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Only few days left to complete community safety survey from Barrie police

Only few days left to complete community safety survey from Barrie police

City police say survey results from last year led to Community Safety and Well-Being Team pilot project and new traffic enforcement
Barrie police want to hear from teen missing for three months

Barrie police want to hear from teen missing for three months

City police say teen might be in Orillia or possibly Elmvale, so OPP have been put on alert as well
Man, 67, charged after stopping in intersection to eat chicken wings

Man, 67, charged after stopping in intersection to eat chicken wings

Police say when they arrived, driver was stopped in an intersection and unaware that he earlier was involved in two-vehicle collision
'Head-to-Toe Bandit' wanted for convenience store robberies

'Head-to-Toe Bandit' wanted for convenience store robberies

Barrie police say the culprit robbed two Circle K stores just 13 minutes apart last Wednesday night
Officer nearly struck by vehicle during RIDE stop: police

Officer nearly struck by vehicle during RIDE stop: police

Police say officer detected odour of cannabis and the driver sped away; Vehicle found abandoned in nearby parking lot
Knife-wielding, gun-toting man arrested at east-end residence

Knife-wielding, gun-toting man arrested at east-end residence

Barrie police say accused was also carrying several bags of suspected fentanyl and cocaine in pouch around his waist
OPP issue warning about the '12 scams of Christmas'

OPP issue warning about the '12 scams of Christmas'

The spirit of the holidays is a time of giving for most but, for scammers, it is a time of taking
Arrest made in Friday assault of community advocate

Arrest made in Friday assault of community advocate

City police charge 30-year-old woman following racially motivated incident involving Shak's World founder
Racial slurs, punches hurled at community advocate in downtown Barrie (VIDEO)

Racial slurs, punches hurled at community advocate in downtown Barrie (VIDEO)

'I am traumatized. Now I don’t feel safe and it shouldn’t be that way because we do good things,' says Shanicka Edwards, who's known throughout the city as Shak, calling incident 'pure hate'
OPP hunting for sexual assault suspect following Orillia break-ins

OPP hunting for sexual assault suspect following Orillia break-ins

Suspect described as tall, white male in his 20s with light brown hair, wearing black medical mask or dark-coloured ski mask, police say