Melissa TOBIN – Arson, Disregard For Human Life

Source: OPP
Date: Fri May 2 05:22:18 MST 2025

(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 result of the ongoing investigation by the Russell County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Office of the Fire Marshal, an arrest was made on Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Melissa TOBIN, age 47 of Clarence-Rockland has been charged with:

Arson-disregard for human life
Arson – damage to property
The accused has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in L’Orignal on May 28, 2025.