Belleville City Police – Armed Robbery at Financial Institution
Belleville Police are continuing an investigation into the armed robbery of a financial institution on Sidney Street earlier today (Saturday March 16, 2024).
The incident occurred at approximately 1 p.m. at the Alterna Credit Union branch located at 293 Sidney St. in Belleville.
No injuries were reported.
The matter is being investigated by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Belleville Police Service with the assistance of the Forensic Identification Unit. At this time, the location has been closed as members of the FIS team process the scene.
Anyone who may have dashcam, CCTV or other video footage in the area of the robbery earlier today is requested to upload directly to police investigators.
Specifically, investigators are requesting video from home, business cameras or vehicle dash cams from a stretch of Sidney Street between Bell Boulevard to Dundas Street West from 12:30pm to 2:00pm on Saturday, March 16th, 2024.
The public can upload video here:
https://bellevillepoliceon.ca.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/sidneystreet
As well the public and media can also utilize the QR code below:
Belleville Police would like to thank the public for their cooperation as members of the Criminal Investigations Division continue an investigation into this incident.
Belleville Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact Det.-Const. Stephanie Bested at 613-966-0882 ext. 4170 or sbested@bellevilleps.ca
Information can also be sent to police anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 613-969-8477 or www.quintecrimestoppers.ca.
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