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YOUNG DRIVER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED
Thunder Bay 7/20/2026 3:30pm
A 19-year-old driver is facing multiple charges following a traffic stop in the Municipality of Shuniah. On Thursday, July 16, 2026, at approximately 6:27 pm, an officer with the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 11/17 at Highway 527 in Shuniah. During the traffic stop, the officer observed open containers of al...
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TWO DRIVERS FACE CHARGES AFTER TRYING TO AVOID RIDE CHECKS
Thunder Bay 7/17/2026 2:30pm
Two drivers are facing impaired driving-related charges after attempting to avoid separate Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checks. On Friday, July 10, 2026, members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check at Lakeshore Drive and Spruce River Road in Shuniah. At approximately 11:15 pm, officers observed a vehic...
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ATV DRIVER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED OPERATION
Thunder Bay 7/17/2026 12:50pm
An all-terrain vehicle (ATV) ride has resulted in multiple charges following a tip from the public. On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, members with the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report involving an individual operating an ATV while intoxicated. Officers attended a location in Shuniah where the individual was located. As a result, sh...
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-UPDATE #1- FATAL SINGLE VEHICLE COLLISION IN SHUNIAH TOWNSHIP - Individual Charged
Thunder Bay 7/13/2026 3:20pm
-UPDATE #1- FATAL SINGLE VEHICLE COLLISION IN SHUNIAH TOWNSHIP Individual Charged (SHUNIAH, ON) - One person has been charged in relation to a fatal single motor vehicle collision in Shuniah Township. On Sunday, September 14, 2025, at approximately 7:30 am, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports of a vehicle in a ditch on H...
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-UPDATE #1- OPP INVESTIGATES FATAL MOTORCYCLE COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 11-17 - Highway Reopened
Thunder Bay 7/11/2026 6:40pm
-UPDATE #1- OPP INVESTIGATES FATAL MOTORCYCLE COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 11-17 Highway Reopened (SHUNIAH, ON) - On Saturday, July 11, 2026, at approximately 7:30 am, members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with emergency medical services responded to a report of a fatal motorcycle collision on Highway 11-17 near Highway 527. A stretch of Highway 1...
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OPP INVESTIGATES FATAL MOTORCYCLE COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 11-17
Thunder Bay 7/11/2026 3:20pm
Members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a motorcycle collision that has resulted in a fatality. On Saturday, July 11, 2026, at approximately 7:30 am, officers along with emergency medical services responded to reports of a collision along Highway 11-17 near Highway 527 involving multiple motorcycles. As a result of the in...
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Thunder Bay OPP Charge Aggressive Driver for Impaired in Construction Zone
Thunder Bay 6/30/2026 8:20am
THUNDER BAY OPP CHARGE AGGRESSIVE DRIVER FOR IMPAIRED IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE (THUNDER BAY, ON) - Members of the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged and aggressive driver for impaired operation in a construction zone. On June 24, 2026, at 8:30pm the Thunder Bay OPP received multiple 911 calls about a possible impaired driver on Highway 61, in the construction zone south of...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER CHARGED IN QUETICO COLLISION
Thunder Bay 6/29/2026 11:35am
The driver of a vehicle that crashed into the gate at Quetico Provincial Park was found to be impaired. On June 14, 2026, at approximately 9:00 am, the Atikokan Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) got a 911 call from staff at Quetico Provincial Park reporting a collision in the main parking lot. A vehicle lost control and crashed into the gate an...
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OPP LAYS MURDER CHARGE IN ARMSTRONG
Thunder Bay 6/23/2026 10:30pm
Members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual with second degree murder in Armstrong. On Monday, June 22, 2026, at approximately 9:00 am, officers responded to a call for emergency assistance at a residence in Armstrong. Upon arrival, officers located one individual deceased. The deceased has been identified as Ignac...
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THUNDER BAY OPP LAYS ATTEMPT MURDER CHARGES
Thunder Bay 6/15/2026 1:28pm
Officers with the Thunder Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as well as the satellite detachment of Shabaqua arrested and charged one individual following flight from police. On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, shortly before 10:00 am, officers noticed a stopped sprinter van along Highway 11-17 near Highway 527. After a brief conversation with the driver, officers b...
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CHARGES LAID AFTER WANTED PERSON LOCATED IN TRUNK
Thunder Bay 6/4/2026 9:00am
Two people were charged criminally after a wanted person was located hiding in the trunk of a vehicle. On June 3, 2026, at approximately 9:30 am, an officer with the Atikokan Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle on MacKenzie Ave for a registration violation. The officer determined that the driver was using a plate that belonged to a different vehicle...
