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Nearly 40 calls to 911 placed in error in past 24 hours: police

Nearly 40 calls to 911 placed in error in past 24 hours: police

South Simcoe police provide tips to avoid 911 misdials
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Sentencing in teen shooting death pushed back again

Sentencing in teen shooting death pushed back again

Alexander Craggs scheduled to appear in court Monday in connection to homicide outside south-end Barrie home on Nov. 19, 2021
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No criminal offence found in Barrie woman's death in Norwegian jail

No criminal offence found in Barrie woman's death in Norwegian jail

Jessica Stephens, 32, died by suicide March 11 while incarcerated at Bredtveit prison; Mother says she had recently started new medication and was not monitored
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Man arrested after loaded handgun found in 3-year-old's bedroom

Man arrested after loaded handgun found in 3-year-old's bedroom

Officers seized the prohibited firearm in a closet near a crib, as part of a drug trafficking investigation in Richmond Hill
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Barrie man charged with making unsafe turn in dump-truck crash

Barrie man charged with making unsafe turn in dump-truck crash

'The car turned directly in front of the dump truck, which lost control, coming to rest in a farm field northwest of the intersection,' police say
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Sea-Doo stolen in Gilford

Sea-Doo stolen in Gilford

Police asking for public's assistance in locating stolen watercraft
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Catalytic converters stolen from vehicles at Barrie businesses

Catalytic converters stolen from vehicles at Barrie businesses

City police believe the thefts on Commerce Park Drive and King Street in south-end Barrie happened sometime late Sunday night
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Driving too slow leads to impaired charges

Driving too slow leads to impaired charges

Innisfil driver arrested Friday afternoon after police say truck was holding up traffic on County Road 89
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Two vehicle thefts under investigation

Two vehicle thefts under investigation

South Simcoe police say it is unknown if the occurrences are related; One occurred on Copeland Crescent and the other on 10th Sideroad
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Sound of shattering glass leads to break-in arrests

Sound of shattering glass leads to break-in arrests

Two Newmarket residents charged after officers responded to break-in at Johnny Burger early Saturday morning
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