UPDATE: Cornwall police make arrest in case of Walmart bomb threats

UPDATE: Cornwall police make arrest in case of Walmart bomb threats
Cornwall police seek assistance in locating the man pictured for information on the Walmart bomb threat in Cornwall on Saturday


CORNWALL, Ontario – Police have made an arrest in the case of bomb threats made at Walmart last weekend.

Albert Givogue, 74 of Cornwall was arrested on Wednesday and charged with threats, mischief and false messages.

It is alleged on Saturday a man stated to a store associate that he had left a bomb within the Walmart store and police were contacted to investigate. During their investigation the threat was deemed to be a mischief and as a result a man was arrested and charged accordingly.

He will appear in court on Sept. 8.

Hundreds of shoppers and staffers were evacuated from the Ninth Street store for over an hour on Saturday (July 18) after a man told a greeter a bomb was in the building.

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