Wingham Free Press
(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 […]
(CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit has laid numerous drug and weapon charges in Rockland. A drug trafficking investigation resulted in a search warrant being executed on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at a residence on Laurier Street. Officers from the Street Crime Unit and Russell County OPP Detachment seized […]
(CLARENCE – ROCKLAND & RUSSELL TWP, ON) – Members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two motorists for impaired driving. On November 30, 2024, at approximately 10:55 p.m., officers responded to a call reporting that a vehicle had just jumped a curb in the roundabout at St-Guillaume Road and Burton […]
(CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, ON) – The Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid sex-related charges against a Clarence-Rockland resident. On November 19, 2024, members of the Russell County OPP Crime Unit arrested an individual in relation to a child luring investigation. Jason LAUZON-COUVILLON, age 36, from Clarence-Rockland, was charged under the Criminal Code (CC) with: […]