BARRIE, ONT. Wild weather stormed over parts of Simcoe County Friday afternoon as dark clouds turned thunderous with heavy rain and hail. As the clouds opened up over the Barrie area around 4:30 p.m., small marble-sized hail fell from the sky. A special weather statement is in effect for South Simcoe, including Innisfil, New Tecumseth and Angus, with the possibility of localized downpours and thunderstorms. Environment Canada predicts 30 to 40 millimetres of rainfall in parts of the region Friday afternoon into the early evening. Low-lying areas should be wary of possible flooding. The rain will clear for a partly sunny and warm Saturday, with daytime highs around 25 C.
BARRIE, ONT. The South Simcoe Police are asking people to be on the lookout for a missing dog from Innisfil that may have been stolen. Police say the six-month-old mastiff/ lab mix was out for a walk with his owners when he ran off. The dog, who goes by the name Jake, was last seen on Sat., May 15 at around 10:30 p.m. in the 10th Line and Purvis Street area of Innisfil. Police are looking to speak to a male and female who were in a red vehicle in a parking lot of Ireton Street and 10th Line. The elderly owner posted about the incident on social media, saying he found the dog s leash on Leonard Street the following day.
KITCHENER Five men from several Ontario communities have been arrested following a multi-jurisdictional fraud investigation. Waterloo regional police led the investigation, with assistance from police forces in York, Toronto and South Simcoe, along with the OPP. In a news release, police said they were investigating an organized crime group allegedly buying construction vehicles and farm equipment using fraudulent bank drafts and IDs. Officials have identified five construction and farm machinery businesses in Puslinch, Markham, Burgessville, Vaughan and Toronto that fell victim to the fraud, resulting in more than $390,000 in total losses. Five men were arrested five men between the ages of 26 and 37 in March. Two of those men were arrested near Queen and Lancaster Streets in Kitchener and had $30,000 in cash and a rental vehicle, which were both seized by police.