Ontario Free Press
Barrie Police are investigating after a local high school was damaged by vandals over the Labour Day long weekend. On Sept. 7, 2026, police were called to the Little Avenue secondary school after a construction worker attending the property for ongoing renovations discovered damage. Several areas of the school had been spraypainted, including entrance doors, […]
The Barrie Police Service has confirmed the identity of skeletal human remains discovered earlier this month in the south end of the city as William ‘Blake’ Robinson, a victim of a 2025 double homicide. The remains were discovered on August 13, 2026, in a wooded area at Anne and Tiffin streets, near a former encampment, […]
The return of school is right around the corner, and that means roads will be bustling with students walking, cycling, and riding the bus. Beginning Tues., Sept. 8, Barrie Police officers will be conducting traffic enforcement in and around school zones, with a focus on speeding, distracted driving, and other risky behaviours. “Back to school […]
Barrie Police have charged a driver following an investigation into a head-on collision that happened on Fairview Road in July. On July 13, 2026, officers attended the scene of a serious collision involving a pickup truck and a sedan. Through the investigation, the Barrie Police Service Traffic Reconstruction Unit determined the sedan travelled over the […]
On Wed., Sept. 2, 2026, members of the Barrie Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) arrested and charged a Barrie man following a four-month investigation. The investigation began after the ICE Unit received a report from the National Centre of Missing and Exploited Children concerning the upload of child sexual abuse and exploitation material. […]
A Barrie man is facing criminal charges in connection to a drug trafficking investigation in the city’s downtown. On Wed., Sept. 2, 2026, at around 6 p.m., the Barrie Police Drug and the High Harm units conducted a drug investigation in the area of Mulcaster Street between McDonald and Codrington Streets. The 38-year-old man was […]
Barrie Police have charged a motorcyclist involved in a collision on Churchill Drive on July 15, 2026. Police were called to the area between Welham Road and Bayview Drive around 7 a.m. after a motorcycle collided with a pickup truck towing a vehicle on a flatbed. Through the investigation, police determined the motorcycle was travelling […]
On Sat., August 29, 2026, Barrie Police officers responded to a call shortly after 11 p.m. regarding a heavily damaged vehicle being driven in the area of Yonge Street and Big Bay Point Road. As the vehicle travelled along Yonge Street, parts were falling from it onto the roadway. The vehicle was also being operated […]
Barrie Police have charged one person in connection with an assault that took place on Fri., July 31, 2026, along the city’s waterfront. Officers received a report about an assault that had occurred in the area of Lakeshore Drive and Victoria Street around 10 p.m. A 16-year-old girl sustained non-life-threatening injuries. She was treated and […]
Barrie Police are appealing to the public for help identifying a suspect wanted in connection with two separate break-and-enters on Bell Farm Road. On July 22, 2026, officers were called to a restaurant around 1:20 a.m. after an alarm system alerted the owner to a break-in. Police discovered the suspect entered and exited the premises […]