Wingham Free Press
(RUSSELL TWP, ON) – One person has been arrested and charged after an assault in in Russell Township. On Saturday, July 19, 2025, just before 9:30 p.m., officers with the Russell County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an incident on Ste. Marie Road. A male had suffered multiple puncture wounds to his neck. He was […]
(RUSSELL TWP, ON) – One person has been arrested after a bank robbery in Russell Township. On May 27, 2025, just after 9:30 a.m., officers with the Russell County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a reported robbery in progress at a bank on Concession Street. The male had fled before officers arrived. Witnesses were able […]
(RUSSELL, ON) – Members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a reported home invasion robbery in the community of Russell. Officers responded to the residence on Duncanville Street just before 9:30 p.m. last night (February 11, 2025). The resident reported that three unidentified individuals had entered his home and […]
(RUSSELL, ON) – Members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a motorist for dangerous operation and operation while impaired. On November 2, 2024, shortly after 01:00 a.m., officers were responding to a call for service in Limoges. While northbound on Limoges Road, one of the officers observed a southbound vehicle […]
(RUSSELL TWP, ON) – Members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a motorist for impaired driving and other charges. On July 20, 2024, at approximately 8:55 p.m., officers responded after receiving numerous calls concerning an erratic driver on Highway 417 near mile marker 417. The complainants stated that a blue […]
(RUSSELL TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is continuing to investigate a fatal collision. On June 14, 2024, at approximately 6:35 p.m., officers, along with the Prescott-Russell Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Russell Township Fire Services and the OPP’s Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement Team responded to a collision on […]
(RUSSELL TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is continuing to investigate a fatal collision. On June 16, 2024, at approximately 6:35 p.m., officers, along with the Prescott-Russell Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Russell Township Fire Services and the OPP’s Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement Team responded to a collision on […]
(RUSSELL, ON) – The Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal collision. On May 13, 2024, at approximately 3:30 p.m., officers responded to a collision involving a school bus and a cyclist on St Joseph Street near Chene Street in Clarence-Rockland. The cyclist, an 11-year-old child, was pronounced deceased. The bus driver […]
(Russell, ON) – The Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has had to put down a dangerous and aggressive dog in Embrun. Officers were called to Notre Dame Street, in the Lapointe Boulevard area, around 11:30 this morning when a man was reported to be walking around, armed with a large knife and behaving […]