A 61-year-old man has been arrested and charged after detectives investigated reports of a man who “acted inappropriately” at the downtown branch of the Barrie Public Library, Barrie Police have said in a news release.

He was held for a bail hearing and has since been remanded into custody. Police have shared that the accused shared a handwritten letter consisting of “inappropriate requests” with a male teen at the library. 

The victim immediately reported the incident. There is a court-imposed publication ban.

Shoplifter arrested

On May 19 at approximately 10:40 a.m. an officer on general patrol near Bayfield and Wellington Streets observed an argument between two people at a nearby business.

The officer learned that a man left the store with a number of items without paying. The man, 26, was placed under arrest for theft under $5,000 and was transported to Barrie Police Headquarters.

It was then learned that the now accused had falsely identified himself and was then charged for obstructing police.

All the stolen items were recovered and the accused was held in custody.

Arrest made in Mayfair Drive assault

A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged in relation to an assault on Mayfair Drive last week. He has been charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon of dangerous purpose. 

He was arrested exiting a bus in the downtown core.

The assault took place on May 6 when a woman was assaulted by a stranger as the passed on the sidewalk.

Suspect arrested for theft

A 61-year-old man has been arrested after reports that a man was breaking into a boat and breaking the windows of two vehicles parked on the property.

He is in custody and the stolen property was recovered. He was charged with theft under $5,000, mischief under $5,000 and breach of probation.

Stunt driver charged; motorcycle impounded

Barrie police charged a 49-year-old driver from Barrie for travelling at 131 kilometres per hour in a 50 kilometre-per-hour zone. He was charged with speeding and stunt driving, has had his motorcycle impounded for 14 days and license suspended for 30 days.

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Additional photos of a suspect in a May 6 assault have been released by the Barrie Police Service.

On May 6, police responded to an area near Mayfair Drive near Ardagh Road to reports of a woman who had been assaulted by an unknown individual as they passed while walking on the sidewalk.

The investigation is ongoing and police have released additional photos of the suspect and are asking anyone with information to contact investigators. 

Proactive traffic stop ends in arrest

A proactive traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a driver who was under suspension. A general patrol on the evening of May 13 observed a motor vehicle driving without an illuminated licence plate light, police said.

The officer conducted a traffic stop and learned that the female driver, 25, from Toronto was under suspension. She was arrested for driving under suspension and is scheduled to appear in court.

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Police responded Thursday morning to reports that a motor vehicle parked behind a Dunlop Street East establishment was impeding snow removal in the parking lot. Upon arriving at the scene, police identified the vehicle as reported stolen in Toronto last Thursday.

Once uncovered, the SUV was towed without incident, the news release said, and the reporting police service has been notified.

“The clean up is well underway after what was days of snow and snowsqualls impacting our community and it’s amazing what is being found beneath the heavy blanket of snow that has remained,” the news release stated.

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Barrie Police and the Barrie Collision Reporting Centre (CRC) have investigated almost 45 collisions between Sunday and Tuesday, the police service shared in a news release Tuesday. 

Many of the collisions are attributed to extreme winter weather and there have not been any serious injuries, police said. 

Police are reminding Barrie residents that vehicles involved in a collision where police are not required can be driven to the collision reporting centre, where information is obtained, damage is photographed and necessary reports are completed.

Speed enforcement catches driver 

A 54-year-old male was discovered to be speeding and, upon investigation, was found to be driving under suspension and placed under arrest, Barrie Police say.

The driver was caught by a proactive stationary speed enforcement operation on Anne Street North and Livingstone Street West in Barrie, police said in a press release, on Jan. 23 just after 1 p.m.

Upon further investigation, police learned that the driver had over a dozen previous convictions for driving under suspension. The vehicle has been impounded and the driver is required to attend the Provincial Offensive Court on Feb. 28.

Suspects facing charges in auto theft investigation

A 23-year-old male from Innisfil has been arrested in a complex investigation that launched in September and involved the theft of high-end used motor vehicles from car dealerships in Barrie and Innisfil, Barrie Police say. 

Detectives have recovered two of the stolen vehicles and seized another motor vehicle as well as issued warrants of arrest for two additional suspects, the police service said in a news release.

The three suspects are facing a total of 53 criminal charges:

• Theft of Motor Vehicle
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
• Possession of Electronic Device for the Purpose of Committing Motor
• Vehicle Theft
• Possession of Break/Enter Tools
• Attempt Theft of a Motor Vehicle
• Mischief Under $5,000
• Disguise with Intent to Commit an Indictable Offence.

Police locate suspect in series of thefts

The Barrie Police Service has located a suspect who is accused of stealing food from local businesses shortly after 12 p.m. on Jan. 22, they said in a press release. Police responded to reports that a male had stolen food from a bakery on Wellington Street and fled on foot. He was then located and found to be in possession of food taken from another nearby business.

The accused, a 42-year-old man from Barrie, is held in custody for a bail hearing and has been charged with theft under $5,000 and possession of stolen property under $5,000. Police also found that the accused was wanted on several outstanding arrest warrants in Barrie.

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