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 phone call earlier that day from an individual identifying himself as a police officer.
The suspect advised that the victim’s bank cards had been compromised and that someone would attend the residence to retrieve them for security purposes. A brief time later, a female attended the victim’s residence and collected the cards. Following this interaction, the victim discovered that her cards had been used to withdraw money at numerous locations.
OPP officers in Clarence-Rockland later received information regarding a female, matching the description of the suspect, using the credit cards at a local financial institution.
Officers soon located the suspect with two males in a vehicle. All three were arrested and have been held for bail.
The investigation remains ongoing, and no further details will be released at this time.
If you have any information about these police impersonation frauds, please contact the Russell County OPP detachment at 1-888-310-1122. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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