Good evening everyone im mark ockerbloom. And im vanessa welch. Police investigating Vanessa Marcottes death breaking their silence today for the first time in months. Fox 25s jim morelli live for us in princeton tonight where jim, police are looking to track down a dark colored s. U. V. Reporter vanessa that is all theyre saying no make no, model, no year just a dark colored s. U. V. A clue too vague to be useful well, not so fast as a private investigator we spoke with. More than three months ve marcottes murder. Today a possible crack in the case. A vehicle placed by witnesses near where the 27yearold body was found and around the time the murder is thought to have occurred. The Worcester County d. A. Saying only that the vehicle was a dark colored s. U. V. Some in princeton are frustrated by what they see as a lack of useful information in the marcotte case. All theyve shared is theyre looking for a dark colored s. U. V. Reporter and this latest i do a lot of hiking in the woods. I do a lot of hiking with friends i do some hiking alone. I would like some information that would help me make wise decisionses about whether how safe that is and how safe that not is. Reporter fox 25 spoke with a private investigator by phone. He says this may be a significant development. They may have Additional Information that theyre not sharing. They may have developed information about persons or persons of interest. Reporter in other words, dark colored s. U. V. May be the tip of the investigative iceberg. For now, the d. A. Is advising Law Enforcement officers to be vigilant and mindful of the this Homicide Investigation when interacting with men operating or occupying a dark colored s. U. V. Reporter the marcotte murder happened more than 100 days ago but clearly in a case like this its not time that will govern the healing so much as justice. A tip hot line there with the phone number. And more than a thousand tips have come in but, again, to this point no arrests have been made. Coming up at 11 00, well hear more from our private investigator, including his take on the possible characteristics of the killer. Live in princeton, jim morelli, fox 25 news. On fox 25s bob ward this new information from the District Attorneys Office about the Vanessa Marcotte murder actually corroborates what we were told from not profiler mariellen otoole. I interviewed her just a few vehicles ago in virginia she told me she believes based on her review of the evidence and her years of experience that Vanessa Marcottes killer was somebody from the princeton area or familiar with the area. She also believes that the killer why as predator and that vanessa was in the wrong place at the wrong time. This person was actually out looking for victims. What youre dealing with is someone whos probably predatory behavior which means that theyre out looking for victims and when it happens theyre ready to go. Reporter she told me the area where vanessa was found tells her that the killer was familiar with the area, was comfortable with the area and was willing to do what he did knowing that he cant going to get caught. He was comfort beable with that area had command of the area and that she believes that this person is a psychopath someone may have just gone home and went back to his family after Vanessa Marcotte was murdered. Very interesting what the d. A. Is saying today. Reporting from boston, bob ward, fox 25 news. Bob, thank you. Lets give that you tip line once again. Its 5084537589. They have received more than 1,000 tips. But so far no arrests. We also have this number for you on our social media accounts. That way you can share it. 11 00 tonight we will air a half hour special new englands unsolved. And well go indepth on the murder mystery surrounding Vanessa Marcotte. Only on fox 25 tonight a story that will make you hug your family a little tighter. A father heads overseas to attend a wedding and is killed. Fox 25s malini basu is live in nashua, New Hampshire where the family is being asked to pay money if they want to see his body again. Reporter hardest part for the family. So chris is known around here as one man who will give anything, anything for anyone he is willing to always help others. Tonight the family tells fox 25 that he was concentrating and yes you should go and he ended up getting hit and killed by a there you can on his birthday. At 33 years old, Christopher Lee loved his family more than anything. His five siblings and mother are now forced to go on without him. I love him so much and i hope that hes really proud of us. Reporter lee was in jamaica for a friends destination wedding. The group was heading to a cafe when will animals got in front of their bus. A speeding truck going by hate and killed lee and the bus driver. There was a driver his name was to push my brother out of the way and unfortunately, they were both struck. So dan the newlywed he began to work on my brother doing c. P. R. And compressions just trying to sustain him. Reporter it was too late. He asked all three of us at least a 100 times a day is it okay if i go. He said i didnt think i should spend that much money birthday. Jonathan is his twin. He says his brother took care of him when he was in a coma. He nursed me back to health. He took every last penny he had. Reporter all the family wants is to bring him back home but they they tell us the jamaican government is making them pay for all of the medical expenses before they release his body. Just be patient. Were going to bring you home and were coming to get you brother no matter what we have to do. Reporter and the kids tell us tonight that theyre going to make daddy proud and theyre going to be the fwheast they can. In the meantime the family says right now they are back because jamaican