Illegal lotteries, raffles operating on social media
The Thunder Bay Police Service’s Economic Crime Unit has received complaints regarding unlicensed lottery or raffle groups operating on social media.
As a response the police service is reminding the public that legislation governing all lotteries requires licensing. Operating a lottery without a license is an offence and could result in…
First Responders rescue male from river with help from good Samaritan
First responders were dispatched to the Neebing River at an area just behind the Metro grocery store at the Arthur Street Marketplace just after 12:40 p.m. Wednesday for reports of a male in the river.
A good Samaritan attempted to help the male out of the river, but called 911 after those attempts were unsuccessful.
Members with…
Assault Investigation
Thunder Bay Police Service officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Langworthy Crescent at about 3 a.m. Tuesday, May 14 for reports of an injured female.
Paramedics transported the injured woman to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre where she was treated for her injuries. She remains at the hospital in stable condition…
Stolen vehicle stopped, Windsor-area man arrested on multiple charges
A Thunder Bay Police Service officer noticed a possible stolen vehicle while on patrol in the area of Ambrose and Algoma Streets just before 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 14.
The officer initiated a traffic stop, at which point the male driver exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot.
The officer pursued on foot and caught up…
Break and Enter – Suspect to ID
The Thunder Bay Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance to identify a suspect connected with a recent break and entre of a business.
Officers were dispatched to the Salsbury Grill Restaurant at 118 Frederica Street West for a reported mischief in progress just before 11 p.m. on Saturday, April 20.
Police learned a…
Warrants lead to drugs, gun seizures
Investigators with the Project Disruption joint task force executed two search warrants that resulted in drug seizures and arrests on Wednesday, May 8.
Both warrants were products of an ongoing investigation into drug and gang activity in the city.
The first warrant focused on an address in the 300 block of South Syndicate Avenue…
Equivalent of 530,000 fatal Fentanyl overdoses seized by Project Disruption
Thunder Bay Police Service
Enough Fentanyl to potentially cause more than 500,000 fatal overdoses has been seized through Project Disruption – a joint task force involving members of the Thunder Bay Police Service, OPP, Nishnawbe Aski Police Service and Anishinabek Police Service.
…Robbery Arrest
Thunder Bay Police Service officers have arrested a male in connection with a violent armed robbery of a south-side business.
Police were originally dispatched to the Trixxx store on 107 May Street North on Friday, May 3 just after 7 p.m. following reports of a robbery that had just occurred.
An investigation revealed a male…
Robbery Suspect to ID
The Thunder Bay Police Service is asking the public for assistance in identifying the person involved in a recent convenience store robbery.
Officers were dispatched to the Circle K convenience store on 915 Red River Road at about 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 28 for a robbery that had just occurred.
Police learned a male had…
Community Safety Advisory – Offender Being Released in Thunder Bay
The Thunder Bay Police Service is issuing a Community Safety Advisory about an offender who resides in the city. This advisory follows careful review of the offender as it relates to issues of public safety.
James Reginald WICKENDEN, 36, will be residing in the area of Parkway and Laurentian Drives. WICKENDEN is a convicted sex offender…