Cyber Crime investigation leads to charges

February 25, 2025

A continued Cyber Crime Unit investigation has led to a local resident facing charges.

The Thunder Bay Police Service Cyber Crime Unit began an investigation in November 2024 after receiving a report that a local internet user was engaged in illegal activity.

 

Police seized multiple electronic devices from the suspect in December 2024.

 

As a result of the investigation, the suspect was arrested on Monday, February 24, and taken into custody.

 

William HEIDRICK, 32, is charged with the following:

 

•             Distribute Intimate Images Without Consent x4

•             Identity Fraud x2

•             Criminal Harassment

•             Breach of Probation x3

•             Breach of Release Order

•             Accessing Child Pornography

•             Luring a Child

•             Making Sexually Explicit Material Available to a Child

 

The accused appeared in court on Tuesday and has been remanded into custody with a future appearance date.


October 3, 2025
The Thunder Bay Police Service is continuing to advise the public of scams that target local residents. Police regularly receive reports of residents who have been victimized by fraudulent residential rental scams. Residential rental scams happen when a person interested in renting a property believes they are communicating with the owner or landlord of an available property. The renter may be pressured into paying a deposit to view the property, or live elsewhere and be unable to view a property in person before agreeing to rent it. The renter pays a deposit, only to find that the property was never available for rent. The deposit – and the “landlord” - disappear. If the price seems too good to be true, it likely is. Red flags to watch for include the landlord asking for cash only, a cash security deposit, or money to be wired. Tips Don’t send money to anyone you have not met in person and/or for property you have not seen in person. Ask for identification from anyone showing you the property and write down the licence plate if they arrive in a vehicle. Search for owner information in the Land Titles office to confirm you are dealing with the owner. The Thunder Bay Police Service’s Economic Crime Unit urges residents to speak to family members and friends who may be vulnerable to being targeted by these types of scams. If you are concerned about potential scams and want to learn more, please visit https://www.thunderbaypolice.ca/safety/fraud-prevention or contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre ( http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/ ) To make a fraud/cyber crime online report to the Thunder Bay Police Service, please visit: https://www.services.tryrubicon.com/thunder-bay-police-service/online-reports/report/fraud-cybercrime
October 1, 2025
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