A person has been charged in connection with explosions in Amherst on Monday and Wednesday.
46-year-old Brian Stephen MacDonald is facing three charges relating to making and detonating an explosive device.
MacDonald was arraigned on Thursday in Amherst Provincial Court. He’s due back on December 15 for a bail hearing.
A news release from the Amherst Police Department does not say if they are still looking for a second “person of interest” related to the explosions, but does put out a call for anyone with information about the incidents to call the police or Crime Stoppers.
People throughout Amherst heard two explosions, one late Monday evening and one in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.
Responding police officers found debris from detonated devices at both scenes: on Rupert Street, near the intersection with Agnew Street on Monday, and in the Agnew Street area on Wednesday.
No one was hurt in either incident and there was minimal property damage.
Officers also found an undetonated explosive device at the nearby Rotary Centennial Park. The RCMP Explosive Disposal Unit safely detonated that device Wednesday morning after they had examined it.
Police searched a residence on Victoria Street East in Amherst as part of their investigation.
