Fraud Prevention: Elder and Financial Abuse
Seniors are often the target of scams, and sadly sometimes the people defrauding them are members of their own family.
An unfortunate example of this became a recently concluded case by members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Crimes Against…
Water rescue
First responders are at the scene of a water rescue at the James Street Swing Bridge.
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service, Superior North EMS, and Thunder Bay Fire Rescue were dispatched to the area just after 6:30 p.m. this evening (Tuesday,…
Toronto teens arrested in Thunder Bay charged with drug trafficking
Two Toronto teens apparently visiting this city to become involved in drug trafficking were arrested following reports of a home takeover on the city’s northside Monday.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers were dispatched to a residential address in…
Four Toronto residents arrested, $110K in drugs seized
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Four Toronto residents arrested, $110K in drugs seized
Police arrested five people and seized a significant…
Armed robbery suspect located and arrested
Police on Thursday located and arrested a male suspected of robbing a southside business with a knife and crudely made Molotov cocktail in February.
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Eight Arrested as OPP, Thunder Bay Police Service Lay Charges In Apparent Decades-Long Art Fraud Investigation
Media release produced and released by the OPP:
(ORILLIA, ON) - On March 1, 2023, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) arrested eight individuals for their involvement in the apparent fraudulent manufacturing and distribution of…
Fentanyl, cocaine seized following search of Pearl Street apartments
City police arrested four, and seized cocaine and fentanyl, following the search of a pair of apartments on the city’s north side Thursday.
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, with assistance from the OPP’s Organized Crime…
UPDATE: Fire to business
There should no longer be significant impact to vehicle or pedestrian traffic in the 400 block area of Victoria Avenue.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Primary Response Branch were originally dispatched to an unrelated call in the area just after 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 2. While in the area they observed signs of…
Fire to business
The public is asked to avoid the 400-block area of Victoria Avenue as first responders deal with a fire at a business.
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Finding a cure within prevention: New initiative fights fraud before it happens
Fraud investigators with the city’s police service are utilizing a simple poster campaign to help seniors protect…