officials are telling them they need to pay all of the medical expenses before they can have a proper burial. They set up a go fund me account they tell us any money that is left over is going to be set up for the family and the kids. For now live in in addition a New Hampshire, malini basu, fox 25 news. Just heartbreaking, malini, thank you. Right now police are searching for the man they say broke into his exgirls house in hyde park and attacked mother and her mom with police say jeffrey stabbed his exgirlfriend in the face, neck and chest. He stabbed her mom in the face. Police were called to the home on huntington ave last night. The daughter told offers he tried to kill her and her mom. According to the Police Report he smashed five windows in their home as well as the windows of the moms s. U. V. A robber armed with a shotgun in and out in under crystal clear. Fox 25s Jacqui Heinrich standing by live for us in newton tonight. Jackie that same cashier was back on the register tonight but he told you hes afraid . Reporter thats right, vanessa. He says he hasnt heard from police about whether theyve made any breaks in the investigation. Until then hes hoping tips from the public can put this man behind bars. At least he was polite about it. Can you open the register, please. Pointing a long gun empty his drawer. They say open the drawer. Open the register. Reporter police say an undisclosed amount of cash was taken and Surveillance Video shows the man take everything in the register. Now. Come on. Hurry up. Reporter before not so discreetly walking out the dwoor that large weapon. The suspect had some sort of long gun. We just dont know at this time. Reporter still no word on whether police are the person is caught . I dont know. Reporter but he and police hope this video helps track the man down. That robber is described as about 58, the witness said that they was wearing green pants a gray jacket a gray hat also had a white bandanna covering his face. If you have any information you you are asked to call newton police. Were live in newton, Jacqui Heinrich, fox 25 news. Lets look at the zakim bridge where its a mild night in the city. Chief meteorologist Kevin Lemanowicz standing by now with details on a late week warmup. Bring it on, kev . Its cooling down right now but the clouds are breaking. That will set us up for tomorrow to be much warmer. To the south and west you can see some clearing out there. Thats whats coming our way. So for now temperatures are generally near 50 in the 40s out there to Worcester County. But you can see its not very cold out there. Weekend. When the change happens coming up. New at 10 00, some unhappy lottery players in Worcester County tonight. They couldnt buy or cash in tickets. The lottery tweeted the machines were down because of a Software Issue with the service provider. It was hoping to have Service Restored about an hour ago. It couldnt have come at a worst time many people looking to buy tickets for tonights powerball game which is worth an estimated 293 million. Take a look here at this map. Each red dot represents the very same thing. Just ahead developed across the state in the past week. Also tonight a consumer alert tonight about free computer scans at a National Big Box store. Fox 25 investigates how they could have you paying for problems that dont exist. New at 10 00, a. T. M. S can be a haven for germs where refresh suggests you should avoid taking cash now on fox 25 a cold blooded monster now fighting for his own life. I killed two people in massachusetts another one in New Hampshire the other day. Tonight the killing con confession of a killer turning himself in. That chilling audio is president only headline to come out of the Death Penalty phase of the bob ward shows us video of sampsons suspected attack on a correctionses officer. Reporter several prosecutors believe gary sampson is still a dangerous man even behind bars in federal prison. They believe this video proves it. May 11th, 2011 james hughes tries to deliver a package to sampson, sampson reaches out of his cell with a sharp end of a broom stick and jabs it at hughes. He told jury had he not have been stabbed. But thats not all. The jury heard from other terre haute prison officials who testified about sampsons explosive temper behind bars. And threats to kill Corrections Officers if he ever got the chance. I also killed a couple people. Okay. When did you kill someone . I killed two people in massachusetts, and another one in New Hampshire the other day. Reporter sampsons jury also heard his chilling 911 call when he turned himself in for the first time sampson admitted what he had done. Ive sick of it. I know im going to go away for the rest of my life but its better im in there than out here. Because if im out here ive got a problem. Reporter bob ward, fox 25 news. We have posted the chilling 911 calls in their entirety on our website. You can find the link inside the story about sampson on our front page at fox25boston. Com. Transition team. Right now theyre hard at work in new york and washington to put the president elects cabinet together but the process has been called a rocky one. Just in the past two days protocols have been broken and harts of hiring and firing within his team. Trump called the process very organized and Trumps Campaign manager and now Senior Advisor has pushed back on the criticism. We feel very good. I of the transition process has moved from trump tower in new york to d. C. Mike pence dropped by the d. C. Transition headquarters today. Along with Newt Gingrich who was a possible cabinet pick. We stand together, we stand together. A show of unity today half between wellesley colleges hundreds of students from both schools rallied together. It comes