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Man charged after snowplow driver assaulted in Oshawa, police say

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A 32-year-old man has been charged after a snowplow driver was assaulted earlier this month, police say.

Durham Regional Police said on March 4, at around 9:30 p.m., officers were called to the Wilson Road and Greenhill Avenue area after receiving a report of an altercation between a snowplow driver and a homeowner.

Read more: Police seek suspect after convenience store robbery in Oshawa, Ont

Officers said a pile of snow had blocked the man’s driveway after a snowstorm.

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Police said the man became upset and allegedly assaulted the snowplow driver.

Officers said 32-year-old Scott Patton from Oshawa has been charged with assault.

According to police, he was released on an undertaking.

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