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MELBOURNE, Fla. - A Florida man was arrested last week after he allegedly threatened to plant bombs on causeways and to shoot at vehicles as they drove over the causeways.

What we know:

On the evening of Thursday, Sept. 11, an officer with the Melbourne Police Department (MPD), responded to a bomb threat call in the area of Guava Avenue and W. Eau Gallie Boulevard.

Melbourne dispatch told the officer they were actively speaking with a man who said he makes bombs and places them on causeways. The caller allegedly said he was plotting to target the area directly west of the causeway, which is highly populated at night due to the multiple bars and restaurants.

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Dispatchers said they were able to identify the caller's voice as belonging to

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