Three people are facing serious charges following an armed robbery in Belleville, according to police.
On Tuesday around 6:20 a.m., Belleville police were called to a robbery at a Cannifton Road home.
Police say three suspects had stolen a woman’s cellphone while threatening her with a firearm. No one was injured during the robbery.
The three reportedly then fled in a taxi headed towards Quinte West.
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Police stopped the cab on Dundas Street West using a “high-risk vehicle stop” and arrested all three suspects.
A sawed-off shotgun and drugs, including cocaine and crystal meth, were seized during the arrest, according to police.
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Damion Alexander Rout, 23, Michael Paul Mercer, 38, and Sherry Jeanen Clark, 42, all of Belleville, were jointly charged with:
- Robbery using a firearm
- Being an occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm
- Possession of a restricted firearm or ammunition
- Possession of a firearm knowing the serial number has been tampered with
- Transporting a firearm or restricted weapon
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Possession of a cocaine and crystal methamphetamine
Rout and Mercer were also charged with possession of a firearm or ammunition.
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