A 34-year-old woman was arrested Sunday morning after an alleged armed robbery in Montreal North.
Montreal police spokesperson Manuel Couture said officers responded to a 911 call reporting an armed robbery inside an apartment on Amos Street at around 1:40 a.m.
Couture said the victim, a 29-year-old man, had arranged a meeting with a woman at his apartment.
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When she showed up, however, she was accompanied by two men.
“They carried something that seemed like a firearm,” Couture said.
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The trio entered the residence and allegedly stole various objects belonging to the victim before fleeing the scene.
Couture said they located a possible suspect outside her residence on 43 Street in Montreal’s Saint-Michel—Villeray—Parc-Extension borough at around 4:30 a.m.
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The 34-year-old woman was arrested and taken into police custody.
Investigators asked for a warrant to search the woman’s apartment.
Couture said a 38-year-old man inside the home came out of his own accord.
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“He will be questioned by investigators,” he said, adding it was too soon to know how and if the man was connected to the alleged armed robbery.
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Officers erected a large security perimeter and several nearby buildings were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
“It was an event with a firearm,” Couture said, explaining the need for an evacuation.
Officers were able to enter the home at around 9:15 a.m.
By 10 a.m., the perimeter had been lifted and residents were slowly being allowed to return home.
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