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Restaurant patron charged after viral social media post of altercation

Restaurant patron charged after viral social media post of altercation

Police say a couple left a restaurant without paying their bill, then yelled at and threatened a staff member outside the eatery
Would-be robber falls into display case at corner store: police

Would-be robber falls into display case at corner store: police

Incident happened Sunday morning near Bayfield Street; police say suspect ran north on Bayfield
Firefighters pump 350 gallons of water onto homeless encampment blaze

Firefighters pump 350 gallons of water onto homeless encampment blaze

Barrie crews had been at same property, located between Toronto and Bradford streets, earlier Sunday for open-fire complaint, says official
Truck's trailer removed from the road due to 'cracked frame'

Truck's trailer removed from the road due to 'cracked frame'

Pair of heavy trucks found to have 'major defects' during commercial vehicle safety blitz by Barrie police traffic unit
Double-murder probe brings York police to Barrie neighbourhood

Double-murder probe brings York police to Barrie neighbourhood

Police say officers executed search warrant in the area of Barrett Crescent and Browning Trail; two Barrie men charged with first-degree murder
Janeiro had outstanding debts from selling cocaine, court hears

Janeiro had outstanding debts from selling cocaine, court hears

In 1995 interview with police, woman says she supplied murder victim with eight grams of cocaine and was still owed more than $500
Two Barrie men charged with murder in Georgina double shooting

Two Barrie men charged with murder in Georgina double shooting

York Regional Police have charged 19-year-old and 20-year-old with first-degree murder
'Everybody liked her': Dead man's 1994 interview with police shown at murder trial

'Everybody liked her': Dead man's 1994 interview with police shown at murder trial

'I never had such a shock in my life,' outlaw biker William 'Woody' Theakston told homicide detectives of seeing Katherine Janeiro's body
Warrants issued in Ontario scam that defrauded people of their homes

Warrants issued in Ontario scam that defrauded people of their homes

OPP says multi-faceted scam involves door-to-door sales, secret remortgaging scheme and shoddy home renovations
Beware of fraudsters posing as friends on Facebook: OPP

Beware of fraudsters posing as friends on Facebook: OPP

OPP say there has been an increase in fraud reports involving Facebook, particularly Facebook Marketplace and Messenger