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Uttering threats charge laid after man arrested outside Sherwood Park elementary school

An Edmonton man is facing charges after police were called about a man shouting and making "threatening gestures" outside a Sherwood Park, Alta. elementary school. File / Global News

An Edmonton man is facing charges after RCMP in Sherwood Park responded to reports of a man shouting and making “threatening gestures” outside an elementary school on Thursday morning.

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Police were called to the Westboro Elementary school at around 8:20 a.m., and quickly located a man matching the description of the suspect, outside the school. Police said he was arrested without incident.

The school was placed on a “hold and secure” for about 10 minutes during the incident.

The 35-year-old man is facing a charge of uttering threats.

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