Subject of an Emergency Alert issued in Lunenburg County released without charges

By CityNews Halifax Staff

Lunenburg District RCMP say they have released a man who was the subject of an emergency alert Wednesday morning.

Mounties said just after 7:30 a.m., they received multiple calls about a man with a firearm on Barss Corner Road in Parkdale.

An emergency alert was issued as a result and a 48-year-old man from Parkdale was arrested.

DANGEROUS MAN with firearm. Last seen on Barrs Corner Road between Farmington and Whetstone Lake Road, #LunenburgCounty. Residents: Seek immediate SHELTER or STAY INSIDE and close and lock doors and windows. Do not leave a secure location. Suspect last seen on foot. pic.twitter.com/A3gVXcEOar

— RCMP Nova Scotia (@RCMPNS) June 26, 2024

But after an investigation and a search of the man’s property, police said no firearm was involved and the man was holding a large gardening tool, which was mistaken for a gun.

He was released without charges.