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OPP Police Press Releases Thunder Bay

$120,000 Drug Bust – Names Released

Five people have been charged after police seized drugs and a loaded handgun following a search of a south side residence. Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Intelligence Unit and Emergency Task Unit executed a search warrant at a residence in the 1000 block of Donald Street East on the afternoon of Thursday, January […]

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OPP Police Press Releases Thunder Bay

MEAWASIGE – Drunk Driving

(THUNDER BAY, ON) – A routine traffic stop for a suspended driver ended with criminal charges for an impaired driver.  On December 17, 2024, shortly after 10:30 am, a member of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle after receiving an Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) […]

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OPP Police Press Releases Thunder Bay

WALLICK Was Arrested

(ATIKOKAN, ON) – A single vehicle rollover collision resulted in criminal charges for an impaired driver.   On December 11, 2024, at approximately 11:00 am, the Atikokan Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle roll-over collision on Highway 11 approximately 10 km east of Atikokan.   Investigation determined that alcohol was […]

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OPP Police Press Releases Thunder Bay

3 Arrested – Stolen Vehicle Recovered

(THUNDER BAY, ON) – On 3 November 2024, at approximately 1:19pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a Theft of gas from a business on Highway 102. Officers located and stopped the vehicle, a black 2019 Ford Mustang GT. The driver provided false information of their identity. […]

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OPP Police Press Releases Thunder Bay

Drug Bust – 3 Pills & 5 Grams Of Cocaine Taken Off Streets

(THUNDER BAY, ON) – A drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay has resulted in the arrest of two individuals from Nova Scotia. On October 10, 2024, a search warrant was executed at a residence on South Creek Square in Thunder Bay by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Joint Forces Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG), […]

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OPP Police Press Releases Thunder Bay

Michael PERRUCCIO – Trafficking

(THUNDER BAY, ON) – Police have seized a loaded firearm and quantities of drugs suspected to be fentanyl and cocaine after an investigation into drug trafficking in the Thunder Bay area. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Joint Forces Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) began this investigation in August 2024 following an increase in drug […]

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OPP Police Press Releases Thunder Bay

More Impaired Drivers Arrested

(THUNDER BAY, ON) – On October 2nd, 2024 at approximately 6:47 a.m., officers from the Thunder Bay Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision along Highway 61, near Arthur Street, within the City of Thunder Bay. Through the investigation, it was determined that one of the drivers involved in […]

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OPP Police Press Releases Thunder Bay

Shaquille EVELYN Was Arrested

(THUNDER BAY, ON) – An Ajax resident has been charged under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and the Criminal Code (CC) following a search warrant in Thunder Bay. The warrant was executed at a residence on Sleeping Giant Parkway in Thunder Bay on September 25, 2024, by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Joint Forces Guns and Gangs […]

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OPP Police Press Releases Thunder Bay

Ashley RICHARD – Impaired Driving

(THUNDER BAY, ON) – On September 29th, 2024 at approximately 8:06 p.m., officers from the Thunder Bay & Shabaqua Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call for service regarding a motor vehicle collision along Highway 588, near Blaikie Road, within the Township of O’Connor. Through the investigation, it was determined that the driver […]

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OPP Police Press Releases Thunder Bay

3 Facing Numerous Firearms Charges

(THUNDER BAY, ON) – Five individuals, including two from Toronto and one from Montreal, are facing a total of 31 firearms and drug trafficking charges after police executed search warrants at two residences in the east end of Thunder Bay. Earlier this month, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Joint Forces Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team […]