Wingham Free Press
St. Thomas, ON – Wednesday October 8th 2025 It has been a busy 24 hours for the St. Thomas Police Service, with officers responding to nearly 100 calls for service. These calls range from general calls for service to urgent incidents requiring immediate police response. Assault Police A 33 year old St. Thomas resident has been arrested […]
Two St. Thomas residents have been arrested following the execution of a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a Centre Street residence early Wednesday morning. As part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation, the St. Thomas Police Service’s Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) and Street Crimes Unit (SCU) carried out the operation. […]
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 the St. Thomas Police Service responded to multiple 911 calls reporting someone requesting help in the area of Elm Street. At approximately 4:20 a.m., officers arrived and discovered the front door of a residence forced open and damaged. The home was found empty. A short […]
A 27 year old Southwold resident has been arrested after police attended an address on First Avenue to investigate the report of a possible impaired driver. Just after 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police attended the area and located the vehicle and its driver. While speaking with police, the 27 year old was exhibiting several signs […]
A 29 year old St. Thomas resident has been charged after we were called to investigate the report of an assault. On Monday afternoon, police were called by the victim who wished to report they had been assaulted at a location downtown. Through investigation, it was learned the accused, who is currently on release conditions […]
A 36-year-old St. Thomas resident was arrested on the strength of an outstanding warrant. The individual was subsequently released on an Appearance Notice with a future court date. (ST25017104/ST25009363) A 40-year-old St. Thomas resident was also arrested on the strength of an outstanding warrant. She was released on an Appearance Notice with a future court […]
A 36 year old St. Thomas resident has been arrested. On Wednesday, as the result of an unwanted person call for service, officers on community patrol located the individual who was known to them to be wanted on an outstanding warrant for Theft under $5,000 after being charged earlier this month. The 36 year old […]
The St. Thomas Police Service is investigating several similar fraud incidents recently reported to police. In each case, residents reported receiving a phone call from someone claiming to be from their bank’s fraud department. The caller advises that their accounts have been compromised and that a representative would attend their home to collect their bank […]
A 34 year old St. Thomas resident has been charged after being identified as the person responsible for stealing a wallet from a vehicle and using the bank cards for several unauthorized transactions. On Tuesday, we were called by the victim to investigate the incident that occurred Monday evening while they were parked at an […]
On Wednesday August 20th, 2025 the complainant advised that an individual attended their residence on Forest Ave and broke into their garage. No items were stolen from the garage but their was damage to the side door. Police are requesting anyone in the area with camera footage from the evening that observed anything to contact […]