The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) East Criminal Investigation Section, with help from the Toronto Police Service, has charged a Toronto man after uttering threats of violence at a medical clinic in Orleans.
The incident took place on October 21st in the 1200 block of Place D’Orleans Boulevard, wrote Ottawa Police in a news release.
According to OPS, the clinic considered threats to be very serious and responded by sending all staff home. The clinic closed and re-opened the following day, with added security in place.
During the following week, the clinic continued to receive threats — counting over 300 threats by email or fax, noted Ottawa Police.
With assistance from the Toronto Police Service, investigators were able to identify the man responsible for hundreds of threats, on November 8th.
The man was subsequently arrested and a search warrant was executed at his residence, said OPS.
The accused is 18-year-old Mohamed Sy of Toronto, who has been charged with:
- Uttering threats
- Harassment by threatening conduct
- Mischief under $5000
- Mischief Over $5000
- Attempted fraud
- Uttering a forged document
Sy is currently in custody and is set to appear in court today, said the Ottawa Police Service.
Those with information regarding this incident can reach out to the East Criminal Investigation Section at 613-236-1222 x 3566.
Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or crimestoppers.ca.