Man in custody following Toronto-area highway bomb threat
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 | 1:29 AM ET
CBC News
Highway 400 was reopened Tuesday morning and a man was in custody after he allegedly threatened to blow himself up inside his car Monday night.
Police closed the busy highway north of Toronto between Major Mackenzie Drive and Highway 9 for several hours after receiving a 911 call at about 9:20 p.m. from a man who said he wanted to hurt himself, and indicated he had a bomb in his car.
"Needless to say, that got our attention and numerous resources from York Regional Police, the OPP and, in the end, the Toronto Police," said Insp. Gary Miner of the York Regional Police.
Police responded with dogs and called in Toronto's bomb squad. They closed the highway in both directions for six hours, but reopened it to traffic in time for Tuesday morning's rush hour.
The man, whose car was parked on the shoulder on the southbound lanes, was arrested after several hours of negotiations.
Roderick Anderson, 44, of Nottawasaga Township faces several charges, including dangerous weapons charges and dangerous driving.
Share Tools
Latest Toronto News Headlines
- Truck dangles on overpass after 401 crash in Ajax
- A section of Highway 401 is closed for hours after a tractor-trailer collides with an SUV, slides off the highway and hangs perilously over the roadway below. more »
- GO Transit train damaged by debris on tracks
- A GO Transit train is damaged after striking a short track section that appears to have been deliberately laid over the rails. more »
- Everest team unable to bring down Toronto woman's body
- Bad weather has hampered the recovery team that is attempting to bring down the body of a Toronto woman who died trying to climb Mt. Everest. more »
- Man shot dead in Oshawa
- A man in is mid-30s is dead after he was shot at a house in Oshawa on Friday night. more »
Top News Headlines
- Teen struck by lightning in Ottawa dies
- The victim of a Friday lightning strike during a storm in east Ottawa has died, CBC News has learned. more »
- Montreal protesters march in peaceful defiance
- The clanging of pots and pans sounded throughout Montreal's downtown core Saturday night and into early Sunday morning, as thousands of protesters marched on in peaceful — but loud — defiance of Bill 78. more »
- Syrian children massacred by the dozens, UN says
- More than 90 people have been killed by regime forces in a district of central Syria, with the head of the UN team in the country confirming at least 32 children and 60 adults were killed in an artillery attack. more »
- Missing Winnipeg children found in Mexico
- Two Winnipeg children reported missing and possibly in Mexico have been found alive, according to unofficial reports from an agency that works to find missing people. more »
- Truck dangles on overpass after 401 crash in Ajax
- Everest victim's husband says family not seeking government help
- Brampton family seeks woman missing since Thursday
- GO Transit train damaged by debris on tracks
- Everest team unable to bring down Toronto woman's body
- 'Save me' last words of Mount Everest climber
- Timmins fire crews aided by calmer winds
- Man shot dead in Oshawa
- Serial carjacker gets life term for fatal crash
