Halifax Regional Police (HRP) have revealed they investigated a potential threat to Halifax malls on Black Friday.
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A news release at 2:45 p.m. on Friday says police were made aware of a “potential threat related to Halifax malls” late Thursday.
According to police, they “deployed resources” to several area malls, including the Halifax Shopping Centre, early Friday morning. They say there was no threat established.
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HRP communications advisor, Cindy Bayers, confirms police received information about the possible threat on Thursday evening. She will not reveal how police received that information.
“The validity of the threat was not established. There is no public safety threat,” Bayers said.
The Halifax Shopping Centre, along with all other malls in the municipality, opened as usual for Black Friday shopping crowds.
“We have a responsibility to investigate information that comes into us. And we do take the information very seriously and investigate it accordingly,” Bayers said.