Subject of an Emergency Alert issued in Lunenburg County released without charges

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RCMP issued a public alert for a dangerous man in Lunenberg County on Wednesday June 26, 2024// THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

By CityNews Halifax Staff

Posted Jun 26, 2024 08:41:33 AM.

Last Updated Jun 26, 2024 04:42:50 PM.

Lunenburg District RCMP say they have released a man who was the subject of an emergency alert Wednesday morning.

Mounties said just after 7:30 a.m., they received multiple calls about a man with a firearm on Barss Corner Road in Parkdale.

An emergency alert was issued as a result and a 48-year-old man from Parkdale was arrested.

But after an investigation and a search of the man’s property, police said no firearm was involved and the man was holding a large gardening tool, which was mistaken for a gun.

He was released without charges.

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