Update: Charges laid following police investigation into incident at business on city’s north end
December 26, 2025
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A charge has been laid following a Thunder Bay Police Service investigation into an incident at a business of the city’s north end.
On December 26, 2025, officers with the Major Crime Unit made an arrest in connection to an incident that took place on December 25, 2025 on Hodder Avenue.
Officers were sent to the business just after midnight in response to a report of an injured individual.
The victim is currently in stable condition.
As a result of the investigation, an individual has been charged with aggravated assault.
The accused has been released from custody with a future court date.
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TB26017520 The Thunder Bay Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 36-year-old Kelsey ANDERSON. Kelsey was last seen on May 9, 2026, around noon in the Algoma Street North area. He is described as an Indigenous male, with a slim build standing roughly 5’ 8”, with long black hair that is normally tied back, a goatee-style beard, brown eyes, with acne scars on his face. ANDERSON was last seen wearing a black and grey baseball cap, a tan hoodie, black pants, and white and grey sneakers. If you have any information about the whereabouts of this missing person, please contact police at (807) 684-1200. Submit tips anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, online at www.p3tips.com.
