Editor's note: In June 2021, the accused was ordered to six months of probation on the charge.
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NEWS RELEASE
SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE SERVICE
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INNISFIL - A 26-year-old Barrie man was charged with Personation of a Police Officer following a traffic stop in Innisfil.
On Thursday, June 4, 2020, a South Simcoe Police Service officer stopped a vehicle without a front licence plate in the area of Innisfil Beach Road and the 20th Sideroad.
During the traffic stop, the driver identified himself as a police officer.
Police investigated the driver's claim and determined he was not employed as a police officer.
Matthew Bilicki, 26, of Barrie, was charged with Personation of a Police Officer and failing to display two licence plates.
He was released with a future court date.
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