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HIGHWAY 11/17 REOPENS FOLLOWING SERIOUS COLLISION
Thunder Bay 5/24/2026 10:25am
A section of Highway 17 at the Highway 11 intersection in Shabaqua was closed for several hours following a serious two-vehicle collision. Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Shabaqua Detachment responded to the collision involving a transport truck and a passenger vehicle on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at approximately 11:19 am EST. As a result of the collision, Hig...
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DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CHARGES
Thunder Bay 5/22/2026 9:20am
A drug trafficking investigation in the Town of Manitouwadge has concluded resulting in two individuals facing drug trafficking and weapons charges and illicit substances being removed from our streets. On Thursday, May 21, 2026, members of the Manitouwadge Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a search warrant at a residence in Manitouwadge, with assistance of CSCU...
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THUNDER BAY OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION
Thunder Bay 5/21/2026 3:42pm
Members of the Shabaqua Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a fatal collision involving two tractor trailer units. On Thursday, May 20, 2026, at approximately 8:30 pm ET, OPP officers along with Emergency Medical Services responded to reports of a collision on Highway 11/17, west of Shabaqua. One individual was pronounced deceased on scene. Two...
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THUNDER BAY OPP SEIZE $150,000 IN SUSPECT COCAINE & OXYCODONE DURING TRAFFIC STOP
Thunder Bay 4/26/2026 6:05am
Members of the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested & charged two individuals with offences under the Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). On Saturday, April 25th, 2026, around 1:47 pm, Thunder Bay OPP conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle along Highway 11-17, within the Municipality of Shuniah. During the roadside investigation, a vehicle...
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TWO INDIVIDUALS CHARGED FOLLOWING STREET CRIME UNIT INVESTIGATION
Thunder Bay 4/23/2026 1:10pm
Two individuals have been arrested and charged following a drug trafficking investigation in the area. On Thursday, April 2, 2026, members of the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) located and arrested two individuals with the assistance of the OPP North East Region CSCU and Marathon CSCU, Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team, O...
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SINGLE-VEHICLE COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 11-17 RESULTS IN FATALITY
Thunder Bay 4/19/2026 11:55am
One person is deceased following a single-vehicle collision east of Thunder Bay. On Sunday, April 19, 2026, at approximately 1:50 am EST, members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with emergency crews, responded to reports of a collision involving a pickup truck on Highway 11-17 near Spruce River Road in Shuniah. The driver, who was th...
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OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 17
Thunder Bay 4/16/2026 10:20pm
The Thunder Bay Detachment and Shabaqua Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of the OPP North West Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) Team and OPP Collision Re-Constructionists are investigating a fatal collision on Highway 17 near Raith. On Thursday, April 16, 2026, at approximately 3:30 am EDT, officers were notified of...
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UPDATE #1 - OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 17 – Highway 17 reopened
Thunder Bay 4/17/2026 7:50am
-UPDATE #1- OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 17 - Highway 17 reopened (SHABAQUA, ON) - The Thunder Bay Detachment and Shabaqua Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of the OPP North West Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) Team and OPP Collision Re-Constructionists are investigating a fatal collision on Highway 17 near Ra...
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STOLEN VEHICLE, FLIGHT FROM POLICE & DRUG IMPAIRED CHARGES LAID BY THUNDER BAY OPP
Thunder Bay 4/7/2026 7:55pm
On April 6th, 2025 at approximately 11:15 am, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of the Fort William Anishinabek Police Service (APS) were conducting general patrol in the area of City Road, within the First Nation Territory of Fort William & had a "stolen vehicle" hit from the officer's Automatic Licence Plate...
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OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 595
Thunder Bay 3/26/2026 12:05pm
The Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal collision on Highway 595. On March 25th, 2026, shortly before 1:00 pm, members of the Thunder Bay OPP Detachment, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 595 involving a plow truck. The driver of the vehicle was pronounced deceased...
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PROACTIVE PATROLS IN SHUNIAH LEAD TO IMPOUNDED VEHICLE & CRIMINAL CHARGES
Thunder Bay 3/19/2026 9:55pm
On March 19th, 2026, at approximately 8:50 am, a member of the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment was on general patrol & initiated a traffic stop on a Sports Utility Vehicle travelling along Highway 11-17 within the Municipality of Shuniah. Throughout the investigation, the driver was found to be prohibited from operating a motor vehicle & the officer d...
