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Police issue alert about 'high-risk offender' living in Barrie

Police issue alert about 'high-risk offender' living in Barrie

Tony Gordon, 30, recently released from custody after being convicted of sexual assault, break and enter, and trespassing/prowling at night
Motorcyclist killed in Orillia crash 'always there for everybody'

Motorcyclist killed in Orillia crash 'always there for everybody'

'He had so many friends and touched so many people ... (he) would’ve done anything for his family,' says Logan Young's sister
Oro-Medonte man charged in wake of multi-vehicle crash in Barrie

Oro-Medonte man charged in wake of multi-vehicle crash in Barrie

'It was initially a two-vehicle collision, but once one of the vehicles left the roadway, it then struck two parked vehicles,' says police official
String of thefts at Gravenhurst grocery store under investigation

String of thefts at Gravenhurst grocery store under investigation

The four separate thefts happened during the months of July and August and police say thousands of dollars in goods were taken
Man charged after 9-year-old ‘mauled’ by dogs in Newmarket

Man charged after 9-year-old ‘mauled’ by dogs in Newmarket

York Regional Police charged Leslie Theodore Kovacs, 68, of Newmarket with criminal negligence causing bodily harm
Barrie man killed in collision in Orillia

Barrie man killed in collision in Orillia

Crash at Highway 12 and Memorial Avenue involved motorcycle and tractor-trailer
Two charged after police chase in Wasaga Beach

Two charged after police chase in Wasaga Beach

Police used spike belt after numerous attempts to stop vehicle
Rollover in Springwater sends one person to trauma centre

Rollover in Springwater sends one person to trauma centre

Stretch of Crossland Road will be closed for several hours, police say
Pedestrian seriously injured in Hwy. 11 crash in Oro-Medonte

Pedestrian seriously injured in Hwy. 11 crash in Oro-Medonte

Highway expected to be closed between Line 2 and Line 3 for 'significant part of the day,' police say
Orillia bank robbery suspect charged

Orillia bank robbery suspect charged

Charges come after fugitive arrested in Quebec