Power cut to 22,000 people in Santa Rosa

22,000 residents were without power for almost an hour Wednesday night while police convinced a man to descend from the top of an electrical tower.|
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PG&E cut power to approximately 22,000 residences in Santa Rosa on Wednesday evening while police attempted to remove a man who climbed to the top of an electrical tower, police said.

At about 8:45 p.m., police asked people to stay clear of the tower near Pierson Street and Santa Rosa Creek west of Highway 101. A police negotiator convinced the man to come down from the tower and he was taken into custody, police said in an update posted at 9:30 p.m.

Power was restored at 9:26 p.m., said J.B. Guidi, a PG&E representative. The utility had de-energized two lines, which affected 22,028 customers, at 8:50 p.m.

The man may have climbed the tower in some form of protest, police said. Further details were not immediately available.

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