BARRIE – Police here are keeping an eye out for parole violator. The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of his breach of parole. Shimon Abrahams is described as a black male, 37 years of age, […]
ORILLIA — Orillia OPP continue to investigate after person barricaded themselves on William Street Thursday for six hours. Police say that on March 28, 2018, at approximately 10 p.m. Orillia OPP members attended a William Street address to arrest a male. The male indicated he had a firearm and refused to comply with police. As a result […]
ORILLIA — In light of the Easter weekend seat belt blitz, the OPP notes it has laid 257,475 seat belt charges over the last ten years, with people 25 to 34 issued more charges (63,846) than any other demographic. Drivers and passengers aged 35 to 44 come in second with 50,863 charges and 45 to 54 […]
PORT McNICOLL — Southern Georgian Bay OPP are investigating a number of separate break-ins, and have arrested three people with possession of burglary tools and possession of dangerous weapons. They say that on Wednesday March 28, 2018 at 1 a.m. members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched […]
BARRIE — Three Barrie residents have been charged in a pair of drug raids in the city in an investigation involving the OPP’s Biker Enforcement Unit (BEU). Provincial police said Wednesday afternoon that on March 27, 2018, members of the BEU, the OPP Tactical Unit and Barrie Police Service Tactical Unit executed a Criminal Code […]
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES — A man accused of engaging in inappropriate conversations with the young female over social media has been charged. Provincial police from the City of Kawartha Lakes detachment said they responded to a concern from a parent of a 12 year old female. On March 26, 2018, following an investigation, 44-year-old […]
PARRY SOUND — An abandoned ATV may be tied to a Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry investigation into a fishing violation here. The MNR says in a release Monday that it is seeking the public’s help in identifying the person or persons responsible for placing set lines in a fish sanctuary. They say that […]
HUNTSVILLE — An impaired by drug charge was laid by OPP here after a driving complaint. Provincial police say they were alerted to a suspicious vehicle complaint in the town of Huntsville March 22. The vehicle was located on Captsone Lane. A police investigation found that the driver had a suspended licence and had drug paraphernalia […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The Silver Bridge in Bracebridge was the scene of fire and police investigation St. Paddy’s Day. Provincial police say emergency crews were called to a fire in a closed-off construction area on Ecclestone Drive just south of the Silver Bridge on Saturday morning, March 17, 2018, at 12:20 a.m. Unknown suspect(s) set fire […]
GRAVENHURST — A young Gravenhurst man out on probation was in bail court Friday charged with a drug store robbery here March 14. Provincial police say that on March 15, 2018, the OPP from Bracebridge responded to a report of a robbery that occurred the previous night at the IDA Pharmacy in Gravenhurst. Police learned […]
MIDLAND – A Barrie woman has been charged with impaired driving after being caught driving the wrong way on Hwy. 400. Provincial police say that on Saturday March 24, 2018, at 2:03 a.m. the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Central Region Communications Centre received a call from a member of the public of a vehicle travelling […]
OTTAWA – City police and the OPP in Barrie are keeping their eyes open for a wanted man. The province’s Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as result of being Unlawfully at Large. James Houle is described as an […]
ORILLIA — March break may be over, but distracted drivers aren’t done behind the wheel. That’s the result of crackdown on mindless drivers. Over the March break the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) took part in the Distracted Driving Campaign which went from March 12-18. Orillia OPP members dedicated a number of […]
ORILLIA — You’re not in Kansas anymore. That could be the slogan next month, as the OPP and local police services hold a gun amnesty. The gun amnesty is for any Ontario resident who wishes to voluntarily surrender unwanted or illegally-owned firearms, weapons, accessories or ammunition. The amnesty is a way to provide citizens with […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Two Bracebridge residents will be in bail court here tomorrow morning after a drug raid today. Deborah Ferguson, 60, and Richard McKenzie, 49, were arrested and charged Thursday. Provincial police in Bracebridge say that on March 20, 2018, the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A year after being caught spear fishing, a Parry Sound area man has been fined for an offence under the Ontario Fishery Regulations. Thomas Weichel of Shawanaga, pleaded guilty and was fined $1,500 for possessing a spear for the purpose of fishing. His spear was seized and permanently forfeited to the Crown. The […]
GRAVENHURST — A Gravenhurst man is lucky to be alive after firefighters found him during the night when his smoke detector went off. Gravenhurst firefighters rescued a man from an industrial building early Friday morning (March 16) following their response to an automatic alarm activation. They say just before 2 a.m. fire crews from station […]
BRACEBRIDGE – A man out ice fishing Thursday night has died after his snowmobile went through open water. Provincial police, Bracebridge Fire Department and Muskoka EMS were dispatched to attend Bowyers Beach in Bracebridge shortly after 8p.m. on Thursday March 15, regarding a man operating a snowmobile that had gone into open water. Witnesses reported seeing […]
BRACEBRIDGE — An fleeing Orillia man has been charged with impaired driving after a traffic stop. Provincial police were conducting a RIDE program at Highway 11 North and Highway 118 in Bracebridge on Thursday March 15, 2018 at 3 p.m. They say a vehicle approached the check point and during the interaction, officers determined that […]
HALIBURTON — A 23-year-old Barrie man who escaped a burning vehicle — after avoiding a deer and driving out of a ditch — faces impaired charges. Provincial police in Haliburton say a vehicle fire in the Township of Dysart et al during the early morning hours of March 14 had emergency services responding to the […]