Suspended driver approaches RIDE check while impaired by drug
Thunder Bay Police Service officers were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check on Algoma Street near Park Avenue in the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 2.
During the RIDE program a driver of an SUV approached officers just before 2:45 a.m. Officers observed signs that the driver was impaired, and noticed…
Toronto man arrested, charged with breach and property obtained by crime
Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Uniform Patrol division responded to a call for service at a Limbrick Place home just before 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 27.
While attending that call officers learned a male at the home was in violation of a release condition, which required him to reside at a Toronto address. The man was…
Robbery – Suspect to ID
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Robbery – Suspect to ID
The Thunder Bay Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect connected to a recent convenience store robbery.
Officers were dispatched to the Circle K convenience store located at 346 May Street North just before 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 27 for a reported…
Online Reports investigation leads to two arrests, 76 total charges
The Thunder Bay Police Service’s Community Response Team arrested two men responsible for serial shoplifting offences at various LCBO’s and other retailers in the city.
An investigation by a Thunder Bay Police Service Resource Officer was the result of ongoing online reports about multiple liquor store thefts. As a result of that…
Impaired by drug arrest, gun and stolen credit cards seized
Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Uniform Patrol division were dispatched to check on the welfare of a man who appeared to be sleeping in his vehicle in the Grenveille Avenue and Lillian Street area just before 7:30 a.m. on Friday, June 28.
When officers arrived they located a male who appeared to be sleeping in his vehicle…
Robbery Arrest, money returned
It took Thunder Bay Police Service officers about 13 minutes to locate the suspect of a recent convenience store robbery.
Officers were dispatched to the Circle K convenience store at 601 Edward Street North at 7:57 p.m. on Friday, June 21 following reports of a robbery that had just occurred.
At 8:10 p.m. a detective constable…
Accused breaches parole less than 3 hours after release
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit arrested an accused for breaching parole less than three hours after being released.
The accused was released from the Thunder Bay District Jail just before 2pm on June 26. He was arrested just before 4pm at a restaurant in the 800 block of Memorial Avenue.
The accused…
Growing frequency of opioid overdoses a community crisis
Local emergency first-responders joined representatives from the health and harm reduction sector for a joint news conference Wednesday, June 26 to discuss how the growing opioid overdose crisis is expected to impact emergency services and the community in the coming months.
This month Public Health Ontario released preliminary numbers…
Road closure following single-vehicle collision
The Thunder Bay Police Service is asking motorists to stay away from Belrose Road, between Oliver and John Street Roads, following a single-vehicle collision that led to downed power lines.
The collision took place on Tuesday, June 25 at about 2:40 p.m. A commercial van had struck a hydro pole, causing the downed power lines. Injuries…
Motor vehicle collides into a local business, no injuries reported
On June 22nd, 2019, at approximately 11:15am a white Toyota pickup truck, driven by a 46 year old Thunder Bay female, was pulling up to stop in front of the Java Hut located on Memorial Avenue. As this was occurring the vehicle accelerated rapidly, colliding with and driving into the building.
There were three people within the vehicle…