Impaired driver collides near school as students being dismissed

Impaired driver collides near school as students being dismissed

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P20059786
Location: Thunder Bay

Police arrested an impaired driver Friday who was involved in multiple collisions, including one near an elementary school that was in the process of dismissing children for the weekend.

The incident initially occurred on Friday, Sept. 11 just after 2:30 p.m. in the area of Fort William Road and Court Street. There, a Thunder Bay Police…

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Police investigating weekend firearm incident

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P20060072
Location: Thunder Bay

Police are requesting witnesses, or possible victims, of a weekend incident involving a firearm to come forward.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers were originally dispatched to the Kingsway Motel at 345 Kingsway at about 9:20 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13 after apparent bullet holes were discovered in a window.

There were no victims…

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Four charged with drug-trafficking related offences

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P20059062
Location: Thunder Bay

Police arrested four people, including an Ottawa man and Edmonton man, and charged them with drug-trafficking related offences following a Monday morning incident.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers were originally dispatched to a residential address in the 900 block of John Street following reports of a disturbance and unwanted males…

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Back to School Traffic Safety PSA

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Location: Thunder Bay

School buses & crossing guards & heavy pedestrian traffic, oh my!

Students are heading back to school and that means it’s more important…

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Three arrested in separate incidents of break and enters

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P20058694, P20058728 & P20058751
Location: Thunder Bay

Police on Saturday night and early Sunday morning responded to three separate reports of break and enters and quickly located suspects at the scene of each incident.

Police were dispatched to the first incident just before 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5 at the Baggage Building on 100 Pearl Street following reports of a break-and-enter…

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Police locate five suspects, signs of drug-trafficking activity in vacant home

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P20058869
Location: Thunder Bay

Police arrested five suspects, including two Southern Ontario men, for drug trafficking related offences Monday.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers were dispatched to a residential address in the 1700 block of Sills Street at about 6:45 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7 following reports of people being unlawfully in a dwelling.

Dispatched…

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Impaired Driving: An ongoing and growing community safety hazard

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Location: Thunder Bay

Police want the public to be aware the danger created by impaired drivers traversing local roadways is a prevalent issue that can take place at anytime and anywhere.

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Police warn businesses of new tipping scam

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Location: Thunder Bay

The Thunder Bay Police Service is warning the public of a unique scam that may be targeting local businesses.

Members of the TBPS’s Economic Crimes Unit have become aware of a relatively unique tipping scam.

In one incident a fraudster appeared at a local business in-person. Upon paying for product, the fraudster gave a tip of $…

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Two arrested, charged in homicide of Meeseetawageesic

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P20057621
Location: Thunder Bay

Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the death of Christopher Meeseetawageesic.

Police were originally dispatched to an area in the 400 block of Main Street just after 10:10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30 after a passerby called 911 about a possible body in the area.

When police arrived they located the body of a deceased…

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Hitchhiking could pose risks

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P20058230
Location: Thunder Bay

The Thunder Bay Police Service is reminding parents and guardians to consider having conversations with their children about the potential hazards of hitch hiking.

This warning comes after police received a complaint about a recent altercation between two youth hitch hikers and their driver.

Police learned two youths, a 13-year-…

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