Tag: St. Thomas Police Service
Repeat offenders are ‘gaming the system,’ St. Thomas police chief tells MPs
Nearly one-third of all criminal charges St. Thomas police laid in the past three years were for failing to comply with court orders, the city’s top cop told a committee of MPs. St. Thomas police Chief Marc Roskamp was one of several witnesses invited to testify before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice […]
House visits by ‘bank fraud’ scammers leading to big losses: Police
If the bank says it’s sending someone to your house to pick up your bank card, beware. That’s the message from St. Thomas police who are investigating an elaborate telephone scam that has prompted people to hand over their bank cards to strangers after they are told their accounts have been compromised. Several incidents have […]
Ex-cop abused position of power to sexually exploit teen, lawsuit alleges
A former St. Thomas police officer abused his position of authority to engage in a sexual relationship with a teen girl and wore his uniform during some of their sexual encounters, according to a new lawsuit. A 25-year-old St. Thomas woman, who alleges she was 15 when she started a sexual relationship with then-Const. Garry […]
St. Thomas police called to clashes at elementary school, high school
Officers responded to incidents at two separate St. Thomas schools this week involving students making threats, police say. The first incident was on Tuesday when officers were called to an unidentified high school after a student threatened a member of the administration, St. Thomas police stated in a news release on Friday. Officers went to […]
40-year-old man, teen charged in huge blaze at vacant warehouse
A 40-year-old man and a teenager are charged in a suspicious fire at a vacant warehouse in St. Thomas earlier this week, police said. A 40-year-old St. Thomas man is charged with arson and failing to comply with a probation order in the fire at the former Weatherhead Co. of Canada Ltd. property at 100 […]