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SHUNIAH R.I.D.E. PROGRAM STOPS IMPAIRED DRIVER
Thunder Bay 3/16/2026 4:40pm
On March 13th, 2026 at approximately 8:22 pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program at the intersection of Mount Baldy Road & Highway 527, within the Municipality of Shuniah. Throughout the RIDE program, a driver with a child passenger was determined to be consuming...
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ONE INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED FOLLOWING BAIL VIOLATION INVESTIGATION
Thunder Bay 2/10/2026 4:55pm
One individual has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking following a traffic stop. On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, members of the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Bail Support Team (BST) and OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) conducted a traffic stop as part of an ongoing bail violation investigation. One individual was arrested and a subsequent sea...
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SPEEDING LEADS TO DRUG-IMPAIRED IN THUNDER BAY
Thunder Bay 2/9/2026 9:40pm
On February 9th, 2025 at approximately 4:59 pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting speed enforcement along Highway 11-17 near McKenzie Station Road, within the Municipality of Shuniah. After observing a vehicle travelling 131 km/hr in a posted 90 km/hr a traffic stop was initiated. Throughout the investigation, a...
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THUNDER BAY OPP INVESTIGATE FATAL COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 11/17
Thunder Bay 2/6/2026 9:20am
The Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal collision on Highway 11/17. On Thursday, February 5, 2026, at approximately 9:00 pm EST, members of the Thunder Bay OPP and emergency medical services responded to a fatal collision involving two passenger vehicles on Highway 11/17 between Highway 130 and Highway 588. A 23-year-o...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO CHARGES
Thunder Bay 2/4/2026 3:15pm
One individual has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking following a traffic stop. On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, members from the Thunder Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a routine traffic stop. During the interaction with the driver, the officer formed reasonable grounds to believe the vehicle was being used to traffic controlled drugs...
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-UPDATE #1- HIGHWAY 11-17 CLOSED AS THUNDER BAY OPP INVESTIGATES FATAL COLLISION - Highway Reopened
Thunder Bay 1/29/2026 4:20pm
-UPDATE #1- HIGHWAY 11-17 CLOSED AS THUNDER BAY OPP INVESTIGATES FATAL COLLISION Highway Reopened (SISTONENS CORNERS, ON) - The Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is advising the public that Highway 11/17 has now been reopened at Sistonens Corners and in Kakabeka Falls following the earlier closure due to a fatal collision....
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HIGHWAY 11-17 CLOSED AS THUNDER BAY OPP INVESTIGATES FATAL COLLISION
Thunder Bay 1/29/2026 11:15am
The Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently on scene of a fatal collision on Highway 11-17 near Sistonens Corners. On Thursday, January 29, 2026, at approximately 7:00 am EST, members of the Thunder Bay OPP and emergency medical services responded to a fatal two-vehicle collision involving a transport truck and car. A 28-year-old fem...
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INDIVIDUAL CHARGED FOLLOWING STREET CRIME UNIT INVESTIGATION
Thunder Bay 1/20/2026 4:05pm
One individual has been arrested and charged following a drug trafficking investigation in the area. On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, members of the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) located and arrested one individual with the assistance of the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT). Officers also executed a search warrant at a Thunde...
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TRAFFIC STOP IN ARMSTRONG LEADS TO DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGE
Thunder Bay 1/5/2026 8:20am
One individual has been charged with drug trafficking following a traffic stop in Armstrong. On Thursday, January 1, 2026, shortly after 5 pm EST, officers with the Armstrong Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Airport Road. Through an investigation with the support of the Thunder Bay OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and their...
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THUNDER BAY OPP SEEKING ASSISTANCE WITH MISCHIEF IN GORHAM TOWNSHIP
Thunder Bay 1/1/2026 5:25pm
On December 11th, 2025 at approximately 5:05 pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a mischief incident involving two all-terrain vehicles (ATV) & one motorized snow vehicle (MSV) operating in a dangerous manner, which resulted in damage to a local community sign along North Branch Road, near the East Gorham Fir...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER WITH CHILDREN IN VEHICLE CHARGED
Thunder Bay 12/16/2025 9:00pm
On December 5th, 2025 at approximately 10:23 am, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting speed enforcement along Lakeshore Drive, within the Municipality of Shuniah, when they initiated a traffic stop on a motor vehicle travelling 85km/hr in a posted 60km/hr Throughout the investigation, it was determined that the driv...
