There have been more than normal assaults against police officers in Thunder Bay this month.
Compared to most weekends, there were over 100 more calls this past weekend. There were 472 calls made, compared to 338 calls during a mid-July weekend.
The Thunder Bay Police Chief, Darcy Fleury, said these calls have a large number of disturbing incidences of assaults against police officers.
Some of the charges include assaulting a peace officer, assaulting a peace officer with a weapon, assaulting a peace officer with intent to resist arrest, and assaulting a peace officer to cause bodily harm.
Between January 1 and July 31 this year, there were 52 charges laid for Assault against a Peace Officer. There were 76 total charges laid in 2023.
The Thunder Bay Police Chief says being assaulted is not “part of the job.”