Like Geneva, St. Charles businesses and residents are served by city’s electric utility.
A man brazenly defrauded an East Side St. Charles restaurant after claiming to be a ComEd representative who would shut off power to the business during the noon hour Monday if it did not make good on an unpaid bill of $489.86. Owners of the sub and pizza restaurant in the 2700 block of East Main Street called police about 1 p.m. Monday after making the payment and later realizing that the city of St. Charles is the utility that provides its electricity. St. Charles police said the incident remains under investigation. Police said the incident began to unfold in the morning with a phone call to the restaurant from a man claiming to be a representative of Commonwealth Edison, which supplies electricity to many homes and businesses in the …
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7:00 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
So did they really have a past due balance of that amount? Who would be foolish enough to pay "some guy"? People need to wise up. Pay attention to your bills. You will receive a bill for services provided, then you pay the ill. Problem solved! more ›