One man was arrested Tuesday night after he claimed to have a bomb in his suite, located in the Selkirk neighbourhood.
Shortly before 6 p.m. Jan. 28, VicPD responded to a call about a possible explosive device in a suite in the 500-block of Ellice Street. Officers arrived at the scene and evacuated the building for the safety of the residents. BC Transit was contacted and provided buses for residents to shelter in while officers investigated the threat.
One man was taken into custody. The Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team Explosive Disposal Unit and the Integrated Canine Service safely cleared the suite without locating an explosive device. The situation was resolved just after 8 p.m.
The man was released with conditions to appear in court at a future date. As this file is now before the courts, police say additional information cannot be shared at this time.