TBPS Traffic Unit announces results from Move Over blitz
Police laid 61 charges following a day-long enforcement blitz targeting violators of Ontario’s Move Over laws.
The enforcement blitz took place on Tuesday April 6 and focused on drivers failing to slow down and proceed with caution for emergency vehicles and tow trucks.
Of the 61 provincial offence notices handed out, 14 were…
Teen charged following replica firearm incident
A Thunder Bay teen has been arrested following an incident involving a replica firearm on the city’s southside Tuesday evening.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to an area in the 900 block of Edward Street just after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6 following reports of a teen drawing a firearm…
Video showing assault against vulnerable citizen under investigation
The Thunder Bay Police Service is investigating an assault that was recently captured on video and shared on social media.
The undated video, believed to have been recorded on Sunday, April 4, shows a male suspect attacking a vulnerable male victim. A second unidentified male is recording the altercation.
After the assault the two…
Missing Person: Brooke Hardy
The Thunder Bay Police Service is requesting the public's assistance in locating missing person Brooke Hardy, 24 years of age.
Brooke was last seen around 6:00 pm on April 4th, 2021 in the area of the 100 block of Ontario St.
Brooke Hardy is described as an…
UPDATE: Assault Investigation
Police released the scene Monday connected to an ongoing assault investigation on the city’s southside.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were initially dispatched to a reported weapons call at a residential address in the 800 block of Alberta Street just before 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 4.
When…
Assault investigation
Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a serious assault that occurred on the city’s south side Sunday afternoon.
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Traffic Unit focused enforcement targets ‘move over’ violations
The Thunder Bay Police Service has observed an apparent spike in motorists failing to obey the province’s move over laws for emergency vehicles and tow trucks.
As a result, TBPS will be conducting a targeted enforcement. Motorists are reminded that when approaching an emergency vehicle or tow truck with emergency lights activated,…
Firearms, fentanyl seized amid Miles Street search
Police arrested four suspects, and seized fentanyl and firearms following the search of a Miles Street home Wednesday afternoon.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Intelligence Unit executed a search warrant at a residential address in the 200 block of Miles Street just after 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31. The warrant was…
Assault investigation
Police are requesting public assistance amid an ongoing investigation into a Wednesday evening assault.
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Police seek more victims connected to theft, robberies of vulnerable citizens
Police are requesting public assistance as they continue to seek potential victims connected to incidents in which seniors or persons with disabilities were intentionally targeted because of their vulnerabilities.
The Thunder Bay Police Service first became aware of such an incident on Feb. 1, 2021. On that date, members of TBPS’s…