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Naloxone use has helped officers save over 200 lives since 2017: OPP

Naloxone use has helped officers save over 200 lives since 2017: OPP

'People from every age group and every socioeconomic background continue to be affected by opioids in Ontario,' says OPP commissioner
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OPP investigating ATV theft in Oro-Medonte

OPP investigating ATV theft in Oro-Medonte

The 2008 black Suzuki LTX ATV, with a snowplow attached, was stolen sometime overnight on Jan. 26, 2021
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Pair of youth face drug, weapons charges after Orillia bust

Pair of youth face drug, weapons charges after Orillia bust

Police say they seized quantities of crack cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis, as well as two knives during Wyandotte Street incident
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Area police launch campaign to raise awareness for 211 helpline

Area police launch campaign to raise awareness for 211 helpline

211 connects people to local food programs, income and housing assistance, home support services, mental health services, substance use support and more
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Use of body cameras, masks questioned as part of violent Barrie arrest

Use of body cameras, masks questioned as part of violent Barrie arrest

Barrie police body-camera pilot project ended the day before Thursday's widely circulated public videos of the arrest on Dunlop Street
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Christian Island man charged with impaired, accused of damaging property at OPP detachment

Christian Island man charged with impaired, accused of damaging property at OPP detachment

Police say they responded to a call of a possible impaired driver and subsequently discovered open alcohol in the vehicle
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Driver charged with refusing to take breathalyzer during traffic stop in Oro-Medonte

Driver charged with refusing to take breathalyzer during traffic stop in Oro-Medonte

Police say they stopped the 34-year-old for a traffic violation
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Oro-Medonte snowmobiler 'lucky' to be alive after plunging into lake

Oro-Medonte snowmobiler 'lucky' to be alive after plunging into lake

'In this case being in the water for almost 45 minutes, the male was extremely hypothermic. He’s lucky that they got him out when they did,' says Orillia OPP official
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Local man killed in crash between car, dump truck in Severn

Local man killed in crash between car, dump truck in Severn

'It's a tragic one as he was fairly close to home,' says Orillia OPP official, who noted the dump truck driver was not injured in the collision
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Woman dead, 2 children and another woman injured in East Gwillimbury stabbing (4 photos, video)

Woman dead, 2 children and another woman injured in East Gwillimbury stabbing (4 photos, video)

Province's SIU investigating after male suspect shot dead by York Regional Police
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