Barrie Police Car (from the INDIE FM files)
Barrie Police are investigating a vehicle theft and robbery involving a 17-year-old boy.
The teen was parked in the Hewitt’s Creek Public School parking lot at around 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 27th. Three suspects approached his vehicle, with two of them wearing masks.
The victim was reportedly dragged from the vehicle and assaulted before the suspects took his mobile phone and drove away in the vehicle.
The teen fled to a nearby home for assistance and contacted police. He was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The vehicle has since been recovered.
The investigation remains ongoing. Barrie Police are asking anyone in the area with information, including security camera footage from around the time of the incident, to contact the investigating officer by email at mmellish@barriepolice.ca.
