Crime & Safety

Police Say Store Employee Responsible for IKEA Bomb Threat

Information in this article is from the Stoughton Police Department. Arrests and charges mentioned do not imply conviction.

Police say a store employee is responsible for a bomb threat at the Stoughton IKEA Saturday night.

Chitsner Gauthier, 19, has been arrested and charged with making a false bomb threat, disorderly conduct, and false report of a crime according to Stoughton police.

Saturday night, customers were evacuated after the store received a bomb threat. Nothing suspicious was found during a sweep of the building by the Massachusetts State Police Bomb squad.

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Customers and employees were let in about an hour after evacuation according to WHDH.

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