The Belleville Police Service responded to 60 calls from July 6, 2020 at 5 a.m. to July 7, 2020 at 5 a.m.
Theft from boat
On July 6, 2020 at 12:56 p.m., police were called to a business on Dundas Street West for a reported theft from a boat. The property owner advised police that some time between Thanksgiving weekend of 2019 and July 2, 2020, unknown person(s) broke into the vessel and stole a small amount of personal property including a black backpack and a Bombay wooden crate containing materials. An investigation into the matter is continuing, and police are asking anyone who may have information about this to contact investigating officer Cst. Greg Kendall #174 at (613) 966-0882 ext. 4174 or by e-mail at: gkendall@police.belleville.on.ca or by calling Crime Stoppers at (613) 969-8477.
Drug offences
On July 6, 2020 at 4:05 p.m., police were patrolling the downtown core and came across a male who appeared to be shooting up with a needle on the Front Street curb. The man was also observed disposing of the needle and discarding other garbage in the area. Police arrested and charged 54-year-old Kevin Harris of Windsor, Ontario with the possession of a controlled substance, littering the highway, and disposing of a needle in a public place. Harris was released on an undertaking to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice on September 14.
Domestic assault
On July 6, 2020 at 4:42 p.m., police were called to a residence in the southwest portion of the city for a reported disturbance between a man and a woman. This investigation resulted in the arrest of a 25-year-old man from Quinte West. The man was taken into custody and charged with spousal assault. He was later released on an undertaking with strict conditions to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in August. Police are not releasing the name of the man in order to protect the identity of the victim.
Arrested on warrant
On July 6, 2020 at 7:50 p.m., police patrolling in the area of Bridge Street West observed a female known to have been wanted for failing to comply with a probation order. The warrant was confirmed, and police arrested the 37-year-old female without incident. City woman Ashley Roxanne Wellbanks was taken into custody, and the warrant was executed. After being processed, Wellbanks was released on an undertaking to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice on September 10.
