Wingham Free Press
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – On August 18th, 2025, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation into sexual assaults that occurred between 2020 & 2022, within the Township of Gillies, approximately 30 kilometers south-west of the City of Thunder Bay. As a result of the investigation, Greg LEITERMAN, 73, […]
(Nipigon, ON) – On November 15, 2025, at approximately 2:00 a.m., officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle that was speeding. The motor vehicle was observed to be moving back and forth between the lanes, the officer stopped the vehicle and spoke with the […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – On November 7th, 2025 at approximately 10:57 p.m., officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call for service from a concerned citizen who had stopped to check on a distressed motorist located along Highway 11-17, east of Terry Fox Memorial, within the Municipality of Shuniah. […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – One individual from Hamilton is facing several charges under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) following a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay. In September 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) began an intelligence-led investigation into the alleged trafficking of drugs in Thunder […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – Two individuals are facing several firearms and drug-related charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay. In July 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) began an investigation into a drug trafficking network allegedly supplying cocaine and other controlled substances in the Thunder Bay area and surrounding […]
The Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) continues to encounter low-speed vehicles on public roads. Last weekend, a member of the Traffic Unit stopped two separate drivers of low-speed vehicles on public roads. The investigation revealed that the vehicles were uninsured and unregistered, and that one driver was unlicenced. Both drivers were charged with failing to register and […]
Police are undertaking a new evidence search relating to a continuing investigation. Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service, with assistance from Ontario Provincial Police and the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, will conduct a search for evidence beginning on Monday, September 22, at the Thunder Bay Solid Waste and Recycling Facility as part of the homicide […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – On September 20th, 2025 at approximately 12:50 a.m., officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision along Highway 11-17 near John Street, within the City of Thunder Bay. Throughout the investigation, it was determined that one the drivers had been consuming […]
Four people face drug trafficking charges after police executed a series of warrants. The Thunder Bay Police Service Intelligence Unit had been conducting an investigation into suspected drug trafficking activity taking place in the city. As a result of that investigation, warrants were obtained and executed on Thursday, September 18. Members of the Intelligence Unit […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Investigation and Enforcement Bureau (IEB) has laid charges against two individuals in connection with suspicious Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) PROLINE sports betting activity in Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay. On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the IEB, attached to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of […]