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THUNDER BAY OPP APPEAL FOR INFORMATION & POTENTIAL OF MORE VICTIMS IN HISTORICAL SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION
Thunder Bay 11/27/2025 5:15am
On August 18th, 2025, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation into sexual assaults that occurred between 2020 & 2022, within the Township of Gillies, approximately 30 kilometers south-west of the City of Thunder Bay. As a result of the investigation, Greg LEITERMAN, 73, of Wetaskiwin County, Alberta (Formerly fr...
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THUNDER BAY OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 61
Thunder Bay 11/24/2025 6:30pm
On November 24th, 2025, at approximately 3:54 pm, members of the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a report of a collision involving a motor vehicle and motorcycle along Highway 61 at Hanna Road, within the Municipality of Neebing. One individual, 58 years old, of Oliver Paipoonge, has been pronounc...
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THUNDER BAY OPP SEIZE $600,000 IN SUSPECT COCAINE & METH DURING TRAFFIC STOP
Thunder Bay 11/24/2025 11:40am
Members of the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested & charged two individuals with offences under the Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). On Thursday, November 20th, 2025, around 6:00 pm, Thunder Bay OPP conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle along Highway 11-17, within the Municipality of Shuniah. OPP Canine Unit, along with the Thunder B...
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THUNDER BAY OPP SEIZE $1.8 MILLION IN SUSPECTED COCAINE DURING TRAFFIC STOP
Thunder Bay 11/18/2025 9:10am
Two individuals are facing drug trafficking charges following a traffic stop in the Municipality of Shuniah. On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, shortly before 11:30 am, members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop for a violation under the Highway Traffic Act. During the investigation, officers located 18 kilogr...
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CONCERNED CITIZEN’S CALL SPARKS ARREST OF DRUG-IMPAIRED MOTORIST
Thunder Bay 11/9/2025 5:55am
On November 7th, 2025 at approximately 10:57 pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call for service from a concerned citizen who had stopped to check on a distressed motorist located along Highway 11-17, east of Terry Fox Memorial, within the Municipality of Shuniah. The officers, along with Emergency Medical Services...
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COLLISION LEAVES MOTORCYCLE RIDER WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES
Thunder Bay 10/1/2025 10:25am
A motorcycle rider has suffered serious, life-threatening injuries in a collision outside of Nolalu. On Monday, September 29, 2025, shortly before 8:00 pm, members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle collision on Addie Road. As a result of the collision, one person was transported to hospital with life-threateni...
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COLLISION LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGES IN THUNDER BAY
Thunder Bay 9/21/2025 12:10pm
On September 20th, 2025 at approximately 12:50 am, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision along Highway 11-17 near John Street, within the City of Thunder Bay. Throughout the investigation, it was determined that one the drivers had been consuming alcoholic beverages, was placed under arre...
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CRIMINAL CHARGES LAID IN SPORTS BETTING INVESTIGATION
Thunder Bay 9/18/2025 9:56am
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Investigation and Enforcement Bureau (IEB) has laid charges against two individuals in connection with suspicious Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) PROLINE sports betting activity in Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay. On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the IEB, attached to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), was cont...
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HIGHWAY 11/17 COLLISION RESULTS IN MULTIPLE CHARGES
Thunder Bay 9/17/2025 5:50pm
The Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two drivers following a collision that closed Highway 11/17 for just over two hours on the evening of Tuesday, September 16, 2025. The collision involving a motorcycle and truck at Oliver Road and Highway 11/17 occurred at approximately 8:40 pm The motorcycle rider had already been transported to...
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FATAL SINGLE VEHICLE COLLISION IN SHUNIAH TOWNSHIP
Thunder Bay 9/15/2025 2:05pm
Members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a fatal single vehicle collision that occurred on Highway 527 near Trowbridge Road in Shuniah Township. On Sunday September 14, 2025, at approximately 7:30 am, officers responded to reports of a vehicle in the ditch. The driver and lone occupant of the motor vehicle was pronounced...
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RECOVERED STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLE & MULTIPLE IMPAIREDS IN THUNDER BAY
Thunder Bay 9/11/2025 11:45am
On September 10th, 2025 at approximately 9:11 am, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrol in the area of Banning Street, within the City of Thunder Bay and observed several motor vehicles; one of the vehicles was known to police as stolen. As a result of the investigation, Eric Thomas LINDSTROM, 54, of T...
