By CHAT News Today

Taber Police take man into custody under Mental Health Act following alleged bomb threat

Mar 20, 2018 | 3:48 PM

TABER,AB — The Taber Police Service took a man into custody under the Mental Health Act Tuesday afternoon after he claimed he was carrying a bomb.

According to a news release, at approximately 2:55 p.m., an officer with the Taber Police Service encountered a man acting strangely near 50th Avenue and 52nd Street in the town. When initial contact with the man, he told officers he had a bomb in a bag he was carrying.

Five Taber Police units responded and cordoned off the male. He was taken into custody without incident.

No bomb was found.

The man was transported to the Taber Hospital under the Mental Health Act for assessment.

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The investigation is ongoing, and police say there is no longer a risk to the public.