Police Beat

Woman in her 50s found dead in Oro-Medonte home on July 9 and the next day, man in his 40s died at Orillia home, say police, noting both deaths are under investigation

The accused received 90-day driver's licence suspension and had his vehicle impounded for seven days

Boy was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead, say police, who have released few details about the incident

'Orillia' was on label/logo of suspect's shirt, police say

Four sought after incident at Gull Lake Park on Friday, OPP say in appeal to the public for assistance

Home was a total loss, but nobody was injured; Orillia OPP are investigating the incident which they say is likely an arson

In 2022, OPP says it responded to 9,110 collisions that involved a transport truck, highest number in more than 10 years

Orillia Fire Chief Michael Clark says preliminary investigation shows the minor fire appears to have started in some wiring in the basement

Callers reporting incidents to OPP will receive a text message with event numbers and other information

Employees on the site had blocked in the truck before police arrived; 50-year-old facing multiple charges