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Suspect threatened to harm Ontario hydro worker if power not restored, police say #CDNNews #Canada #CDN #Ontario

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Police are asking people without power after the weekend’s ice storm to be patient and refrain from threatening hydro workers. Today, the Peterborough County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police alleged that a resident threatened a hydro worker attempting to restore power in North Kawartha Township. Police say that on April 2, officers spoke to a worker who told officers that they were at the side of the road completing some paperwork whe…

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Hydro worker threatened while on the job during power outage in Ontario: police

Police are urging Ontario residents to keep their cool amid power outages after a hydro worker was threatened while on the job this week. Freezing rain and a spring storm have caused power outages across the province since the weekend, including in Peterborough County where one upset resident verbally took their frustrations out on a utilities worker. The incident happened on Wednesday member of one of the crews working to restore power to the a…

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Hydro worker threatened: OPP issue warning

socastcmsRssStartOldies 100.9 News staffsocastcmsRssEnd Police have issued a stern warning after a hydro worker attempting to restore power in the Kawartha area was allegedly threatened by an upset resident. According to Peterborough County OPP, police received a report about the incident on Wednesday, April 2. After responding to the scene and speaking with the individual who is among the crews working on restoration in the area, the individua…

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Suspect threatened to harm Ontario hydro worker if power not restored, police say #CDNNews #Canada #CDN #Ontario

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Hydro worker threatened in North Kawartha Township

A hydro worker attempting to restore power to the area, was threatened by an upset area resident. On Wednesday April 2, Peterborough County OPP received a call from an individual stating that they had just been threatened by an unknown person. Officers attended and spoke with the complainant who is a member of one of the crews working to restore power to the area. The complainant advised that they were at the side of the road completing some pap…

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Peterborough hydro worker threatened amid power restoration efforts

A hydro worker restoring power in Peterborough County was threatened by a frustrated resident, prompting a response by the Ontario Provincial Police. According to the Peterborough County OPP, officers were called on April 2nd by a member of a power restoration crew who reported being threatened by an unknown individual. The complainant told police they were parked at the side of the road completing paperwork when a dark-coloured SUV stopped besi…

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Police Say A Hydro Worker Near Peterborough Was Threatened

PETERBOROUGH-Police say a Hydro worker attempting to restore power to the area, was threatened by an upset area resident. On Wednesday April 2, 2025, members of the Peterborough County OPP received a call from an individual stating that they had just been threatened by an unknown person. Officers attended and spoke with the complainant who is a member of one of the crews working to restore power to the area. The complainant advised that they wer…

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