Back to School Traffic Safety PSA
School buses & crossing guards & heavy pedestrian traffic, oh my!
Students are heading back to school and that means it’s more important…
Three arrested in separate incidents of break and enters
Police on Saturday night and early Sunday morning responded to three separate reports of break and enters and quickly located suspects at the scene of each incident.
Police were dispatched to the first incident just before 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5 at the Baggage Building on 100 Pearl Street following reports of a break-and-enter…
Police locate five suspects, signs of drug-trafficking activity in vacant home
Police arrested five suspects, including two Southern Ontario men, for drug trafficking related offences Monday.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers were dispatched to a residential address in the 1700 block of Sills Street at about 6:45 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7 following reports of people being unlawfully in a dwelling.
Dispatched…
Impaired Driving: An ongoing and growing community safety hazard
Police want the public to be aware the danger created by impaired drivers traversing local roadways is a prevalent issue that can take place at anytime and anywhere.
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Police warn businesses of new tipping scam
The Thunder Bay Police Service is warning the public of a unique scam that may be targeting local businesses.
Members of the TBPS’s Economic Crimes Unit have become aware of a relatively unique tipping scam.
In one incident a fraudster appeared at a local business in-person. Upon paying for product, the fraudster gave a tip of $…
Two arrested, charged in homicide of Meeseetawageesic
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the death of Christopher Meeseetawageesic.
Police were originally dispatched to an area in the 400 block of Main Street just after 10:10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30 after a passerby called 911 about a possible body in the area.
When police arrived they located the body of a deceased…
Hitchhiking could pose risks
The Thunder Bay Police Service is reminding parents and guardians to consider having conversations with their children about the potential hazards of hitch hiking.
This warning comes after police received a complaint about a recent altercation between two youth hitch hikers and their driver.
Police learned two youths, a 13-year-…
Police seize another loaded handgun amid drug trafficking investigation
Police have located and seized another handgun in connection an investigation that led to multiple firearm seizures on Wednesday.
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Emergency Task Unit, Intelligence Unit and Community Oriented Response Unit executed a search warrant at an apartment in the 1000-block of Victoria Avenue just…
Two arrested amid investigation of drug trafficking in Westfort
Police arrested two local people connected to an investigation of ongoing drug trafficking activity in the Westfort area Wednesday.
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit along with members of the OPP executed a search warrant at a residential address in the 500-block of Gore Street West at 8 p.m. on Wednesday,…
Three handguns, drugs and cash seized during search of apartment
Police arrested six people, including four Toronto men, after locating and seizing three loaded handguns and drugs during a search of a south-side apartment Wednesday.
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Emergency Task Unit and Intelligence Unit executed a search warrant at an apartment in the 1000-block of Victoria Avenue just…