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Police reports and public safety coverage from Russell Township and surrounding communities.

Generic OPP pickup truck beside autumn trees; file photograph, not the scene of the searches

An OPP pickup truck. File photo: Ontario Provincial Police / OPP North West Region.

Police News · Oct. 29, 2026, 4:34 p.m. EDT

Three charged after OPP seize drugs, firearms and $100,000

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Hands holding a smartphone and a red payment card; illustrative stock photograph, not the victim or incident

A smartphone and payment card. Illustrative stock photo: SHVETS production/Pexels. Pexels License.

Police News · Oct. 29, 2026, 12:28 p.m. EDT

OPP warn of increase in scams involving fake bank investigators

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Single route map from Russell to Lombardy with bold labels and OpenStreetMap attribution

Lombardy is approximately 82 kilometres by road from Russell. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors; route by OSRM/FOSSGIS. Labels added by The Rustler. Report a map error

Police News · Oct 29, 2026, 11:10 a.m. EDT

Death in Lombardy now being investigated as a homicide

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Generic OPP emergency lightbar file photograph with three red-and-blue illuminated clusters; not the incident scene

OPP emergency lights. File photo: Ontario Provincial Police / OPP_WR.

Police News · Oct 29, 2026, 11:10 a.m. EDT

Prohibited driver charged after driving a rental car to OPP detachment

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An Ontario Provincial Police vehicle. File photo: “Ontario Provincial Police Chevrolet Tahoe 6-584,” lemonac / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0. Generic file photo; not the incident scene.

Police News · 2026-10-27

OPP seeks information after fatal hunting incident in Alfred-Plantagenet

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An Ontario Provincial Police vehicle. File photo: lemonac / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0; cropped. Original photograph. Generic file photo; not the parking-lot incident scene.

Police News · 2026-10-27