Tag: St. Thomas Police
St. Thomas police seize shotgun, $35K in drugs
St. Thomas police seized drugs valued at $35,000 and a shotgun in a search Friday that resulted in charges against a 56 year-old man.
Couple loses $17K in bitcoin scam: Police
St. Thomas police are urging caution after an elderly couple lost $17,000 in a cryptocurrency scam.
Elderly St. Thomas couple lose $17K in Bitcoin scam
The couple believed they had purchased $250 worth of the cryptocurrency from a verified online site based in England in January.
Knife used in St. Thomas robbery
A man walked into a business at 1063 Talbot Street, pulled a knife and threatened staff Thursday morning.
Nearly $5,000 siphoned from woman’s accounts with new debit card: Police
A Waterloo woman is out nearly $5,000 after a new debit card was issued in St. Thomas and used to withdraw cash from her accounts. The card was used to access three accounts and $10,000 was transferred between them, St. Thomas police said. Two withdrawals were made at an Aylmer bank, first $3,000 and then […]
Montreal men charged in St. Thomas grandparent scam
A St. Thomas couple nearly turned over $10,000 to two men who claimed their nephew needed bail money in the city’s most recent grandparent scam.
Woman charged after St. Thomas cop hit, spat on
The officer was allegedly assaulted as he tried to arrest a woman following a disturbance on Princess Avenue.
St. Thomas police officers assaulted in front of homeless shelter
A 37-year-old woman is accused of assaulting and spitting on police officers who asked her to leave the grounds of a St. Thomas homeless shelter.
Pepper spray: Potentially lethal, ‘unbearably’ painful – and being used in London
London police have reported three incidents this month in which people were spattered with pepper spray, which raises some questions: How does it feel to be hit by the stuff? And isn’t it illegal to carry pepper spray?
St. Thomas man loses $10,000 in grandparent scam: Police
A St. Thomas man has been bilked out of $10,000 after falling victim to what’s known as a grandparent scam, St. Thomas police said in a statement Tuesday.