If you don’t know, about 9,000 Con Edison workers are basically locked out of a job due to disagreements between themselves and the company. As a a result, it looks like a woman called the police to report a fake gas leak to make Con Edison look bad. Hit the jump for details.
Police in Westchester County arrested a Consolidated Edison worker Saturday for falsely reporting a gas leak as the utilities workers continue to be locked off the job.
Police in Yonkers said the employee was arrested Saturday for reporting a nonexistent gas leak.
Sources told NY1 that Con Ed customer service representative Lorraine Erikson was trying to sabotage the utility company when she made the false claims.
It is a felony to falsely report a leak.
The arrest came as 5,000 managers are working to keep the power flowing since the company locked out its 8,500 unionized workers last Sunday.
Talks between Con Edison and Local 1-2 resume on Tuesday.
Con Ed supplies power to the city and parts of Westchester County.
The company said it’s ready to respond to any emergencies despite the heat wave.
