Washroom fire at Twin Lakes Secondary
ORILLIA — Was smoking in the washroom the cause of a fire at Twin Lakes Secondary School Wednesday? Police, school and fire officials are trying to determine the reason they were called in the afternoon […]
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Hwy. 11 closed NB after wrong-way driver crashes head-on Wednesday
ARDTREA — A wrong-way driver involved in a head-on collision Wednesday afternoon drove several kilometres down Hwy. 11 SB before the crash. Traffic was closed both directions between Menoke Beach Rd. and Grand Tamarack Cress. […]
Bail offender charged with numerous drug offences
ORILLIA — An Orillia man out on bail faces several new drug-related charges after a police raid here Wednesday. Provincial police say that on April 4, 2018, the OPP’s Orillia Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), […]
Barrie police watch for parole violator
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 […]
6-hour barricade ends in man’s arrest in Orillia
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 […]
29 distracted drivers charged in Orillia
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 […]
Barrie Colts help SMMH sick kids
ORILLIA — The Barrie Colts second playoff game on March 26th against the Mississauga Steelheads will help support healthcare for sick kids at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH). For their sponsored game night at the […]
Fentanyl, crack, heroin seized in stop
ORILLIA — Two Orillia men in their mid-20s face a number of drug-related charges after being caught with fentanyl, crack and heroin in a traffic stop. Provincial police here say they made drug arrests February […]
VIDEO CATCHES 3 MALES SPRAY-PAINTING
ORILLIA — The battleground against spray-painting vandalism has claimed another business. Provincial police are looking for three males after video surveillance captured them can in hands. They say that on Wednesday February 21 a 911 […]
Dental scare in Orillia over unclean utensils
ORILLIA – A dental scare in Orillia has the health unit warning patients of a clinic here to get checked out due to “improperly cleaned and sterilized instruments” the past six years. The Simcoe Muskoka […]