A man faces charges on several outstanding warrants, as well as drug possession in Belleville.
Around 7:45 p.m. Friday, a Belleville Police officer on patrol observed a male and female walking on Moira Street East.
The officer witnessed the male enter a residential property, remove a flower from a peony bush, and give it to the female.
The officer stopped to speak with the pair. While the officer was familiar with the female, the male was unknown to police.
When asked to identify himself, the male initially provided a false name before subsequently giving his correct identity and admitting that he was wanted on outstanding warrants.
Police eventually confirmed that the 39-year-old Belleville man was wanted on several warrants for offences including Fail to Attend Court (three counts), Theft Under $5,000 (four counts), Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, Impaired Operation, Driving While Suspended, Assault with a Weapon, Mischief Under $5,000, Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose, and Robbery.
Following his arrest, officers searched a bag in the man’s possession and located quantities of suspected cocaine and morphine. As a result of the investigation, the man was arrested on the outstanding warrants and additionally charged with two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking.
He was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
