Wingham Free Press
On Monday afternoon, at 1:53 p.m., the Barrie Police Service was made aware of a robbery that had just taken place at jewellery store located at 509 Bayfield St. in the City of Barrie. Responding officers were advised that the suspects had entered the store, smashed display cabinets, stole jewellery and fled on foot to […]
This morning, just after 8:00 a.m., the Barrie Police Service was contacted after the owner of a pickup truck, who lives in northwest Barrie, awoke to find his truck had been stolen overnight. The thieves weren’t aware, but as details of the theft were being received by a call taker with the Barrie Police Communications […]
A potential tragedy was likely averted after a concerned member of the community contacted police just prior to Christmas to report what appeared to be a passed-out driver. Upon arrival at an industrial plaza parking lot located on Anne Street South, south of Tiffin Street, police located the driver in question asleep in the driver’s […]
The Barrie Police Service is proud to be joining police services across Ontario in launching the CamSafe program, as a replacement to the Security Camera Program, launched in 2021. CamSafe, which was created by Bellville Police Service, allows participating police agencies to quickly locate registered security cameras in their communities. Police never have access to […]
On Wednesday afternoon, a Barrie Police Service frontline uniform led investigation, that received assistance from the Service’s Criminal Investigation Division, Tactical Support Unit, Canine Unit and the Community Safety and Well-Being, concluded with the arrest of six people. As part of this investigation, a Criminal Code Search Warrant was executed at a unit in a […]
On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, just before 1:30 p.m., officers from the Barrie Police Service Community Safety and Well Being High Harm Unit were in the area of Dunlop and Anne Streets attempting to locate a suspect in an ongoing investigation. A short time later, the wanted male was located out in front of a […]
On April 15, 2024, detectives from the Barrie Police Service Human Trafficking Unit commenced an investigation as a result of an independent sex trade worker who reported, that while at a local hotel, she was violently assaulted by an unknown male who arranged a visit with her through a texting application. On April 19, 2024, […]