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Blown transformer noise sparks false gunshot report in Potsdam

Posted 5/31/17

POTSDAM -- A noise initially reported to Potsdam police as a possible gunshot turned out to be a blown transformer. Village police at 8:12 a.m. Wednesday had a report of the noise in the vicinity of …

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Blown transformer noise sparks false gunshot report in Potsdam

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POTSDAM -- A noise initially reported to Potsdam police as a possible gunshot turned out to be a blown transformer.

Village police at 8:12 a.m. Wednesday had a report of the noise in the vicinity of Garden and Waverly streets.

Police say they figured out the noise came from the blown transformer after talking to residents and a Brookfield Renewable Energy crewmember.

“The Village of Potsdam Police Department would like to thank all the residents that assisted with this matter,” Potsdam police Chief Mark Murray said in a news release.