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Employee, 63, charged after Fergus Walmart evacuated due to fake bomb threat

An OPP cruiser is seen at the service's Toronto detachment. Global News File

Wellington County OPP have charged a 63-year-old woman after a Fergus, Ont., Walmart was evacuated over a fake bomb threat.

Officers responded to the threat on St. David Street on Nov. 19 after a note was found, indicating that there was a bomb in the business.

The building was evacuated until the threat was deemed to be a hoax. A nearby school was also placed into a hold-and-secure during the investigation.

OPP announced on Wednesday that a Walmart employee was arrested. Marjorie Anne Gray has been charged with uttering threats, falsifying information and mischief.

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Police didn’t say why she allegedly wrote the note.

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They are still looking for information which can be directed to investigators at 1-888-310-1122. Anonymous information can be left with Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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