Fire destroys downtown Hawkesbury building; police apprehend tenant following altercation
Fire destroyed a three-apartment building on James Street in downtown Hawkesbury on Wednesday, July 14, and the police also had
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Ontario Provincial Police
New detachment-level police boards to serve Prescott and Russell municipalities
Changes are coming to how police services boards are organized locally, and across Ontario. Police services boards are local police
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Pointe-Fortune ferry traffic increases due to boundary checkpoints
Highway 417 and the Long Sault Bridge in Hawkesbury are a popular shortcut for drivers who want to get between
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Ontario-Québec boundary closed in both directions, Ontario steps up stay-at-home order enforcement
While cases of COVID-19 variants increased across Ontario during the past week, the provincial government decided more drastic action was
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OPP seize drugs at home on Higginson Street in Hawkesbury
On Friday, April 16, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) seized illegal drugs at
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OPP checkpoints to begin on Monday, April 19 at Ontario-Québec boundary
Starting Monday, if you are planning to cross the Ontario-Québec boundary, be prepared to stop and give a good reason
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OPP, coroner, pathologists continue to investigate suspicious deaths at HGH
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigation into several suspicious deaths at the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital is continuing .
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Hawkesbury OPP and partners launch Victim Advocate Program
A new program has been started to assist victims of sexual assault and intimate partner violence in the Hawkesbury area.
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Impaired driving keeps Russell County OPP busy
During the period between January 12 to February 8, 2021, officers with the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial
Read moreVehicle stolen in Embrun, 15 year-old facing charges
On January 13, 2021, at approximately 2:45 p.m., Russell County OPP officers responded to a stolen vehicle complaint on Angele
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