Thursday 19 March 2020

BREAKING! Man Threatens To Blow Up Car At Edgeworth

BY IAN CROUCH

A man is due to face court accused of threatening to blow up a car at Edgeworth.

Police and emergency services were called to Main Road at about 6.30pm on Wednedsay where a 48-year-old man had allegedly released gas from an LPG bottle into the back of the vehicle and was threatening to set it alight with a cigarette lighter.

Main Road was closed while police negotiated with the man who surrendered without incident after about 30 minutes.

Police say the incident related to a dispute over unpaid rent.

The man has been charged with possessing explosives with intent and will undergo a mental health assessment before facing Toronto Local Court today.