Ohio suspect targets the wrong Ottawa with alleged bomb threat

An Akron man reportedly issued the bomb menace as a result of "he did not agree" with Canada's masks mandate as Ottawa police take care of the continuing Freedom Convoy.
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A 20-year-old man from Akron, Ohio, is dealing with potential prison costs after allegedly issuing a bomb menace to police in Ottawa, Ohio, mistakenly considering he was threatening police within the Canadian capital.

“Our dispatcher stayed on the road with him for fairly some time we tried to find out what was happening,” Putnam County Sheriff’s Workplace Captain Brad Brubaker mentioned Wednesday in regards to the menace, which befell Monday, in response to the native Lima Information. “We ran a hint on the decision, as a result of emergency nature of it, and acquired a location within the Akron space.”

Brubaker went on to clarify that the suspect referred to as them once more.

“He referred to as again a second time claiming he had been shot. When he came upon he was speaking to Ohio and never Canada, he mentioned he hadn’t been shot however was merely making an attempt to waste time and sources as a result of he didn’t agree with their masks mandate,” Brubaker mentioned, who added that the caller admitted at that time there was no bomb.

Brubaker mentioned the younger man apparently referred to as the police in Ottawa, Ohio after Googling the telephone quantity for the police in Ottawa, Canada.

“You’d assume with him being from Ohio, the ‘419’ space code may need rung a bell,” Brubaker mentioned.

Others have reportedly made the identical mistake, prompting the division to publish to its Fb web page Tuesday: “Only for clarification, this web page is the Ottawa Police Division, in Ottawa, Putnam County, Ohio. We've been receiving calls, messages and feedback from residents in Canada. Our workplace needs to make sure your messages and issues are heard by the right company.”

Tensions stay excessive within the Canadian capital, with Ottawa Police cracking down on the lingering demonstrators who're protesting in opposition to the nation’s vaccine mandates.

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson wrote to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford earlier this week to request 1,800 further personnel to take care of the ongoing Freedom Convoy.