There was a heavy police presence around a restaurant on Dundas Street West in Belleville just after midnight (Tuesday).
An employee told city police that a man had brandished a handgun and a machete outside the eatery and then put them on top of a garbage container.
The man put both weapons back inside a backpack when noticed by the employee and rode away on a bicycle toward Mary Street.
Police swarmed the area but didn’t locate anyone.
The male suspect is described as white, bearded, heavier set, in his 30s, wearing a fall-type black jacket, a black toque, and a white shirt. The investigation is continuing, and police will be searching with assistance from video cameras attached to businesses in the area. Anyone who may have information about this male suspect is asked to please contact investigating officer Cst. Lindsay Stevenson #157 at (613) 966-0882 ext. 4157 or by e-mail at: lstevenson@police.belleville.on.ca or by contacting Quinte Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
