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CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Police search for hit and run suspect in crash with e-bike
South Simcoe Police are searching for a suspect who they say was involved in a hit and run incident in Bradford Friday night. According to the South Simcoe Police Service (SSPS), officers received a 10:30 p.m. report of an abandoned e-bike on the side of the road near Yonge Street and Line 11. The police investigation led officers to learning that an e-bike operator was struck by a vehicle that was driving on the Yonge Street shoulder. The vehicle was described by police as a small SUV or sedan. Police say the impact caused significant damage to the e-bike and the operator suffered minor injuries, while the driver of the vehicle fled the scene. The SSPS is appealing to the public in their ongoing investigation. Anyone with additional information is asked to come forward.
CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Innisfil police seize cocaine, imitation guns, pills and wad of cash after spring drug probe
Two men have been arrested in Innisfil, Ont., following a months-long police investigation that began earlier this spring. (SSPS) Two men have been arrested in Innisfil following a months-long police investigation that began earlier this spring. According to South Simcoe Police, the street crime unit launched an investigation under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act a few months back. On Thursday, officers executed search warrants at two homes and one vehicle, with two additional vehicles still awaiting search in connection to the case. During the search, police say they seized several packages of suspected cocaine and crack cocaine weighing a total of seven ounces, along with half an ounce of red, blue, and brown fentanyl, 39 oxycodone pills, more than $10,000 in cash, and a variety drug trafficking paraphernalia. Police also say they recovered several legally owned firearms, imitation guns, and other weapons. A 47-year-old and a 50-year-old from Innisfil are now facing charges including; trafficking in a controlled substance x 3 (suspected cocaine, fentanyl, oxycodone), possession for the purpose of trafficking x 3 along with a handful of other offences.
CTV News
22-07-2025
- CTV News
Couple arrested for trying to cover up crash involving two children, police say
A damaged Jeep is pictured after a rollover on 20 Sideroad and Gilford Road in Innisfil, Ont., on Fri., July 18, 2025. South Simcoe police arrested a mother and a father for reportedly trying to cover up a rollover collision involving their two children in Innisfil. According to the service, a witness contacted police on Friday about a two-vehicle crash in the area of 20 Sideroad and Gilford Road. Police say the witness reported one vehicle had rolled into the ditch with a female and two children inside. When officers arrived, police say a man was at the scene claiming to be the driver of the damaged vehicle, but the authorities say further investigation revealed he had shown up after-the-fact in a separate vehicle, which his wife left in with their children, ages 10 and one. 'Neither the male nor the female attempted to seek medical attention for the young children," South Simcoe police noted. Subsequently, the parents, from Lefroy, were arrested and charged. The woman faces failing or refusing to comply with demand, failing to provide the necessities of life to a child, and dangerous operation. The man was charged with public mischief - intent to cause other person to be suspect. They are scheduled to appear in court to answer to the charges next month. Police confirm the two children were located safe and taken for medical assessment. They were discharged shortly afterwards.
CTV News
15-07-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
One person air lifted after serious crash in Innisfil
An Ornge Air Ambulance is pictured in this generic photo. (Photo by Chloe Milovancev) One person is suffering serious injuries after a morning crash in Innisfil. On Tuesday, around 10:30 a.m., South Simcoe Police responded to a two-vehicle collision at Big Bay Point and the 25th Sideroad. Roads remain closed at Big Bay Point, north of the 20th Sideroad and between 20th and 25th Sideroad for the police investigation. Officials confirmed that one person was air lifted to St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. South Simcoe Police is advising all drivers to avoid the surrounding area while officers complete their investigation. It is unclear how the crash happened.
CTV News
10-07-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
Dangerous intersection in Innisfil slated to have traffic lights installed
Traffic lights are coming to a dangerous intersection in Innisfil at Big Bay Point Road and 20 Sideroad. Traffic lights are coming to a dangerous intersection in Innisfil at Big Bay Point Road and 20 Sideroad. Big Bay Point Road and 20th Sideroad, an Innisfil intersection that has seen increased crashes, is slated to get traffic lights after the town turned pressure from nearby residents into action. The intersection has become more than just any rural junction. The two-way stop is situated along the Barrie-Innisfil boundary and has seen increased volume with population growth, and as the main artery between Barrie and Friday Harbour Resort. '(In) a lot of the accidents that happen here, the person at-fault always says, 'I thought it was a four-way stop,'' said nearby resident Megan Varga. While the town installed big red stop signs and flashing red lights to slow traffic on 20th Sideroad, east-west traffic has been free to flow at high speeds along the 80 km/h zone of Big Bay Point Road. 'It's a bad accident zone,' admitted Robert Saunders, Ward 6 councillor for the Town of Innisfil. One of those accidents took the life of Chris Conyers in 2016. South Simcoe police confirmed steady increases in crashes at the intersection, with four in 2023, 11 in 2024 and three through April of this year. The town told CTV News the total for this year has reached seven. Meanwhile, Varga garnered more than 600 signatures in a petition to take action toward making the intersection safer - and the town responded. Council voted unanimously last month to bring traffic lights to the intersection three years earlier than planned. 'I was sitting at home watching the council meeting on YouTube, and I cheered pretty loud. I scared the dog,' said Varga. 'I'm very excited that we're going to move forward with something a lot sooner than expected.' Temporary traffic lights will first be installed, followed by permanent lights and an eventual redevelopment of the intersection, a project estimated at $200,000. 'We're taking residents seriously with their reports,' continued Saunders. 'The Traffic Safety Committee put it through Councillor (Fred) Drodge and the mayor spearheading it with me. So we pushed it through a little bit faster than it should've been.' The South Simcoe Police Service (SSPS), meanwhile, reminds drivers that road safety is a shared responsibility. 'Signalized intersections have the potential to improve the flow of traffic, visibility, and minimize confusion that can occur where right-of-way may not be immediately clear,' said Sgt. Matthew Kernen from the SSPS Traffic and Marine Unit, in his statement to CTV News. 'While traffic infrastructure such as this one can contribute to safer road conditions, road safety remains a shared responsibility. All road users are reminded to stay alert of your surroundings and obey traffic signals at all times.' CTV News reached out to the Conyers family, who did not wish to be interviewed, but did confirm they are happy this is happening. The town expects to have the temporary lights set up by this fall and plans to install permanent lights and complete the redevelopment of the intersection by 2028.
