St. Thomas, ON – Wednesday October 8th 2025
It has been a busy 24 hours for the St. Thomas Police Service, with officers responding to nearly 100 calls for service.
These calls range from general calls for service to urgent incidents requiring immediate police response.
Assault Police
A 33 year old St. Thomas resident has been arrested after police were called to check on the well-being of an individual. On Tuesday morning, officers attended a Talbot Street address in an attempt to locate and confirm the individual was in good health. Upon arrival, officers were met by an individual who was escalated and yelling at police. The accused refused to allow officers to conduct their well-being check and became combative. The 33 year old was charged with one count of Obstruct Police. While attempting to effect the arrest, the accused actively resisted, physically assaulting an officer. Once in custody, the 33 year old was transported to police headquarters, charged with Resist Arrest and Assault Peace Officer, processed, appeared in court, and was subsequently released. ST25018381
Disturbance
A 28 year old St. Thomas resident has been arrested after police responded to a disturbance downtown, Tuesday afternoon. Just after 2:30 p.m. police were called to the 400 block of Talbot Street for the report of an argument between two individuals. Upon arrival, officers located the parties involved. The accused was in the street yelling and attempting to enter vehicles, carrying property from a retail store in the area, refusing to cooperate with police and continued running in the street. The 28 year old was taken into custody, charged with one count of Causing a Disturbance and released on an appearance notice with a future court date. ST25018410
Trespass Charges
Two St. Thomas residents have been charged with Trespassing after being located on the property of a commercial building on the northside of the city. On Tuesday morning at 5:40 a.m. we were called to the location after on site security observed two individuals inside a fenced area of the property. Upon arrival, police located a 37 year old St. Thomas resident and 51 year old St. Thomas resident who were both issued tickets for Trespass to Property. ST25018357
Warrant Arrests
A 40 year old St. Thomas resident has been arrested. On Tuesday, while dealing with the individual on an unrelated matter at the Elgin County Courthouse, officers were made aware of an outstanding warrant for three counts of Failure to Comply with Probation Order and two counts of Breach of Recognizance stemming from an incident in September. The 40 year old was processed and released with future court date. ST25018398/16765
A 32 year old St. Thomas resident has been arrested. Early this morning, officers on community patrol located the individual known to them to be wanted by our service on an outstanding warrant for Break and Enter, Theft under $5,000 and Failure to Comply with Probation stemming from an incident in September. The individual was transported to police headquarters, processed and released on an appearance notice with a future court date. ST25018443
Theft Investigations
St. Thomas police are currently investigating the report of a shoplifting incident that occurred at a grocery store on Talbot Street. On Tuesday, officers were called to the store after video of two unknown individuals showed them concealing items in a bag and leaving the store without paying. The video is being provided to police. ST25018363
A yellow and black mountain bike has been reported stolen from an address on Wellington Street. On Tuesday, officers were called to investigate the incident that occurred Monday evening between 4:30 – 8:30 p.m. It was reported that the owner of the bike locked it to a bike rack but returned to find the lock cut and the bike gone. This remains under investigation. ST25018366
$400 of property has been reported stolen from a business on Talbot Street. On Tuesday, officers attended an address in the 800 block of Talbot Street to investigate the report of outdoor patio furniture being stolen. Through investigation officers learned CCTV in the area captured an unknown individual enter the property and remove several items. The video is being provided to police. ST25018414
The contents of a vehicle parked on St. Anne’s Place have been reported stolen. On Tuesday, the owner of the vehicle contacted police to report their home surveillance system captured an unknown individual enter their car and leave with several items. This remains under investigation. ST25018429
RIDE
The St. Thomas Police Service is happy to share that of the drivers stopped and spoken to during a RIDE program in the city last night, no infractions were found. STPS wishes to thank the community for continuing to drive safe and sober. ST25018444