after two students drove through wellesleys victory. Reports of hateful threats and harassment are spiking nationwide since the election. Southern Poverty Law Center says theyve tracked more than 400 incidents the majority taking place in k12 schools and universities. And most of the harassment is against immigrants, muslims and gays. Our congregation does have many, many people from many parts of the world and have been touched by this very deeply. Theyre scared. Theyre really scared. Reporter 22 in massachusetts. For details now we have highlighted all of the towns and cities in the state where a hate crime has been reported to the Southern Property Law Center since election day. As you you can see the reports spread out across eastern massachusetts all the way to the western part of the state. New at 10 00 learning new details about the plan to bring General Electric to boston it and includes a heliport. Fox 25s john monahan joins us live from the one spot that could soon see a lot of chopper activity. Exact location is not set in stone. But the area behind me is being considered. Many of us know it very well. This is concert pavilion in south boston. Right behind hit is an area called drydock four it and could soon be buzzing with activity. Flying and landing at a heliport in boston is still up in the air. Its part of the 120 million city and state incentive to get g. E. To relocate to boston. With it noise and pollution, concerns boston city councillor michael flaherty. Knowing that more excited about g. E. Coming to boston than me but my primary functions are to represent the constituents of boston. Reporter that was shown at the public hearing as a possible example. Includes full services as you would see in an airline terminal. Reporter many here worried where a boston heliport might be located. Sites have been ruled out. Reporter they are that brought applause in a packed snroom in the vicinity of drydock port to the east of the fish pier. Reporter that could include a floating barge with a helipad. Nothing is set in stone and the idea was mostly well received, especially by the g. M. Of boston med flight. The ability to rapidly transport the sickest of in boston provides an invisible safety net to our fellow citizens. Reporter but some said money spent on highflying transportation is better used for those stuck on the ground. We just have some pretty significant transportation issues and i do wonder why were allocating resourceses towards this. Reporter that was a concern cited by many. Now a heliport is not new in boston there are some at hospitals but a public one convention center. Though this isnt a done deal, site behind me could be home to bostons new heliport in the near future. Live in south boston tonight, im john monahan, fox 25 news. A shooting sends a mother and her 4yearold to the hospital. Who police cant believe pulled the trigger. But first, massachusetts and new York State Police dive teams searching the same pond today. Gefg tonight Massachusetts Environmental Police Tweeted out these pictures of new york and massachusetts state Police Dive Teams searching a pond in beckett two. Hours ago we learned why. State police say theyre searching for jamie lushers remains. The 16yearold from westfield vanished in 2002. Convicted killer louis llentz suggested remains of a promise to the family but nothing was found today. A North Borough man who has been missing since friday and tonight authorities are searching a local lake after his car was found nearby. The last time anyone saw 22yearold brian karens was with family friday night. Were told its not uncommon for brian to be gone for a few days but his parents became worried saying their sons car was left next to the pond. Skyfox here with the view as crews searched the water this afternoon. In. But authorities are still looking for clues. If you have any information call police. Police are trying to figure out why this car crossed the center lane and slammed head on into a tractortrailer on route 2 today. Werele told the driver of the car was flown to the hospital with lifethreatening injuries. The truck driver was not hurt. Breaking during our 6 00 newscast the red Sox Rick Porcello named the best pitcher in the american league. Unanimous. Justin verlander received more first place votes but in the end porcello earned more points because verlander wasnt even included on the ballots of two sports writers. So for the First Time Since 2000, red sox pitcher wins the cy young award. Porcello finished 224 this year. A 1. 15 era his control was fantastic. He was sharp, pitched deep into games and the best part of tonight is when he found out. And when his family found out. Here you go. Here. I dont think they know yet. [laughter] oh, what a moment. Well, you knew it was coming. [laughter] an emotional rick porcello. Back where we started this report it was controversial and a bit more explosive when verlanders girlfriend kate upton hopped on twitter and fired off a vulgar tweet that has been retweeted more than 51,000 times already. This win may be remembered as much for that reaction as it will be for rick taking home the big prize. Well have more ahead in sports. Happy day for rick porcello. Tom leyden, fox 25 news. Ratepayers getting soaked by missin stolen water. Where its all going and the extra steps some towns are taking to protect this resource before it dries up. A National Chain under fire for a program an employee says takes advantage of customers. We go under cover to find out if its happening at stores in our area. Took all day to get any son to top out here today its back in full tomorrow and maybe even the next day after that. But a big change ahead this week. Tonight statewide changes after fox 25 investigates exposed a dangerous