Wingham Free Press
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A southern Ontario man faces drug trafficking charges after an investigation resulted in the seizure of substantial amounts of suspected illicit substances. An investigation by the Thunder Bay Police Service Intelligence Unit led to the identification of a suspect and a warrant being obtained. The suspect was located and arrested by members of the Intelligence […]
Police have arrested a robbery suspect charged with four incidents at the same location this week. Thunder Bay Police Service BEAR Unit officers were dispatched to the 300 block of May Street North shortly after 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 14, after receiving a report of a robbery that had just occurred. Responding officers located […]
Incident Number TB24043424 Five people were arrested and quantities of suspected drugs have been seized after a pair of search warrants were executed. The Thunder Bay Police Service Intelligence Unit began an investigation into suspected drug trafficking activity in June 2024. Several suspects were identified during the course of the investigation. As a result of […]
Incident Number TB25004763 A suspect faces multiple charges after assaulting officers while resisting arrest. Thunder Bay Police Service Primary Response officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Syndicate Avenue South shortly before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, February 4, to arrest an individual who was wanted on a warrant. The individual initially tried to flee […]
An extensive investigation into the non-consensual sharing of intimate content has resulted in 12 people being arrested and facing a total of 172 charges. The Thunder Bay Police Service Cyber Crime Unit began investigating in 2023 after learning that multiple women in Thunder Bay had been having their images shared through groups in an online […]
Incident Number TB25003603 One person faces multiple charges after being found driving impaired, despite previous prohibitions, and attempting to provide a false identity to the officer. A Thunder Bay Police Service Traffic Unit officer was on patrol on the afternoon of Monday, January 27, when a vehicle was first observed at a rate of over […]