Man faces hoax charge

A Toongabbie man will appear in court after allegedly making a hoax bomb warning.

Last Tuesday Blacktown police charged the 59-year-old with conveying false information that a person or property was in danger and public mischief .

The man allegedly phoned Crime Stoppers on August 13 saying that he had overheard a conversation between four men referring to how easy it would be to get a bomb on the transport system.

The ensuing security alert threw transport services in the city into chaos.

The man will appear at Blacktown Local Court on September 11.

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