Getting Hosed: Rogers Park woman going to court over inflated water bill
Connie Abels has been waiting five years for her hearing.
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De Mar won a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award in 2015 for her investigative reporting on a woman who was severely burned when her car's fuel tank caught fire. De Mar also won a Regional Emmy Award in 2017 for her reporting on a now-convicted serial killer who confessed his crimes to De Mar in a series of letters from prison.
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Connie Abels has been waiting five years for her hearing.
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"See the chimney. That's where they are already. You wont see them anymore. I didn't want to believe it. I didn't want to believe that any human can do this to the other."
This is an issue we have been tracking for months.
It can happen in a lot of ways – including missing tips or overtime - or in the case of one worker we talked to, a company not mailing a paycheck altogether.
The homeowner was just being an honest guy and alerted the Chicago Department of Water Management to his unusually low bill.
The whole thing would be hard to believe if it had not been caught on camera.
Phoenix police sergeant Jarrett Snowden, and officer Antoine "Bell" Larry each face charges of bribery conspiracy, extortion, and attempted extortion.
"I've been here around two years and I've never heard anything out of the ordinary."
When officers arrived, they found the 16-year-old boy lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds.
Some of the sheriffs' statements vary – but all of them cite Second Amendment constitutional concerns.
Police have a photo of the car, a license plate, and even a description of the suspect. But that was two weeks ago, and the family of David Cole is asking – why hasn't the case been solved?
The law took effect immediately upon the governor's signature.