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TRAFFIC COMPLAINT LEADS TO VEHICLE IMPOUND
Thunder Bay 9/4/2025 6:55pm
On September 4th, 2025, at approximately 1:28 am, the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint along Highway 102, within the City of Thunder Bay. Officers observed the motor vehicle driving 105km/hr in a posted 50km/hr & a traffic stop was initiated. As a result of the investigation, the vehicle has been impounded for 14-day...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO DRUG CHARGES IN THUNDER BAY
Thunder Bay 9/4/2025 12:05am
Members of the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged three individuals with offences under the Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). On Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025, around 4:38 pm, Thunder Bay OPP conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle along Highway 11-17, within the Municipality of Shuniah. OPP Canine Unit, along with the Thunde...
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THUNDER BAY OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION ALONG HIGHWAY 589
Thunder Bay 8/24/2025 3:30pm
On August 23rd, 2025, at approximately 2:02 pm, members of the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment received a report of an overdue motorist, with the last known whereabouts along Highway 589, between Moving Post Road and Old Hall Road. After extensive patrols were conducted, a single motor vehicle was located a considerable distance from Highway 589, nort...
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PROACTIVE PATROLS IN THUNDER BAY LEAD TO IMPAIRED CHARGE
Thunder Bay 8/18/2025 12:50am
On August 16th, 2025 at approximately 12:36 pm, an officer from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol along Highway 130, within the Municipality of Oliver Paipoonge, when the officer observed a motor vehicle that had driven into the ditch. The officer stopped to provide assistance & as a result of the investigation, it was d...
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THUNDER BAY OPP SEEKING ASSISTANCE WITH INVESTIGATION
Thunder Bay 8/18/2025 1:55am
On August 17th, 2025 at approximately 7:00 pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a stunt driving incident involving two motor vehicles doing donuts & burn outs along Kam Current Road, approximately 1-2 kilometers from Highway 589. The Thunder Bay OPP is seeking the publics assistance in locating the vehicle(s)...
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TRANSPORT TRUCK DRIVER SUSPENDED FOR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN THUNDER BAY
Thunder Bay 8/18/2025 12:00am
On August 17th, 2025 at approximately 1:37 pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to the Pigeon River Border, along Highway 61, for a possible impaired driver crossing into Canada from the United States. As a result of the investigation & assistance by the Pigeon River Canadian Border Services Agency, it was dete...
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ANOTHER IMPAIRED DURING MARINE JOINT-ENFORCEMENT WITH THUNDER BAY OPP & MNR
Thunder Bay 8/13/2025 9:55am
Throughout this summer, the Northwest Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) team of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in partnership with Conservation Officers from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), has been conducting joint-enforcement marine patrols. The summer-long operation has included mandatory alcohol screening (M.A.S.)...
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OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 11-17
Thunder Bay 8/12/2025 1:00pm
The Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with members of the OPP North West Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) Team, are investigating a fatal collision involving a motorcycle and vehicle. The incident occurred at approximately 6:43 am on Monday, August 11, 2025, at the intersection of Highway 11-17 and Mapleward Road. The...
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MONDAY NIGHT COLLISIONS LEAD TO IMPAIREDS IN THUNDER BAY
Thunder Bay 7/29/2025 4:55am
On July 28th, 2025 at approximately 9:57 pm, officers from the Thunder Bay & Shabaqua Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a single motor vehicle collision along East Arrow Lake Road, outside of the Village of Suomi. As a result of the investigation, it was determined that the driver had been consuming alcoholic beverages, was placed under a...
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MULTIPLE ARRESTS AND CHARGES LAID IN DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION
Thunder Bay 7/21/2025 12:25pm
The Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has arrested and charged multiple people in connection with drug trafficking. The arrests were the result of a four-week investigation into the trafficking of illegal drugs and substances in northwestern Ontario. With assistance from the North West Region OPP Canine Unit, OPP Organized Crime...
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-CORRECTION- INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION Correction to Age of Victim: 54
Thunder Bay 7/16/2025 7:55am
-CORRECTION- INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION Correction to Age of Victim: 54 (SHUNIAH, ON) - The Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged one person in connection with a homicide investigation in Shuniah. On Monday, July 14, 2025, shortly after 10:50 pm, OPP officers responded to a residence on Blind Creek Drive, whe...
