Suspect of convenience store assault swiftly located, arrested

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P21059315
Location: Thunder Bay

Police quickly located and arrested a suspect who assaulted a clerk at a southside convenience store Tuesday night.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to the Circle K convenience store at 640 Waterloo Street South just after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 31 following reports of an assault that…

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Police investigating incidents of Pride flag vandalism

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P21059122
Location: Thunder Bay

The Thunder Bay Police Service is requesting public assistance amid ongoing investigations relating to incidents of vandalism in which Pride flags or signs appear to have been targeted.

A recent incident occurred at a residential address on Marks Street South near Walsh Street at about 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 30. At that time police…

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TBPS officer jumps into river to save drowning man

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P21059100
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A city police officer jumped into a waterway to save a drowning man Monday afternoon.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers were dispatched to reports of a possible male drowning at the Kaministiquia River Heritage Park 4:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 30. Firefighters with the Thunder Bay Fire Rescue and Superior North EMS paramedics were also…

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Thunder Bay man arrested, drugs seized following search of River Street home

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P21058451
Location: Thunder Bay

A Thunder Bay man was arrested and charged for drug trafficking following the search of a north-side home Thursday.

Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit executed a search warrant at a residential address in the 100 block of River Street just after 5:10 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 26. The search warrant was obtained as…

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TBPS donation to assist FWFN First Response Team

TBPS donation to assist FWFN First Response Team

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Location: Thunder Bay

The Thunder Bay Police Service on Monday donated a pair of decommissioned rugged tablets to the Fort William First Nation’s First Response Team.

The donation will help the First Response Team operate with increased efficiency, providing the First Response Team with electronic mapping and electronic patient-care records.

“The…

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Kitchener, Ont., man charged for Fentanyl trafficking in Thunder Bay

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P21057370
Location: Thunder Bay

Police arrested a southwestern Ontario man on charges related to Fentanyl trafficking in Thunder Bay Friday.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch along with members of the TBPS’s Intelligence Unit attended a residential address in the 100 block of Cameron Street just after 9 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 20. The…

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Suspect quickly located, arrested by police after hotel robbery

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P21057342
Location: Thunder Bay

Police located and arrested a Thunder Bay woman shortly after a reported armed robbery at a hotel Friday morning.

Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to the Marriot Townplace Suites located at 550 Harbour Expressway at about 1:10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 20 following reports of a robbery that had…

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Motorist who fled from police multiple times in a stolen truck arrested

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P21056381, P21056436, P21056484 & MORE
Location: Thunder Bay

A Thunder Bay man involved in numerous incidents of theft, and accused of fleeing from police in a stolen pick-up truck on multiple occasions, was located and arrested Wednesday evening.

The series of incidents connected to this arrest began on Saturday, Aug. 14. Police learned that on that date a 31-year-old Thunder Bay man was given…

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UPDATE: Sudden Death Investigation

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P21042928
Location: Thunder Bay

Potential witnesses sought by police as part of an ongoing sudden death investigation have been identified. The Thunder Bay Police Service would like to thank the public and media for their assistance.

Previous release follows for context:

P21042928
UPDATE: Sudden Death Investigation

The Thunder Bay…

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Three Toronto men arrested, charged with cocaine trafficking in Thunder Bay

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P21056439
Location: Thunder Bay

Police arrested three Toronto men suspected of being involved in the trafficking of cocaine Sunday morning.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were in the area of River and Front Streets just after 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 15 when they observed three people sleeping inside a motor vehicle.

A…

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