Bancroft Ontario Provincial Police have charged one person following a report of a kidnapping in the Town of Bancroft.
In September 2024, police say a Bancroft resident was taken against his will to Ottawa and forced to withdraw a large amount of cash from different bank branches.
The resident, according to investigators, was then driven back to Bancroft and dropped off unharmed.
After a lengthy investigation by the Bancroft OPP Crime Unit, an arrest warrant was issued for an Ottawa resident.
On Tuesday, the wanted individual was located and arrested during a routine traffic stop by Upper Ottawa Valley OPP officers.
A 22-year-old has been charged with kidnapping, robbery and extortion using a firearm, forcible confinement, assault with a weapon, uttering death threats or threats of bodily harm and possession of stolen property over $5000.
He was remanded in custody following a bail hearing on Wednesday.
Police believe this was a targeted incident and do not believe there to be a danger to the public.
***With files from Mary Milne
