Police arrest suspect shortly after convenience store robbery
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were able to locate and arrest the accused of a weekend convenience store robbery within an hour of being dispatched.
Officers were dispatched to Ali’s Corner Variety at 700 Franklin Street South just before 11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15 following reports of a robbery that…
Possible traffic disruption due to demonstration
Please be advised a demonstration has led to Red River Road, from Algoma to Water Streets, being blocked. As a result traffic is not getting through. Motorists are asked to avoid this area. Updates will be provided as they become available.
Police arrest suspect connected to ongoing child pornography investigation
Thunder Bay Police Service officers have made an arrest connected to an ongoing investigation involving child pornography.
Members of the service’s Cyber Crimes Unit began an investigation on Jan. 21 after learning that suspected child pornography was being uploaded by a local Internet user.
An investigation identified a potential…
LOCATED: Shaylyn TROUT
Missing Person Shaylyn TROUT has been safely located. The Thunder Bay Police Service would like to thank the public and media for their assistance. Please remove her image from your social media accounts and websites.
Missing Person - Marcus MOONIAS
The Thunder Bay Police Service is requesting public assistance in locating missing person Marcus MOONIAS age 28.
Marcus was last seen on Feb. 15…
Cst. Baxter hits the ice in Fort Hope
NAN Legal Services in partnership with the John Howard Society in Fort Hope, put together a Youth Hockey team to compete in the 2nd Annual Roy A. Okees Memorial Hockey Tournament.
Eight teams competed with two visiting teams being from Kasabonika FN and Sandy Lake, FN last week.
Thunder Bay Police Service…
SCAM WARNING: Caller IDs not always what they purport to be
The Thunder Bay Police Service would like to remind the public to be on the lookout for phone scams even if your Caller ID indicates an incoming call is from a legitimate source.
Caller IDs can be easily spoofed, and fraudsters may use random local numbers, or the numbers of prominent businesses or institutions, to confuse their targets…
Accused connected to arson investigation arrested, charged
The Thunder Bay Police Service has arrested a suspect connected to an ongoing arson investigation.
Officers from the service’s Uniform Patrol Branch were originally dispatched to reports of a house fire in the 700 block of McLaughlin Street just after 10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31.
A family was trapped inside the home during the…
Public Due Diligence and Persistence Leads to Arrest of Tow Truck Driver
The Thunder Bay Police Service, with the assistance of members of the public, arrested a tow truck driver for impaired driving Friday evening.
Just before 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, a 911 call was received regarding a possible impaired driver operating a tow truck on the Harbour Expressway. Especially alarming was that a pickup truck was…
Child Pornography Distribution Arrest
The Thunder Bay Police Service has arrested an accused linked to an ongoing investigation involving images of child pornography.
Members of the service’s Cyber Crimes Unit began an investigation in September 2019 after receiving information about the possible distribution of child pornography.
An investigation identified a suspect…