blind spot in the system thatens also School Bus Drivers. New orders coming from the Governors Office to get bus drivers away from children as soon as they are charged with serious crimes. Eric the governor told you he didnt know about the problem until our first reporter ock, governor baker told me he want fahd see changes that was back in september, one day after we showed how a bus driver kept his license after he was charged with a serious crime against a child. So we followed up last week, and now fox 25 has obtained a memo to all Law Enforcement seeking a fix. Is there anything you want to say . Absolutely not. Reporter no longer a School Bus Driver in gardner, chriss Case Highlights a crack in the system uncovered by fox 25 girl with autism in a neighboring town, the department of public utilities, which licenses all School Bus Drivers in the state, never suspended his bus license. That 12yearold girl didnt ride his bus and he has pleaded not guilty but it was enough to get the attention of Governor Charlie Baker after fox 25s first report. Frankly the report raised an interesting and important element in the current system. Reporter baker concerned the state could only track to monitor arrests of bus drivers in realtime. After fox 25 investigates followed up last week the state sent out this bulletin to Law Enforcement asking them to report all arrests of School Bus Drivers to the r. M. V. , their license to transport children could be suspended while charges are pending. Were talking about protecting children. There should be no delay. Reporter victims advocate wendy murphy called the new orders following fox 25s investigation common bus to make sure the driver isnt molesting the children. So the least we can do if were going to give an adult that kind of access to kids is take immediate action when they get caught. Reporter the Governors Office tells us that the r. M. V. Is working on an automatic notification system to fix that loophole. For fox 25 investigates im erik rasmussen. Might have got a couple breaks of sun during the afternoon like i did and then it clouded right back over. Other places in New Hampshire portions of the cape and islands. Tonight theres still some clouds around there hanging tough around our area. Everybody gets some of that by the morning. Out to the west there are more clouds. These showers are sinking through pennsylvania you may remember during our 6 00 newscast that has gone through New Hampshire and overnight and making up to some sunshine much like if you were lucky enough you saw late in the day today. Thats the picture of the day. You need to use that hashtag if you want to get selected instagram. On Marthas Vineyard look at this great picture that they sent out on twitter as well. They said sure use it on tv what a beautiful sunset. Even this sunset out there in wellesley from a it. Then tonight a nearly full moon out there still even though they are some clouds, too, still hanging on. This shot our Boston Harbor island for this one our own mike retweeted out of the quincy market. Looking pretty festive out there already even before thanksgiving. Bottom line we have clouds out there. Thanks to you will at great pictures even as the sun was trying to come out tonight and the moon tonight, too. But tomorrow everybody gets upper 40s. Back here low 40s in worcester. Your wake up temperature will average 40 . There will be some 30s back there in Worcester County and closer to mid40s for low temperatures. Sunshine for everyone though when you wake up. Dinner time temperatures tonight around this, skip that one because thats an old one. Heres the future cast data for thursday. Overnight tonight the clouds mostly breaking up. There will still somebody out there also call it partly cloudy sunshine mixing with those clouds from time to time its not going to be perfectly sunny but there will be some clouds mixing with the sun right through the evening hours then clearing it totally out tomorrow night. High temperatures tomorrow with some sun poking out it will feel much like it was today although with the sun its going to feel warmer. 57 . Bridgewater, 59 taunton tomorrow afternoon for high temperatures to the south. To the north right along the Merrimack Valley and out on cape ann. Lowell will be 57 as will essex. Well. So a couple nice days coming up. Lets fast forward to the weekend thats when the changes are really going to come. A cold front coming through. This blue line here denotes where the freezing is our atmosphere. The green is where the precipitation as you know take the precipitation put it in the freezing area you can have snowflakes that fly. Thats what this is showing here by sunday afternoon. Up here in the mountains southward to the berkshires. This is our future cast data. This storm center is the upper plains and midwest thats also warm. Thats why this weekend such dramatic change from saturday to sunday. Saturday were ahead of that system notice the cold air sinking all the way southward by monday night, too. Its going to be a cold couple days coming up. On saturday ahead of this system nice and warm. Your weekend always in view shows that stark difference. The cold fronts goes by you really chill out on sunday at night becoming snow system threatening us for thanksgiving. Ill have a look at that in a few minutes. New at 10 00 the next time you take cash out of an a. T. M. You may be taking more than just the money with you. Recent swab samples from a. T. M. Key pads in new york found parasites, and germs that came from household surfaces like bathrooms but at one a. T. M. They actually found a fungus linked to spoiled baked goods. Machines in high traffic areas usually have the most germs. Well, every parent here in the newsroom saw this