Police Beat

Opioid use suspected in death of Bracebridge resident

Number of deaths due to overdose continue to rise across the country and the province, say police

Feb 11, 2019 5:43 PM Read more >

‘Modern-day slavery’ probe reveals 43 people living in ‘squalid’ conditions (11 photos)

‘It is inconceivable that this was taking place in our community’: Barrie police chief; no charges have been laid

Feb 11, 2019 1:45 PM Read more >

Traffic stop results in seizure of loaded gun and drugs

Speeding driver was in possession of several thousand dollars in cash when nabbed by police

Feb 8, 2019 12:04 PM Read more >

OPP seek to identify suspect

Suspect attempted to remove bill exchanger from Atherley Road business

Feb 7, 2019 5:00 PM Read more >

Mischief suspect caught on video

A vehicle was damaged in the Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital parking lot

Feb 7, 2019 12:45 PM Read more >

Three Orillia firefighters injured after truck T-boned

Oro-Medonte man charged; Pumper 'sustained heavy damage'

Feb 6, 2019 4:24 PM Read more >

Victims of human trafficking rescued in Barrie, Wasaga Beach

‘This investigation will shine a light upon an aspect of human trafficking that the public is not normally aware of’: police official

Feb 5, 2019 6:06 PM Read more >

Vanderveen facing first-degree murder charge; publication ban imposed

Lee Lackey, 34, died of his injuries in a Toronto hospital over the weekend

Feb 4, 2019 1:45 PM Read more >

Orillia man charged in Huntsville crash

Mark Griffiths, 20, faces multiple charges after two-car collision

Feb 4, 2019 12:15 PM Read more >

Knife-wielding bandit flees Orillia store with cash

Police seek help in finding male suspect who was wearing a balaclava

Jan 31, 2019 6:30 PM Read more >