‘We’re not going to arrest our way out of the cycle of poverty, addiction, homelessness and mental health issues’

There is a 29-year-old St. Thomas resident who has been arrested 29 times since 2019, with 77 Criminal Code charges, 34 of those related to property crime, six related to trespassing, four drug-related charges and 39 fail-to-comply charges. Twenty-six of those were withdrawn. And overall, 45 charges were withdrawn. St. Thomas Police have checked on … Continue reading ‘We’re not going to arrest our way out of the cycle of poverty, addiction, homelessness and mental health issues’