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Local OPP officers appear in Midland court on sexual assault charges - Orillia News
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (300+ words) Two suspended Southern Georgian Bay OPP officers facing sexual assault and breach of trust charges had their first court appearances Thursday, with both cases adjourned until Dec. 3. Neither Const. Zahid Javed nor Sgt. Blake Hamilton appeared personally in the Ontario…...
Bones identified as victim in Barrie encampment homicides
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (465+ words) City police have confirmed the identity of skeletal human remains discovered last month in central Barrie as William ‘Blake’ Robinson, one of the victims in the 2025 double homicide. Police said the remains were discovered on Aug. 13 in a wooded area…...
Bracebridge OPP step up patrols as students return to school
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (155+ words) With kids returning to school, police are warning local adults to pay attention. Bracebridge OPP officers will be conducting targeted traffic enforcement throughout the community to help keep children safe in the coming days as school bells start to ring....
New scam uses Zoom call, file download to access bank accounts
1+ week, 4+ day ago (261+ words) Local police have issued a warning after investigating an online fraud involving a Zoom call that resulted in a fraudster getting access to someone's bank account. Collingwood and The Blue Mountains OPP are investigating a fraud involving a local resident…...
Man charged with impaired as vehicle falls apart on roadway: police
1+ week, 5+ day ago (170+ words) A Scarborough man has been charged with impaired after Barrie police say he was found driving a "heavily damaged" vehicle in the city's south end. Shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, police say officers responded to a call about the suspect…...
Three Midland teens charged after alleged assault involving weapon
1+ week, 6+ day ago (147+ words) Police have charged three youths in connection with an assault investigation in Midland. On Sunday, Aug. 30, at approximately 8:45 p.m., Southern Georgian Bay OPP officers responded to a convenience store on Midland Avenue. Officers spoke with a 17-year-old male who reported being…...
Suspects sought after pet memorial damaged in Gravenhurst
2+ week, 2+ day ago (209+ words) Police are looking for suspects after a pet memorial was damaged in Gravenhurst. On Wednesday at 12:10 a.m., five people were walking on the boardwalk at the Gravenhurst Wharf and caused “significant damage” to the Lions club’s Rainbow Bridge Pet Memorial, Bracebridge…...
Delivery driver assaulted in brazen Huntsville robbery: OPP
2+ week, 3+ day ago (135+ words) Huntsville OPP officers are investigating a robbery and are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect and vehicle involved. Yesterday afternoon at 2:53 p.m., police responded to a report of a robbery that had just occurred on Deerhurst Summit Drive involving…...
Charges against 2 local OPP officers 'challenge' community's trust
2+ week, 3+ day ago (417+ words) A senior OPP official acknowledged today that public trust in the provincial agency has taken a hit in the wake of sex assault and breach of trust charges in separate incidents involving two Southern Georgian Bay OPP officers. A/Chief…...
OPP officer accused of indecent exposure, sexual assault charged again
2+ week, 4+ day ago (361+ words) A police officer accused of sexually assaulting two victims and exposing himself at a restaurant faces multiple charges for allegedly breaching his release order. New charges against Ontario Provincial Police Const. Damien Morin — totalling seven counts of failure to comply…...