The Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one person following an attempted armed robbery investigation. 

On March 16, 2023, just before 9:00 p.m., Quinte West OPP responded to a business on Wallbridge-Loyalist Road for a report of a robbery. Officers were advised that a person armed with an edged weapon approached an employee and attempted to get money, before fleeing the area on foot. 

The suspect was arrested a short time later with help from the OPP Emergency Response Team and Canine Unit.

Stephen MOUCK, 41 years old from Quinte West, has been charged with the following offences:

·      Robbery with a weapon

·      Fail to comply with probation order

The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville on March 17, 2023.