Ontario Free Press
Barrie Police officers arrested and charged a 59-year-old woman less than an hour after a suspicious fire in the basement of a residence on Essa Road. Emergency crews responded just after 4 a.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2026, to reports of a structure fire at an address located between Burton Avenue and Innisfil Street. The […]
An 18-year-old man is facing first-degree murder following the fatal stabbing of a teenager. Shortly before 6 p.m. on April 26, 2026, officers responded to a report of a person with a weapon in the 300 block of Tecumseh Road East. Once on scene, they located a 16-year-old male suffering from a stab wound. Officers […]
A weapons-related call in a Kozlov Street parking lot turned into a high-risk takedown and two arrests over the weekend. Barrie Police received a report about a violent disturbance involving two men and two unknown male victims in a north end parking lot at 7:50 p.m., on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Officers arrived and within […]
Barrie Police officers conducting traffic enforcement on Ferndale Drive North on Thursday, April 23, 2026, arrested a motorist after observing a vehicle dangerously speeding more than double the posted limit. Officers conducted the traffic stop north of Tiffin Street just after 2 p.m. after radar measured the vehicle travelling 105 km/h in the posted 50 […]
Barrie Police officers conducting a RIDE checkpoint on Wednesday, April 23, 2026, along Ferndale Drive South arrested a motorist for being impaired by drugs. After speaking with the driver, the officers formed reasonable grounds to suspect he was impaired and initiated an investigation. Police seized approximately 45 grams of suspected crack cocaine, along with drug […]
Barrie Police have laid charges against a youth who chased several individuals while armed with a machete in March. As a result of the ongoing investigation, police were able to quickly identify the male and issued a warrant for his arrest. On Monday, April 20, 2026, a Barrie teen was taken into custody after turning […]
On Sunday, April 19, 2026, Barrie Police were called to a residence on Essa Road for reports a man had assaulted a woman known to him and made threats indicating he had a firearm. Several officers, including members of the Tactical Support and K9 units, arrived and set up a perimeter to contain the suspect, […]
Barrie Police have charged a man in connection with a historical sexual assault and believe there may be more victims. On Sunday, April 12, 2026, police charged Brice Bunn, also known as Brice Jacobs, 38, with sexual assault and sexual interference in relation to an incident that occurred in August 2014 at the former Spotlight […]
On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 12:03 p.m., officers from the Barrie Police Service attended to a report of a robbery that had taken place earlier in a wooded area south of Little Ave. and east of Bayview Dr., in the City of Barrie. The investigation initially led police to a nearby secondary school that […]
On Friday, September 26, 2025, just before 1:00 p.m., officers from the Barrie Police Service responded to a report of a break and enter in progress at a residence located on Codrington St. in the City of Barrie. Within minutes of receiving the call for service, responding officers learned that the person responsible had just […]