UPDATE: Westgate social media threat investigation

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P19062138
Location: Thunder Bay

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…

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Additional charges laid against accused in Hammarskjold threats investigation

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Location: Thunder Bay

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…

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UPDATE: Youth arrested, charged following high school threat

Incident Date:
P19062138
Location: Thunder Bay

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…

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Drugs seized and six arrested, including three Southern Ontario men

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P19061584
Location: Thunder Bay

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…

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Perceived school threat investigated and addressed by police

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P19061376
Location: Thunder Bay

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…

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Assault with a weapon arrest

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P19061400
Location: Thunder Bay

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…

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Back to School: Youth outreach vital for SROs even when class is out

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Location: Thunder Bay

By Scott Paradis, 
Thunder Bay Police Service

Cst. Jeff Saunders is a School Resource Officer with the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Community…

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Back to School: Buses back on the road

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Location: Thunder Bay

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

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Location: Thunder Bay`

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…

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Call from concerned citizen leads to charge of Impaired by Drugs

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P19060925
Location: Thunder Bay

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…

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