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Impaired charge laid after vehicle rear-ended at Innisfil gas station

Impaired charge laid after vehicle rear-ended at Innisfil gas station

Police responded to report that the driver may have been impaired in the area of Innisfil Beach Road and 20th Sideroad
'Emergency' scammers targeting grandparents, police warn

'Emergency' scammers targeting grandparents, police warn

Nottawasaga OPP says victim will often receive a frantic phone call in the middle of the night from a loved one requesting money
Three people charged in Euro Cup fracas at Bradford restaurant

Three people charged in Euro Cup fracas at Bradford restaurant

South Simcoe police responded to a disturbance outside business on Holland Street West on July 11
Suspect in last week's hit-and-run identified: police

Suspect in last week's hit-and-run identified: police

14-year-old boy suffered minor injuries after being struck Friday afternoon in a plaza parking lot near Johnson and Grove streets
Damage to Barrie's rainbow crosswalk 'an intentional act,' police say

Damage to Barrie's rainbow crosswalk 'an intentional act,' police say

This marks the second time someone has purposely vandalized the crosswalk on Simcoe Street near Meridian Place
Off-duty York Regional Police officer killed in Meaford collision

Off-duty York Regional Police officer killed in Meaford collision

'This is a devastating and unexpected loss,' says chief; Officers mourn Craig Heatley, a 31-year-old force veteran, who died in July 23 crash
Teenage cyclist suffers minor injuries following hit-and-run

Teenage cyclist suffers minor injuries following hit-and-run

Young cyclist sustained lower-body injuries and was transported by paramedics with non-life-threatening injuries to RVH, says police official
City police on the lookout for graffiti vandal who goes by 'Ringo'

City police on the lookout for graffiti vandal who goes by 'Ringo'

Barrie police say he tagged several surfaces at St. Joseph's Catholic High School on Cundles Road East in late May
Two teens arrested after man stabbed in dispute over dog sale in Vaughan

Two teens arrested after man stabbed in dispute over dog sale in Vaughan

Charges are pending for a 19-year-old male and 15-year-old female, York Regional Police say
Linda O'Leary should be exonerated, Greenspan says at trial

Linda O'Leary should be exonerated, Greenspan says at trial

'She was doing all the right things at the right time when this terrible tragedy occurred,' says Brian Greenspan