InQuinte.ca | Belleville man charged for falsely reporting shooting

Fake shooting, real charges

Belleville police have charged a man after a report of a fake shooting incident. On Wednesday, just after 9 a.m., Belleville police and Hastings-Quinte Paramedics responded to reports of a shooting involving a woman and her husband in the city’s central core. When police arrived, they cleared the apartment only to find a 57-year-old female resident safe and sound, unaware of what had been reported. Police began an investigation into the identity…

InQuinte.ca | Belleville man charged for falsely reporting shooting

A Belleville man was charged with public mischief and criminal harassment after making a false report about a shooting on Wednesday morning.  Belleville Police and Hastings-Quinte Paramedics responded to a call claiming a woman had been shot and her husband was dead in an apartment.  When police arrived, they found a 57-year-old woman safe and unaware of any incident.  An investigation revealed that a man had been harassing the woman for some ti…