A 70-year-old Harwich man is accused of threatening landscapers with his gun due to the noise from their leaf blowers.
Police were called to a home on Burton Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday after the homeowner reported that the man pointed a pointed the firearm at a worker and started to scream and yell about the leaf blower noise.
The suspect was gone when police arrived, but they located him a short time later and he was arrested.
He is facing charges that include assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm without a license.
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