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Three arrested after northside home and hotel room searches

THUNDER BAY -- Three people have been arrested following a pair of drug raids on the city’s north side.

THUNDER BAY -- Three people have been arrested following a pair of drug raids on the city’s north side.

Thunder Bay Police Service officials say officers with the organized crime enforcement bureau assisted the city’s emergency task unit in searching a home in the 200 block of Tupper Street just before noon.

As a result of that search, police arrested a 36-year-old man and seized a small quantity of crack cocaine.

Meanwhile, drug unit officers converged on a vehicle in front of a Dawson Road hotel and arrested a 36-year-old suspect.

A subsequent search of a room at the hotel resulted in the discovery of a loaded .38 calibre handgun, $15,700 in cash, a small quantity of drugs and stolen property.

A 20-year-old woman was in the room and arrested.

Police say 36-year-old Lee Vincent Chiodo, of Thunder Bay, was charged in connection with the Tupper Street search. He is charged with:

  • Possession of a Controlled Substance

Thirty-six-year-old Stephan Richard Parr, of Thunder Bay, was charged in connection with the Dawson Road hotel search. She is charged with:

  • Possession of a Controlled Substance (two counts)
  • Possession of a Restricted Weapon Without Authorization
  • Possession of a Loaded Firearm
  • Possession of a Firearm While Prohibited
  • Two other related charges for the firearm and ammunition
  • Proceeds of Crime Over $5,000
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000

Twenty-year-old Emily Marie Anderson, of Thunder Bay,  was charged in connection with the Dawson Road hotel search. She is charged with:

  • Possession of a Controlled Substance (2 counts)
  • Possession of a Restricted Weapon Without Authorization
  • Possession of a Loaded Firearm
  • Two other related charges for the firearm and ammunition
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000

Chiodo has been released for a court date of Jan. 20, 2015.

Anderson has been released for a court date of Jan. 13, 2015.

Parr has been held for a future court date.




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