Taber Police Chief credits cooperation in quickly solving bomb threat investigation
TABER – The Taber Police Service held an availability on Tuesday, Feb. 12, to answer questions following the arrest of a man from Elkville, Illinois, on 11 counts of felony disorderly conduct for making various bomb threats in Taber this past weekend.
Police Chief Graham Abela says they tied up a lot of police resources this weekend, and although their officers are small in numbers, they’re mighty.
“They were able to attend and deal with the matters and we had great cooperation with the Taber Fire Department in utilizing their resources as well,” Abela added.
Taber Police first received a phone call from an unknown man advising that there was a bomb located at the Walmart in Taber at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7.