Wingham Free Press
(Clarence-Rockland, Ontario) – Members of the Russell County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Hawkesbury OPP Detachments, have arrested two individuals following a reported robbery at a financial institution in the City of Clarence-Rockland. On Friday, February 27, 2026, at approximately 9:25 a.m., officers received a report of a robbery in progress at a bank in […]
(Clarence-Rockland, ON) – Hawkesbury Ontario Provincial Police officers (OPP) with the assistance of Russell County OPP officers have made three arrests in relation to the numerous recent police impersonation frauds. On Thursday, March 5, 2026, at approximately 1:10 p.m., officers responded to a report of fraud at a residence in Hawkesbury. The victim reported receiving a […]
(CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, RUSSELL TWP & THE NATION, ON) – Members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested three people for impaired driving charges. On Friday, January 23, at approximately 5:20 p.m., officers received a call for a collision in the parking lot of a local business. Upon arrival on scene officers observed […]
(CLARENCE-ROCKLAND & THE NATION, ON) – Members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested three motorists for impaired driving related charges. On Friday, December 12, at approximately 00:45 a.m., officers set-up at a RIDE check and stopped a vehicle. During the investigation an Approved Screening Device (ASD) was used, the driver […]
(CLARENCE – ROCKLAND & THE NATION, ON) – Members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two motorists for impaired driving. On Monday, November 17, 2025, at approximately 1:55 a.m., officers responded to a report of a vehicle collision on Calypso Road. Upon arrival on scene officers observed the vehicle to […]
(CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, ON) – Members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports of a fire at an apartment building in Clarence-Rockland. On Sunday, November 16, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Russell County OPP officers were dispatched to a fire at an apartment building on Laurier Street. Officers attended the […]
(CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, ON) – Members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a man following a vehicle collision in Bourget. On Saturday, November 15, 2025, at approximately 8:30 a.m., Russell County OPP responded to a report of a vehicle striking a residence in Bourget. While en route, officers were advised […]
(THE NATION & CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, ON) – Members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two motorists for impaired driving and a passenger for obstructing police during one of the traffic stops. On Saturday, October 4, at approximately 7:40 p.m., officers observed a vehicle speeding on Highway 417 in The Nation […]
(CLARENCE-ROCKLAND & THE NATION, ON) – Members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two motorists for impaired driving. On Monday, September 15, at approximately 1:05 p.m., officers responded to a call reporting that a vehicle had crossed the center median and almost hit on-coming traffic on Laurier Street […]
(CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, ON) – An individual located deceased in the Ottawa River in Clarence-Rockland has been identified and his death deemed a homicide. On Saturday, May 17, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m., officers from the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a body discovered in the Ottawa River, near […]