Series of thefts from community mailboxes under investigation in Barrie

Mailboxes damaged on Lougheed Road in Barrie, Ont. on Tues., Aug. 26, 2025.

Police are investigating after several mailboxes were damaged and broken into in various neighbourhoods in the south west end of Barrie.

Police say the incident happened overnight on Tuesday and involved thefts from superboxes on Thrushwood Drive and Cranberry Lane, Red Oak Drive and Sundew Drive, Lougheed Road near Selkirk Crescent and Emms Drive and Jackson Street.

According to a social media post, the locks on the mailboxes were destroyed, with mail either stolen or scattered on the ground.

One person commented on the post, stating, “How many different identities compromised in a single hit.” While another added, “This is absolutely disgusting. Wow. Shameful.”

Damaging a Canada Post mailbox is an indictable offence under Canadian law, and could result in significant jail time.

Police advise anyone impacted by the mailbox thefts to contact Equifax Canada or Canada Post.

Barrie police urge anyone with information, including video surveillance, to contact them.