Death Investigation Update
The Balmoral Street - Beverly Street entrance to Lakehead University is now reopened. The investigation into the death of a male discovered at that location continues.
Death Investigation
The Balmoral Street - Beverly Street entrance to Lakehead University remains closed this morning. Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded last night, just before 9:30 p.m., regarding a body of a male which had been located by a passerby at this location.
The male is deceased and this incident is under investigation by the TBPS…
Male suspect sought after indecent exposure incident
Police are requesting public assistance as an investigating continues into a recent incident involving an unknown male exposing himself to a seven-year-old girl at a park on the city’s south side.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers learned an incident had occurred at the St. Jude Elementary School Basketball Court located at 345 Ogden…
COMMUNITY SAFETY ALERT: Police observe spike in suspected fatal overdoses
The Thunder Bay Police Service is warning the public as the city appears to be facing an ongoing spike in overdose deaths linked to suspected fentanyl use.
Frontline officers have observed an apparent increase in suspected overdose cases recently, which has also been observed and publicized by other health and community agencies. In the…
Three arrested, drugs and cash seized
Police arrested three suspects, including a southern Ontario male, and seized cocaine and fentanyl following the search of a southside home Tuesday evening.
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, with assistance from the OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, executed a search warrant at an apartment in the 400…
Suspect arrested following investigation into series of thefts against vulnerable victims
A Thunder Bay woman faces several charges relating to a series of thefts against seniors and other vulnerable victims.
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Crimes Against Seniors Unit, with assistance from the Break and Enter and Robbery (BEAR) Unit and Uniform Patrol Branch officers, have been investigating a series of incidents…
SCAM ALERT: Fraudsters posing as employees target local businesses
The Thunder Bay Police Service’s Economic Crime Unit is warning local businesses to be aware of a scam that targets employee paycheques.
The fraudsters pose as employees to intercept pay cheques via direct deposit.
In one such recent case, the local victim received an email from an employee requesting changes be made to their…
REMINDER: Slow down, keep roadways safe for everyone
Despite another stretch of hot and dry summer weather, the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Traffic Unit would like to remind drivers to cool it on the speeding.
Summertime often provides motorists with near ideal road conditions, however, the posted maximum speed limits still apply. These weather conditions also lead to an increase in…
Cocaine and fentanyl seized following southside search, six arrested
Police arrested six people, including three youths from Southern Ontario, and seized Fentanyl and cocaine following the search of a southside home Wednesday evening.
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, with assistance from the Emergency Task Unit, executed a search warrant at a residential address in the 300…
Weapons call leads to arrests, drug trafficking charges
Police arrested three people Monday morning following an assault involving a replica firearm on the city's south side.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to the 400 block of McKenzie Street just before 6:55 a.m. on Monday, July 12 following reports of a disturbance possibly involving a…