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THUNDER BAY — Thunder Bay will undoubtedly be the murder capital of Canada once again, but the 15 homicides are just the tip of the violent crime iceberg in the city, says acting Police Chief Dan Taddeo.
Thunder Bay is awash in drug addiction and ripe for the picking by ruthless gangsters from southern Ontario, who view the city as a narcotics cash cow. “We rely on many of our other units, whether it’s primary response or other specialized units, they basically collapse in order to support the investigation. There’s a lot of validity when you hear a lot of work needs to be done in the first 48 hours-plus. That’s not a myth. That’s a fact, so you do require a lot of human resources.”
Taddeo said the fact the city’s population is likely under-counted by tens of thousands adds to the problem — and doesn't get included in the funding model — as does a seemingly revolving-door policy in the criminal justice system. The only good news, says Insp. Jeremy Pearson, who heads the Thunder Bay Police homicide investigation team, is that police have been highly successful apprehending suspects. Arrests have been made in 13 of 15 of last year’s killings, and only five of 60 confirmed homicide cases between 2016 and the end of 2022 have yet to be cleared.
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