BARRIE, ONT. Police in Barrie say they have seen an increase in overdose-related calls over the last day. According to Barrie Police, there have been approximately a dozen confirmed opioid-related overdose calls in the last 24 hours. Officers attended six of the calls Thursday, while Simcoe Muskoka Paramedics attended roughly double that in the same period. This dangerous & deadly strain of synthetic opioid has resulted in upwards to a a dozen overdoses in the past 24-hours & an increase in the number of hospitalizations @TeamRVH over the past couple of weeks. #BarriePolice@simcoecountyPS@SMDhealthunitpic.twitter.com/AW7fBoj8Kv Barrie Police (@BarriePolice) June 3, 2021
Police investigators took the virtual stand Wednesday at the double-murder trial of Dyrrin Daley. The 28-year-old Barrie man is accused of killing a father and son inside their apartment in February of 2017, continued Wednesday. The court heard about the moment the bodies of Nick and James Pasowisty were carried out of their William Street home in body bags. Blood was seen dripping from the bag containing Nick’s body, testified Sgt. Glen Crooks, an identification unit officer with the Barrie Police Service. Crooks testified that he was responsible for recording video of the scene where both men are believed to have been stabbed to death in the early hours of Feb. 8, 2017.
85 per cent of Ontario drivers admit to speeding, which is hardly a big revelation. 57 per cent admit swearing (in the protection of their vehicle) and “making hostile hand gestures.” Who hasn’t wanted to flip the bird to the idiot who just cut you off? A further 63 per cent confess to tapping their brake when they’re being reared by a tailgater – a really stupid thing to do. Gambling on their ability to avoiding hitting
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Why does any of this matter? Because it’s getting worse, and it’s escalating. Across the country, “28 per cent of drivers have been angry enough behind the wheel to think about doing something impulsive.” This is a change from previous surveys; people are entertaining taking it beyond a hand gesture or jamming on their horn. Maybe it’s anxiety that is stacking up daily from our changed living and working circumstances; maybe it’s that our cars have been our only source of freedom for the past y