False Identity Results in Charges
A TBPS Uniform Patrol officer conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle in the Intercity area just after 12:15 p.m. on October 13, 2021. The driver, passenger and vehicle were subsequently searched under the Cannabis Control Act. The male passenger initially provided personal identification which appeared to be false. The passenger then…
School Break-in
Uniform Patrol officers responded to an alarm call at Saint Ignatius High School at 2:25 a.m. on Sunday October 10, 2021. Officers observed two individuals within the school. A 16-year-old male and a 12-year-old female were taken into custody as they attempted to exit the building.
The 16-year-old male was charged with…
TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Weather-related road closure
The Thunder Bay Police Service has closed Isabel Street between Fort William Road and Memorial Ave as a result of heavy rain and flooding. Motorist are urged to avoid this area.
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Police treating Westfort sudden death investigation as homicide
An investigation into a fire and sudden death at a Westfort home earlier this week is now being treated as a homicide investigation by the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Major Crimes Unit.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were originally dispatched to a residential address in the 100 block of Frederica…
UPDATE NO. 3: Sudden death and fire investigation
A post-mortem examination has been completed and police continue to hold the scene of an ongoing fire and sudden death investigation at a Westfort home.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were originally dispatched to a residential address in the 100 block of Frederica Street East following reports of a…
Southern Ontario man charged amid drug-trafficking investigation
A Richmond Hill man was arrested and charged Tuesday afternoon following an investigation to ongoing drug trafficking activity within the city.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Intelligence Unit, with assistance from the OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, executed a search warrant at a residential address in the 100…
UPDATE: Cumming Street shooting investigation continues, scene released
Police are appealing to the public for information as an investigation into a recent south-side shooting continues.
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Uniform Patrol Branch were originally dispatched to a reported disturbance in the area of Cumming and May Streets just before 11:40 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 4.
When officers…
Motorist who drove through tent in parking lot arrested, charged
Police charged a Fowler, Ont., man with Dangerous Driving after an incident involving a pick-up truck driving through a tent at the County Fair Plaza parking lot Tuesday evening.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to the parking lot at 1010 Dawson Road just after 3:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct.…
Two arrested, drugs seized amid home takeover
Police arrested two males, and seized a quantity of drugs, following an investigation into a suspected ongoing home takeover on the city’s southside Tuesday.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers were dispatched to a residential address in the 200 block of Leland Avenue South after receiving information about an ongoing disturbance there…
UPDATE No. 2: Sudden death and fire investigation
A post-mortem examination has been scheduled and members of the Office of the Fire Marshall of Ontario have arrived on scene amid an investigation into a fire and sudden death at a Westfort home.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were originally dispatched to a residential address in the 100 block of…