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THUNDER BAY OPP ARREST MALE FOR IMPERSONATING POLICE OFFICER
Thunder Bay 7/16/2025 7:50am
On July 11th, 2025 at approximately 2:00 pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint regarding a male blocking the highway & displaying a police badge along Highway 587, within the Unincorporated Territory of Thunder Bay. As a result of the investigation, Mika POOLEY, 33, of the Thunder Bay, Ontario was ch...
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INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION
Thunder Bay 7/15/2025 7:55pm
The Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged one person in connection with a homicide investigation in Shuniah. On Monday, July 14, 2025, shortly after 10:50 pm, OPP officers responded to a residence on Blind Creek Drive, where one person was located deceased. One person was taken into custody. The deceased has been identified as Shel...
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- UPDATE #1 - THUNDER BAY OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION
Thunder Bay 7/2/2025 5:40pm
One arrested in fatal collision investigation (SHUNIAH, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad have made an arrest in relation to a fatal collision that happened on Highway 11/17 near Mirror Lake in Shuniah Township on December 17, 2023. As a result of the investigation Chelsey KILAR, 36-years-old, of Red Rock Ontario has been arrested on the stre...
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RIDE PROGRAM & PROACTIVE PATROLS LEAD TO IMPAIRED CHARGES IN THUNDER BAY
Thunder Bay 7/1/2025 5:55am
On June 22nd, 2025 at approximately 12:44 am, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Drivers Everywhere) program along the off-ramp on Balsam Street, within the City of Thunder Bay. As a result of the R.I.D.E. program, it was determined that one driver had been consuming alcoholic beverages...
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THUNDER BAY OPP TEAM UP WITH MNR FOR MARINE JOINT-ENFORCEMENT
Thunder Bay 6/27/2025 9:25am
Throughout this summer, the Northwest Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) team of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in partnership with Conservation Officers from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), will be conducting joint-enforcement marine patrols. The summer-long operation include mandatory alcohol screening (M.A.S.) and fi...
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THUNDER BAY OPP SEEKING IDENTITY OF STUNT DRIVER AFTER ONE OF TWO DRIVERS CHARGED
Thunder Bay 6/9/2025 8:55am
On May 8th, 2025, at approximately 8:48 am, a member of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol & observed two vehicles spinning their tires/racing along Balmoral Street, within the City of Thunder Bay. The officer initiated a traffic stop on one of the vehicles as the 2nd continued driving down Balmoral Street. As a result of...
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TRAFFIC COMPLAINT LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGE IN SHABAQUA
Thunder Bay 6/5/2025 7:55am
On May 10th, 2025 at approximately 10:29 pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a traffic complaint along Highway 17, within the Unorganized Territory of Thunder Bay. The complaint vehicle was located & a traffic stop was initiated. Through the investigation, it was determined that the driver had been consuming...
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ANOTHER VEHICLE IMPOUNDED FOR STUNT DRIVING
Thunder Bay 6/5/2025 7:25am
On June 3rd, 2025, at approximately 11:50 am, a member of the Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) unit of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting radar enforcement along Highway 527, within the Unincorporated Territory of Thunder Bay. The officer observed a motor vehicle driving 155km/hr in a posted 80km/hr & a traffic stop was initiated. As a result o...
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VEHICLE IMPOUNDED FOR STUNT DRIVING ALONG 11-17 HIGHWAY
Thunder Bay 6/4/2025 7:35am
On June 3rd, 2025, at approximately 10:38 pm, a member of the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment was conducting radar enforcement along 11-17 Highway, within the Municipality of Shuniah. The officer observed a motor vehicle driving 150km/hr in a posted 90km/hr & a traffic stop was initiated. As a result of the investigation, the driver's licence has been...
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ARMSTRONG & THUNDER BAY OPP TEAM UP WITH MNR FOR JOINT-ENFORCEMENT
Thunder Bay 6/3/2025 7:25am
On June 1st, 2025, the Armstrong and Thunder Bay Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in partnership with Conservation Officers from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), conducted a joint-enforcement R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) initiative. The operation included mandatory alcohol screening (M.A.S.) and a fish and wildlife in...
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TRAFFIC COMPLAINT LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGE IN THUNDER BAY
Thunder Bay 5/31/2025 8:25am
On May 31st, 2025 at approximately 5:39 am, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a traffic complaint along Highway 61, within the City of Thunder Bay. The complaint vehicle was located & a traffic stop was initiated. Through the investigation, it was determined that the driver had been consuming alcoholic beverag...