid Fentanyl and Cocaine trafficking investigation
Suspect connected to pair of Health Unit break-ins arrested, charged
The Thunder Bay Police Service has arrested and charged a suspect connected to two investigations of break-ins at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit.
Officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were originally dispatched to the Health Unit on Aug. 2, 2019 after reports that a break in had occurred before 2:30 a.m.
Police learned a…