Man charged over threatening emails which forced evacuation of business
A man has been charged after threats were made to another man and a law firm yesterday.
About 2.45pm, a threatening email was received by an employee of a law firm on Donnison Street, Gosford.
The evacuation alarm was activated and police and Fire & Rescue NSW attended.
Following a thorough search of the area, officers deemed it safe and all employees were allowed to return to their workplaces.
Police commenced an investigation and later arrested a man at a home unit on Terrigal Drive, Terrigal.
A laptop, tablet and smartphone were seized at the location and taken for further examination.
Investigators will also allege two threatening emails were sent to a 20-year-old man earlier in the day.
The 34-year-old man was taken to Gosford Police Station, where he was charged with three counts of use carriage service to threaten/menace harass.
The man was granted bail to appear in Gosford Local Court on Tuesday 27 October 2014.