UPDATE: Westgate social media threat investigation
UPDATE: Youth charged
The Thunder Bay Police Service has arrested a 14-year-old male in connection with a social media post that appeared to be a threat targeting Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute.
Officers were dispatched to the school at about 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 9 after several students…
Additional charges laid against accused in Hammarskjold threats investigation
The Thunder Bay Police Service has laid more charges in connection with the ongoing investigation of a series of threats made earlier this year against local high schools.
Two people were formally charged on April 18, 2019 for making a series of threats that mostly targeted Hammarskjold High School. An investigation discovered the first…
UPDATE: Youth arrested, charged following high school threat
The Thunder Bay Police Service has arrested a 14-year-old male in connection with a social media post that appeared to be a threat targeting Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute.
Officers were dispatched to the school at about 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 9 after several students reported seeing a disturbing post on social media…
Drugs seized and six arrested, including three Southern Ontario men
Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to Cumming Street residence following reports of a disturbance just before 5 a.m. Friday, Sept. 6.
Officers arrived and continued to investigate the disturbance report inside the home. During this investigation officers saw a quantity of drugs – pills…
Perceived school threat investigated and addressed by police
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch responded to complaints regarding a perceived threat against a local school just after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4.
The complaint was in regards to a Snapchat post made by a person who was banned from attending St. Ignatius High School. The post indicated that despite…
Assault with a weapon arrest
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to the 800 block of Limbrick Street just before 3:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 regarding reports of an unwanted person at a residence.
When police arrived they immediately located the suspected unwanted male, who was now believed to be involved in an assault…
Back to School: Youth outreach vital for SROs even when class is out
Thunder Bay Police Service
Cst. Jeff Saunders is a School Resource Officer with the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Community…
Back to School: Buses back on the road
Students are heading back to class, and that means you’ll be seeing school buses regularly on your morning and afternoon commutes.
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Don’t be a Creep – new back to school PSA
When you roll into a school zone, are you being a creep?
The Thunder Bay Police Service today released a new Back to School PSA. The Don’t Be a Creep PSA is a video produced by the Thunder Bay Police Service with assistance from the City of Thunder Bay and crossing guards. It tackles one of the most common issues crossing guards have…
Call from concerned citizen leads to charge of Impaired by Drugs
Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to the parking lot of a restaurant on Waterloo Street following reports of possible intoxicated individuals in a vehicle.
Officers arrived to the Tim Hortons parking lot where a 911 caller had spotted two people who had difficulty walking enter a green…