Barrie Police

• Driver arrested after pickup truck collides with house, hitting gas line: Barrie police

  A Barrie woman has been charged with impaired driving after police say a driver hit a house and damaged the gas line in the east end of the city.

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  Jun 4
  
• Arrest made in homemade car bomb explosion in Barrie, Ont.: police

  Eight months after an improvised explosive device went off in an apartment building parking lot in Barrie, Ont. police have made an arrest.

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  May 29
  
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• Robber scared away from Barrie resident’s home after call to police

  A break-in at a Barrie home early Tuesday morning ended almost as quickly as it started after the older resident managed to quickly call for help.

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  May 7
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• Police arrest 2nd suspect in Barrie attempted murder investigation

  Police say the 29-year-old of no fixed address was arrested Wednesday afternoon in front of a home on Dunlop near Anne Street after a months-long search.

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  May 2
• Police say false tip to blame for evacuation in downtown Barrie, Ont.

  In a new update, police in Barrie, Ont., said an inaccurate weapons report led to their decision to evacuate a downtown area in the early hours of Thursday.

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  Apr 5
• Residents evacuated from Barrie, Ont. street for police investigation

  Residents in downtown Barrie had an early morning wake-up call when police evacuated those living on a section of Dunlop Street just after midnight on Thursday morning.

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  Apr 4
• ‘Every day has been difficult’: Police offer $50K reward in disappearance of Ontario woman

  Barrie police are offering a $50,000 reward for any information that leads to the whereabouts of an Ontario woman who disappeared last year.

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  Feb 8
• Neighbour saves resident from home invasion, Barrie police say

  Things could have been worse for one homeowner if not for the help of a neighbour when three suspects entered his home late Tuesday.

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  Dec 15, 2023
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• Teens arrested following attempted jewelry store robbery in downtown Barrie

  Three teens are in custody after an attempt to rob a jewelry store in Barrie's downtown core, police say.

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  Dec 6, 2023
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• Porch pirates out in full swing as holiday shopping arrives: Barrie police warn

  As Christmas approaches and peoples online holiday purchases start to arrive on peoples front steps, Barrie police say its an enticing sight for thieves.

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  Nov 29, 2023