Skip to content

Police Beat

Drug, weapons charges following search warrants in Wasaga Beach, Toronto

Drug, weapons charges following search warrants in Wasaga Beach, Toronto

OPP say they seized cocaine, heroin, and MDMA; Essa Township man, two Wasaga residents, Toronto man and Brampton man charged
Read more >
Internet Child Exploitation Unit makes two arrests in two days

Internet Child Exploitation Unit makes two arrests in two days

Two unrelated search warrants were executed at addresses in Orillia this week
Read more >
Police stats reflect return to normal as pre-pandemic life slowly returns: Deputy chief

Police stats reflect return to normal as pre-pandemic life slowly returns: Deputy chief

'With growth in reopening comes with more calls for service for Barrie police,' said Deputy Chief Wyllie Allan
Read more >
Orillia man facing multiple charges after fleeing police, ramming cruisers

Orillia man facing multiple charges after fleeing police, ramming cruisers

Police also seized cocaine, cannabis and opioids as well as property obtained by crime and a prohibited device following traffic stop
Read more >
Car driver, bike rider flee the scene after 'head-scratcher' evening crash

Car driver, bike rider flee the scene after 'head-scratcher' evening crash

'It’s very rare to have a cyclist not get injured in a collision like that, be thrown from their bike, let alone as soon as the ambulance arrives, turn around and run away,' says Barrie police official
Read more >
Police looking to identify motorcycle operator following south-end speeding incident

Police looking to identify motorcycle operator following south-end speeding incident

Barrie police say driver was last seen on Big Bay Point Road near The Queensway travelling in excess of 150 km/h in a 50-km/h zone
Read more >
Now-retired Barrie police officer pleads guilty in 2018 suspect shooting

Now-retired Barrie police officer pleads guilty in 2018 suspect shooting

Former Barrie police sergeant Michael Chytuk pleads guilty to careless use of a firearm; Court hears fleeing vehicle made contact with his hand, throwing him off balance and leading to 'unintentional discharge'
Read more >
Man faces impaired charges after 'dramatic' early-morning crash

Man faces impaired charges after 'dramatic' early-morning crash

Damage at the Penetanguishene scene included a destroyed pickup truck and a broken telephone pole
Read more >
Teen wanted in Peterborough-area homicide captured in Barrie

Teen wanted in Peterborough-area homicide captured in Barrie

Zachary Comeau, 18, arrested Sunday morning at a Barrie home and has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a Warkworth man
Read more >
One person taken to hospital following downtown crash between city bus, SUV

One person taken to hospital following downtown crash between city bus, SUV

Officers are on scene at Ross and Maple to investigate, but police official says preliminary notes indicate SUV driver turned into the bus
Read more >