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Man faces multiple charges for false bomb threat in Halifax

Halifax Regional Police have charged Stephen David Assoun in connection with a bomb threat at the Spring Garden RBC on December 14, 2017. Reynold Gregor/Global News

Halifax Regional Police have charged a man from Cole Harbour, N.S., in relation to a false bomb threat at a Halifax bank on Thursday.

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Stephen David Assoun, 38, now faces one count each of public mischief, causing a disturbance, criminal harassment,  mischief by interference, making a false message and common nuisance.

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Police say they responded to the RBC Royal Bank at 5855 Spring Garden Rd. on Thursday for a threatening phone call from an anonymous person. Officers searched the area but nothing suspicious was located.

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During the course of their investigation, police identified a possible suspect through video surveillance.

Police say Assoun was located leaving a building at the 2300 block of Gottingen Street and was arrested without incident.

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Assoun is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court today.

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