Northern Michigan sheriff asks for kindness after threats against utility linemen

Sheriff says threats have been made against utility workers trying to restore power

By Paula Wethington Click here for updates on this story     Michigan (WWJ) — The sheriff of Presque Isle County, Michigan, issued a warning via a social media video Thursday to anyone threatening utility line crews who are trying to restore power in his community. It’s been nearly two weeks since Northern Lower Michigan was hit with an ice storm – breaking utility poles and trees, pulling power lines down and blocking roads. And thousands of cu…

Northern Michigan sheriff asks for kindness after threats against utility linemen

The Presque Isle County official addressed the issue in the wake of massive ice storm devastation that left thousands without power.

Some utility crews receiving threats in northern Michigan

Be kind to one another. That’s the word from Presque Isle County Sheriff Joe Brewbaker. Brewbaker says there are still many without power after the ice storms. “We understand that now there’s threats being made towards utility companies and the linemen, whether it be online or in person, all the way up to death threats for some people’s power not being on,” Brewbaker said. “We cannot have that and those could be criminal charges for making threa…