A 38-year-old Cole Harbour man is in police custody after a bomb threat prompted the evacuation of a bank in downtown Halifax.
Police responded to the RBC Royal Bank at 5855 Spring Garden Road at 10:23 a.m. Thursday after an anonymous caller phoned in a bomb threat.
Halifax Regional Police currently have a man in custody in relation to a bomb threat in Halifax earlier today.
The bank was evacuated as a precaution.
Officers searched the area, but nothing suspicious was found.
Police say a suspect was identified through video surveillance and was arrested around 1:30 p.m. in the 2300 block of Gottingen Street.
The man remains in police custody for questioning. Police say the investigation into possible charges remains ongoing.
Spring Garden Road was closed between South Park and Carlton streets. It has since reopened.
