File photo of a Woodstock police cruiser. (Photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News.)File photo of a Woodstock police cruiser. (Photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News.)
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Mischief charge laid after fake-gunman call at Woodstock hospital

As if hospital workers aren't stressed enough dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Early Wednesday morning, a 911 call to police reported a man with a gun was trying to get inside of the Woodstock General Hospital.

"The male who made the call later advised the Woodstock Police Service that the claims were fabricated," police said.

A 33-year-old London man has been charged with public mischief.

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