Accused arrested for bail violations
The Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit arrested and charged a Hamilton man on Dec. 18, 2018 following an investigation into bail violations.
The accused was previously charged with drug-related offences in June of 2018 and was released with conditions at that time.
Adrian PUENTES-REED appeared in court on Wednesday,…
Chief’s Statement: Moving Forward On OCPC & OIPRD Reports
Following is the statement Thunder Bay Police Service Chief Sylvie Hauth gave at this morning’s Police Services Board meeting. The attached video features this statement and statements from Thomas Lockwood, OCPC Appointed Board Administrator, and TBPS Board Chair Celina Reitberger, which were also from today’s meeting.
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Accused faces new child pornography charges
The Thunder Bay Police Service laid new child pornography related charges against a Thunder Bay man on Dec. 13, 2018, as a result of an ongoing investigation.
On Dec. 7, 2018, officers with the Cyber Crime Unit executed a search warrant on a Franklin Street North home. As a result of that search police located and seized two computers…
Drug Arrests
On Wednesday Dec. 12 the Thunder Bay Police Service Intelligence Section in conjunction with the Ontario Provincial Police, the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service and the Anishinabek Police Service executed a warrant on the 400 block of Waverly Street.
As a result two males from the GTA were arrested both of whom are members of a street gang…
Assault Investigation
The Thunder Bay Police Service is looking for individuals who may have witnessed an assault that took place in the area of Highway 11/17 and Red River Road at approximately 1:00 am on December 15, 2018.
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UPDATE: Accused in homicide formally charged, remanded
On Saturday, Dec. 15 Jonathan YELLOWHEAD, 22, of Fort Hope, Ont., appeared in court in Thunder Bay and was formally charged with second-degree murder and breach of probation in connection with the death of 17-year-old Braiden Jacob.
He has been remanded into custody with a future court date of Tuesday, Dec. Dec. 18, 2018.
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Impaired by drug highway collision
Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to reports of a motor-vehicle collision involving a police cruiser just before 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13.
Officers arrived to observe that a Thunder Bay Police Service SUV and a four-door sedan had been involved in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 61 between Arthur Street and the…
Accused arrested, charged with second-degree murder
The Thunder Bay Police Service has arrested and charged a 22-year-old male in connection with the homicide of 17-year-old Braiden Jacob.
Working in conjunction with Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service officers, an arrest was made shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018. The accused was transported to Thunder Bay where he remains in…
Sudden death now a homicide investigation
The Thunder Bay Police Service is investigating the death of 17-year-old Braiden JACOB as a homicide.
Officers were dispatched to the southern portion of Chapples Park shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9 after a passerby saw what they believed might be a body.
A post-mortem examination took place in Toronto on Thursday, Dec…
Statement from the Thunder Bay Police Service
Following the release of the Office of the Independent Police Review Director’s (OIPRD) systemic review, the Thunder Bay Police Service is formally acknowledging that it must address the systemic racism, barriers and biases that exist within its service.
This acknowledgement is an important step, as highlighted by the OIPRD report, in…