{"id":23756,"date":"2021-02-02T15:05:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T15:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/regional\/man-arrested-with-explosives-outside-hamiltons-lime-ridge-mall\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T20:14:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T20:14:04","slug":"man-arrested-with-explosives-outside-hamiltons-lime-ridge-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/hamilton\/man-arrested-with-explosives-outside-hamiltons-lime-ridge-mall\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested with explosives outside Hamilton&#8217;s Lime Ridge Mall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 44 year-old Hamilton man has been arrested for being in possession of an explosive device after an <a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpolice.on.ca\/news\/male-charged-for-being-in-possession-of-explosive-device\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hours-long interaction with Hamilton Police<\/a> outside of Lime Ridge Mall.<\/p>\n<p>The incident began just after 5 am on Monday, February 1st as local police responded to a call about a male in crisis outside of the popular Hamilton Mountain shopping center on Upper Wentworth.<\/p>\n<p>When police arrived at the scene, a man was identified alone in a parked vehicle and the area surrounding was quickly secured, with the entire Lime Ridge parking lot blocked off for much of the day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HPS has charged a 44-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HamOnt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#HamOnt<\/a> man with being in possession of an explosive device after he was taken into custody during an early morning investigation outside Lime Ridge Mall. No reported injuries &amp; road closures were in effect for several hours. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0ADTbzMEEX\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/0ADTbzMEEX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hamilton Police (@HamiltonPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HamiltonPolice\/status\/1356387863018012672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After almost three hours attempting to communicate with the man, he suddenly attempted to leave the Lime Ridge parking lot, hitting police vehicles and barricades in the process.<\/p>\n<p>His vehicle was once again contained by police as it reached Upper Wentworth and the man was taken into police custody without injury.<\/p>\n<p>Following his arrest, police searched the vehicle and uncovered a suspicious device that was found to be an explosive, rendering it inoperable shortly after.<\/p>\n<p>According to an official release by the Hamilton Police, a residence related to the male near Concession and Upper Sherman was subsequently searched, and further evidence related to the explosive device was discovered.<\/p>\n<p>The man has been charged with possession of an explosive device and is set to appear in court today.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full release <a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpolice.on.ca\/news\/male-charged-for-being-in-possession-of-explosive-device\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lead image courtesy of Google Maps<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 44 year-old Hamilton man has been arrested for being in possession of an explosive device after an hours-long interaction with Hamilton Police outside of Lime Ridge Mall. 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