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Update (Friday, Sept. 25 at 1:30 p.m.):

RCMP have ended the alert for the area and arrested the suspect. Local residents are no longer being advised to shelter in place.

Officer will remain on Belmont Rd. to continue the investigation, and RCMP say Plains Rd. and Onslow Mountain Rd. will be open shortly.

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(Friday, Sept. 25 at 11:30 a.m.):

Colchester County District RCMP are warning Belmont residents about a dangerous person who is believed to be armed.

There was a police presence on Belmont Road, and officers were asking people to shelter in place and avoid the area as they tried to make an arrest. Plains Road and Onslow Mountain Road are closed.