Wingham Free Press
(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 […]
(CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, ON) – Three youths and an adult from Quebec have been arrested and charged in relation to the theft of a motor vehicle. On May 20, 2025, at approximately 08:00 a.m., officers from the Russell County Ontario Provincial Police Detachment (OPP) in Rockland responded to a report of a stolen motor vehicle from a parking lot […]
(CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, ON) – Police are investigating the discovery of a deceased person in the Ottawa River in the Clarence-Rockland area. 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 reports that a body had been located in the water, offshore from the […]
(CLARENCE – ROCKLAND & NATION, ON) – Members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a motorist for failure or refusal to comply with a demand. On May 3, at approximately 11:02 a.m., officers responded to a report of a collision involving two vehicles in a commercial parking lot […]
(CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, ON) – An arrest has been made in connection with a structure fire in Rockland. The fire, at a two-storey apartment building on Laurier Street near Edwards Street, was reported on Monday, April 28, 2025, at approximately 12:30 p.m. Two people were transported to hospital after they jumped from a second storey window. As a […]
(CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, ON) – The cause of a structure fire in Rockland remains under investigation. The fire, at a two-storey apartment building on Laurier Street near Edwards Street, was reported on Monday, April 28, 2025, at approximately 12:30 p.m. Two people were transported to hospital after they jumped from a second storey window. The Clarence-Rockland Fire Department […]
(CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, ON) -The Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is releasing the identification of a homicide victim in Clarence-Rockland. On Friday, April 4, 2025, shortly before 3:00 p.m., officers were called to a residence on Lalonde Street. One person was transported to hospital and pronounced deceased. The deceased has been identified as Dharmeshkumar […]
(CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, ON) -The Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one person with second degree murder in connection with a homicide investigation in Clarence-Rockland. On Friday, April 4, 2025, shortly before 3:00 p.m., officers were called to a residence on Lalonde Street. One person was transported to hospital and pronounced deceased. One […]