Handgun seized, Thunder Bay man arrested and charged

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Location: Thunder Bay

Police arrested a Thunder Bay man after the search of a north-side home led to the seizure of a handgun.

Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, with assistance from the OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, executed a search warrant at a residential address in the 700 block of John Street at 2 p.m. on…

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UPDATE: Youth connected to November homicide arrested in Cambridge

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Location: Thunder Bay

Members of the Waterloo Regional Police Service have arrested a youth suspect wanted by the Thunder Bay Police Service on an outstanding charge of First-Degree Murder.

Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service were originally dispatched to reports of possible shots being fired at a residential address in the 200 block of Amelia Street…

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Our Call: The Cattle Call

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Location: Thunder Bay
The Thunder Bay Police Service’s jurisdiction, in addition to the City of Thunder Bay, includes the municipality of Oliver Paipoonge.
 
Rural policing can be a lot different than urban policing. This fact is articulated in this episode of Our Call by Cst. Tim Lampi, who recalls the…
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Shooting incident under investigation

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Location: Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to reports of a disturbance at a residential address in the 100 block of Machar Avenue at about 8:40 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 14.

While en route, police learned an individual may have been the victim of a shooting. Paramedics with the Superior North EMS were…

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Replica firearm with ‘silencer,’ drugs seized during traffic stop

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Location: Thunder Bay

Police arrested two Thunder Bay men after a traffic stop led to the seizure of drugs and a replica firearm with an attachment often referred to as a silencer.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch conducted a traffic stop in the 700 block of McIntosh Street just after 5 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 13. The traffic…

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Festive RIDE 2021: Impaired driving remains prevalent during pandemic

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Location: Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay Police Service officers laid 13 impaired driving charges, and 13 warn-range suspensions, during this season’s Festive RIDE campaign.

In total, 12 RIDE programs were conducted during the annual campaign. Officers established the RIDE checkpoints at various locations across the city, and witnessed a high volume of impaired…

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Southern Ontario trio arrested, drugs and cash seized

Southern Ontario trio arrested, drugs and cash seized

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Location: Thunder Bay

Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Emergency Task and Intelligence Units, with assistance from the OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, executed a search warrant at a residential address in the 300 block of Cumberland Street North at about 7:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 12.

The warrant was obtained as a result of an ongoing…

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Three GTA youth arrested amid drug trafficking investigation

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Location: Thunder Bay

Six accused, including three youths from the Greater Toronto Area, have been arrested in Thunder Bay amid an investigation into drug trafficking.

Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Emergency Task and Intelligence Units, with assistance from the OPP’s Crime Enforcement Bureau, executed a search warrant at a residential address in…

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Whitby man who fled from police in stolen vehicle arrested, charged

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Location: Thunder Bay

A Whitby man who fled from police in a stolen vehicle in September was located and arrested on Wednesday, and now faces additional drug-trafficking related charges.

A member of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit was in the area of Cumberland Street near River Street at about 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, when…

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Businesses beware: Buyers with fraudulent credit cards target locals

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Location: Thunder Bay

The Thunder Bay Police Service is warning the community of a potential scam involving fraudulent credit cards that could be targeting local businesses.

In one incident, a local business was contacted by phone by a supposed interested buyer from Toronto in December. The buyer provided the store with a credit card and photo identification…

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