Wingham Free Press
(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 […]
The Thunder Bay Police Service has responded to several calls relating to bears in recent weeks in areas throughout the city. Here are some important things to remember: Not every bear encounter is an emergency. Calls to police should be made in situations where a bear poses an immediate safety threat or is displaying aggressive […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – The Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two drivers following a collision that closed Highway 11/17 for just over two hours on the evening of Tuesday, September 16, 2025. The collision involving a motorcycle and truck at Oliver Road and Highway 11/17 occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m. […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – An investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from members of the Dryden OPP detachment has led to charges being laid against two individuals. On September 9, 2025, just after 2:30 p.m., a traffic stop was conducted on Van Horne Avenue, in the City […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – An investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from members of the Dryden OPP detachment has led to charges being laid against two individuals. On September 9, 2025, just after 2:30 p.m., a traffic stop was conducted on Van Horne Avenue, in the City […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – On September 10th, 2025 at approximately 9:11 a.m., officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrol in the area of Banning Street, within the City of Thunder Bay and observed several motor vehicles; one of the vehicles was known to police as stolen. As […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – One individual from British Columbia 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 May 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) and the OPP Provincial Operations Intelligence Bureau (POIB) began an intelligence-led […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – Members of the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged three individuals with offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). On Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025, around 4:38 p.m., Thunder Bay OPP conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle along Highway 11-17, within the Municipality of Shuniah. […]