A Scarborough man will not face criminal charges over a bomb scare that evacuated a large chunk of northern Scarborough last Monday.
The problem began when a van belonging to 27-year-old Centennial College student Shaun Morris was towed from campus and moved to a lot on Markham Road. Police report that an agitated Morris soon called them.
“[He] was worried about the vehicle because it had some kind of alternative fuel engine,” said college spokesperson Rosanna Cavallaro. The vehicle, it turned out, was equipped with a home-made hydrogen fuel tank.
The situation escalated when police discovered that Morris had parked the van next to a propane tank. After consulting with Toronto fire officials, they evacuated everyone within a 1.6-kilometre radius of the van while a bomb crew disarmed the fuel tank.
Nobody was injured, and police later downplayed the threat.
Formal charges will not be laid against Morris, but he does have to stay in police custody for up to three days in order to perform a psychiatric assessment, in accordance with the Mental Health Act.
Source: Toronto Star
