UPDATE: Grandparent scam targets locals
The Thunder Bay Police Service has received an overwhelming number of complaints about locals being targeted by the so-called Grandparents Scam.
The following news release is being re-issued in response.
To learn more about how to protect…
Grandparent scam targets locals
The Thunder Bay Police Service has received multiple complaints recently indicating that locals are being targeted by the Grandparent Scam. The grandparent scam is relatively common. Typically, the would-be victim is contacted by a fraudster pretending to be their grandchild. The scammer will tell…
Impaired Driver naps on horn, wakes neighbours and alerts police
An impaired motorist who appears to have used his truck’s horn as a pillow woke up the residents of a southside neighbourhood early Friday morning.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Primary Response Branch were dispatched to the 1200-…
North side home takeover investigation leads to arrest of five
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North side home takeover investigation leads to arrest of five
Police arrested five local suspects on drug-…
UPDATE: Arrest made in attempted homicide investigation
Police arrested a Thunder Bay man early Wednesday morning in connection with an attempted murder investigation. Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Primary Response Branch were dispatched to the 300-block area of Fassina Street just after 8:50 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6 following a disturbance…
Attempted Homicide Investigation
Police are investigating a serious assault that occurred on the city’s northside Monday evening as an attempted homicide.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Primary Response Branch were dispatched to the 300 block area of Fassina Street…
Local man faces drug trafficking, weapons charges
A Thunder Bay man arrested on outstanding warrants Monday morning was later charged with drug trafficking and weapons charges.
A member of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Break and Enter and Robbery (BEAR) Unit was in the 500-block area of Victoria…
Firearm pointed at officers responding to disturbance
Police have arrested a local man who had pointed a firearm at officers responding to a disturbance at a Northwood home early Tuesday morning.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Primary Response Branch were dispatched to a residential…
Aggravated Assault investigation
A Thunder Bay man faces multiple assault charges following an incident at a northside home Monday evening.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Primary Response Branch were dispatched to an address in the 300 block of Lillian Street just…
Driver charged following MVC at Boulevard Dam
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Primary Response Branch were dispatched to a reported single-vehicle collision at Cumberland Street North at Grenville Avenue at about 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5.
While en route, police learned the…