Keep Your Temper; watch your back….and your neighbour’s 1)Bank customer’s temper boils over, Orillia OPP lay charges; 2) Alert neighbour suspects roofing scam, contacts Barrie police; 3) Senior charged after break-in at Barrie car dealership
1) Bank customer’s temper boils over, Orillia OPP lay charges
Courtesy Barrie360.com
By Ian MacLennan, November 12, 2025
Ontario Provincial Police were called to a bank on Monarch Drive in Orillia after a customer’s temper boiled over.
Just before noon on Nov. 1, officers responded to the bank after a man reportedly became upset while waiting to withdraw money and allegedly became verbally abusive and aggressive, making several threats toward employees and the business.
Police located the man and arrested him.
The 36-year-old from Eldon Township was charged with causing a disturbance. He was also charged with failing to comply with a probation order from a previous OPP incident.
The accused was held for a bail hearing.
2) Alert neighbour suspects roofing scam, contacts Barrie police
Courtesy Barrie360.com
By Ian MacLennan, November 10th
This is neighbour looking out for neighbour.
Barrie police say they were contacted by a citizen on Saturday after he saw two unknown males on his elderly neighbour’s roof who appeared to be doing work that may not have been authorized.
The neighbour went up onto the roof and saw that shingles had been damaged near a roof vent.
Police say the person’s hunch was right, and the males he saw on the roof had tried to force the elderly homeowner to sign a contract. She did not, and they left.
The suspects were last seen leaving the area in a white-coloured pickup truck.
“The Barrie Police Service strongly encourages those with parents in their senior years to share this information with them and to remind them to never sign a contract in any form that involves home repair or renovation, without engaging their children first,” police said in a news release.
Police also remind homeowners that no one should be allowed onto their property, especially if they show up uninvited or unexpectedly. If this occurs, contact police.
As well, police acknowledge the neighbour who acted in an “incredibly protective manner” for the homeowner across the street from him.
3) Senior charged after break-in at Barrie car dealership
Courtesy Barrie360.com
By Ian MacLennan, November 10, 2025
A 76-year-old man was arrested after Barrie police responded to a break-in at a car dealership on Mapleview Drive West.
Around 2:16 a.m. on Monday, police say officers arrived at the south end business after information of multiple alarms being activated. Within minutes of their arrival, officers located a male, who was taken into custody for break and enter. He was taken to police headquarters where the investigation continued.
As a result, the man was also charged with failing to comply with a probation order.
He was held in custody for a bail hearing on Monday.