Festive RIDE 2021: Impaired driving remains prevalent during pandemic
Thunder Bay Police Service officers laid 13 impaired driving charges, and 13 warn-range suspensions, during this season’s Festive RIDE campaign.
In total, 12 RIDE programs were conducted during the annual campaign. Officers established the RIDE checkpoints at various locations across the city, and witnessed a high volume of impaired…
Three GTA youth arrested amid drug trafficking investigation
Six accused, including three youths from the Greater Toronto Area, have been arrested in Thunder Bay amid an investigation into drug trafficking.
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Emergency Task and Intelligence Units, with assistance from the OPP’s Crime Enforcement Bureau, executed a search warrant at a residential address in…
Whitby man who fled from police in stolen vehicle arrested, charged
A Whitby man who fled from police in a stolen vehicle in September was located and arrested on Wednesday, and now faces additional drug-trafficking related charges.
A member of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit was in the area of Cumberland Street near River Street at about 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, when…
Southern Ontario trio arrested, drugs and cash seized
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Emergency Task and Intelligence Units, with assistance from the OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, executed a search warrant at a residential address in the 300 block of Cumberland Street North at about 7:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 12.
The warrant was obtained as a result of an ongoing…
Businesses beware: Buyers with fraudulent credit cards target locals
The Thunder Bay Police Service is warning the community of a potential scam involving fraudulent credit cards that could be targeting local businesses.
In one incident, a local business was contacted by phone by a supposed interested buyer from Toronto in December. The buyer provided the store with a credit card and photo identification…
Home takeover disrupted, two charged with drug-trafficking related offences
Police arrested two males from the Greater Toronto Area who were in Thunder Bay conducting suspected drug trafficking activity amid a home takeover.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to a residential address in the 200 block of Amelia Street West just after 2 a.m. on Friday, Jan, 7 to…
Toronto teen charged with drug-trafficking related offences in Thunder Bay
Police on Wednesday charged a Toronto woman suspected of drug-trafficking amid a home takeover that targeted a Thunder Bay man suffering from dementia.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Intelligence Unit attended a residential address in the 1500 block of Rankin Street to follow-up on an investigation into a potential home-…
Stunt-driver in Tractor Trailer charged on Christmas Day
Police have charged the driver of a tractor trailer unit with stunt driving after he was observed travelling 101 km/h in an area with a maximum posted speed limit of 50 km/h.
A member of the Thunder Bay Police Service was conducting traffic enforcement along a stretch of Dawson Road near Toivo Street in the afternoon hours on Christmas…
Officer dragged by impaired and suspended motorist attempting to evade arrest
A Thunder Bay man has been arrested for impaired driving and assaulting a peace officer after he dragged an officer during an attempt to flee from a Festive RIDE spot check.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers were conducting the Reduce Impaired Drivers Everywhere program at the corner of Sprague and Walsh Streets just after 9 p.m. on…
Eleven inmates charges following serious 30-hour assault and extortion incident
Police have filed a total of 137 charges against 11 inmates at the Thunder Bay District jail following a recent investigation into a violence incident that occurred at the facility.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were initially dispatched to the District Jail just before 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 29…