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Police in our nation’s capital are investigating a series of threatening letters that seem to be originating from Calgary.

The letters, personally addressed to each victim in the culprit’s own handwriting and bearing Calgary postmarks, started arriving at Ottawa residences earlier this year, prompting concerned residents to call police.

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Inside each envelope are photocopies of a hand-written note containing threats to murder the victim and their family, with each letter beginning with “I know where you live …”

An Ottawa Police spokeswoman said investigators have so far received 27 complaints about the letters, mostly addressed to residences in the city’s west end.

Investigators are still trying to determine the sender’s intent and haven’t ruled out any possible connection between the recipients.

Anybody with information on the letters or the identity of the author is asked to call Ottawa police at 613-236-1222 ext. 2666, or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at Calgarycrimestoppers.org.

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