Theft
St. Thomas police are looking to identify the individual in the photo below. On Wednesday February 28th 2024, while on an unrelated call for service officers were notified of a theft that had occurred from a retail store on Talbot Street. It was reported, an unknown individual had shopped for approximately $118 of grocery items and failed to pay for some of them. Police are looking to identify the individual in the photo below. ST24003114
Assault
A 17 year old St. Thomas resident has been arrested. On Thursday February 29th 2024, officers were called to investigate an incident that occurred between two parties known to each other. Through investigation, police formed grounds to charge the 17 year old with Assault. The individual attended police headquarters and was processed on the charges and later released on an undertaking with a future court date. ST24003220
Warrant arrest
36 year old Dillion Churchill has been arrested. On Thursday February 29th 2024, officers on community patrol located Churchill who was known to them to be wanted on an outstanding warrant with our service for Possession of Property Obtained by Crime and 2 counts of Failure to Comply with Release order stemming from an incident in October 2023. He was transported to police headquarters where he was processed, attended court and was released by the courts with a future court date. ST24003223
Protecting yourself from fraud
In an ongoing effort to help protect the residents of St. Thomas from falling victim to online scams and fraud, the St. Thomas Police Service would like to remind the community on ways to protect themselves and things to consider while online:
- Always get a second opinion from family or friends regarding the situation
- Always verify the person you are corresponding with is legitimate
- No employer will reach out to you through apps like Whats App
- If you receive a call from someone claiming to be a family member or relative, hang up and call the number you have for them.
- No employer will ask you to invest your own money or purchase gift cards.
- Use the Canadian Anti- Fraud Centre as a resource to familiarize yourself with current scams and additional ways to protect yourself
And remember if it seems suspicious, it likely is.