video here and gasped. A baby rolls off a changing table right into his brothers arms. Miracles can happen always but this time it was me im really thankful. Straight ahead why that little hero says hes surprised that things went down the way they did. New at 10 00, crews pump oxygen into a trench to keep a trapped man alive. Before his rescue. New at 10 00 police are investigating how a 4yearold girl accidentally shot herself then her mother. Fleece indianapolis say the girl walked into her parents bedroom and grabbed a loaded handgun off a night stand. That gun went off the bullet hit the girls cheek then struck her mother in the other children were inside the house but were not hurt. If youre going to have a gun in your home you have to understand how that gun is to be stored, particularly when you have children. The girls father now could face Reckless Endangerment charge for leaving his gun where a child could find it. Police are searching for this man who robbed a gas station at knifepoint. This clear surveillance picture was from the stop and go express on broadway from around 9 00 last man showed a knife, took cash from the register then ran off. They believe he may have been heading towards 495. For the First Time Since 2009 the boston ploo Police Department has opened a cadet class for young people looking to join the force. These 42 cadets will wear white for two years before they get a chance to earn blue. During the two year Program Cadets learn about the cultures theyll be interbe acting with and also take a psychological exam. But the biggest 18yearold who is the son of an immigrant would be the first pakistani b. P. D. Officer. When people approach me and they need service i will give them that service. The next step will be the academy where these cadets will learn how to give back to the communities they came from. With four weeks to go until marijuana becomes legal in massachusetts bostons Health Commission is learning from another citys experience implementing recreational pot. A contingency from denver met with Boston Marijuana has been legal in colorado since 2014. Last week, it became the first city to also approve a law allowing people to openly smoke pot in bars and restaurants. I got a firsthand look at colorados booming Marijuana Industry back in june when i travel alongside a Senate Committee to see how the state regulates and controls sales. We have that story up for you now on fox25boston. Com. Caught on tape 59yearold boy saves his an extra push the little hero believes allowed him to make the ultimate save. They will sell you a fix now to a fox 25 hidden camera investigation protect your money. A sister station in seattle uncovered a major big box retailer pushing costly know if the same thing could be happening in our area. Heres fox 25s ted daniel with what we discovered. Reporter office depot and officemax which are now the same Company Offer a free p. C. Check or tuneup for your computer. The company says it serves 6,000 customerses a week. Our sister station found that office depot diagnosed computer problems that didnt exist. So we sent a fox 25 team out to test the service on our own. Reporter with a hidden camera rolling we brought stores for the companys free p. C. Health check. At the store in walpole good news our laptop passed. So what did they say . He said theres nothing wrong with the computer. Reporter fox 25 photo journalist steve wright took a different one to the officemax in marlboro. The result not so good. The tech said our laptop showed a sign ofs of poor performance though recommended fix between 149 and 199. Tang care of soon, they said. Not necessarily today but within the next few days. Reporter a fox 25 producer took a third laptop to the was on the max in dorchester. She was also led to believe her computer was sick. I was surprised to hear i need more than 149 worth of diagnostics and repairs on my computer for poor security and poor performance. Reporter what the officemax employees didnt know is this. The computers we had them diagnose including two that showed poor performance, were brand new right out of the box. Fox 25 i. T. Manager is the only thing he did to the computers was set up passwords. The only thing that was put on some Free Antivirus Software on there but nothing that would cause a problem for the computer. Reporter so why did officemax find problems on two of ours . Knows. I have spoken everybody to i can think of and nothing was being done about it. I wanted to get the message out to as many people as possible. Reporter Shane Barnett spoke to our sister station in seattle. He says office depot pushes each employee to meet sales goals for tech services. And each techs goal are posted in the break room. The program itself is mandatory. Its not an option. Reporter he also reports that during the diagnostics of a Computer Office d customers four questions about popups. Computer speed, virus warnings and shutdowns. If a tech checks just one of the boxes the software automatically returns a possible malware problem. As we found out that can lead to expensive repairs. Ive been emailing with Office Depots corporate throughout the day. We explained exactly what we found in massachusetts but their official response doesnt address our in no way condoans any of the conduct that is alleged in the kiro tv report. We intend to fully you review the assertions and take appropriate actions. In another email office depot says it has launched its own internal investigation. In our control room, ted daniel, fox 25 news. New video tonight showing the moment a construction worker in maryland was freed after being trapped in a trench for five hours. Rescue teams worked slowly and carefully to pull him with the oxygen needed. The worker suffered serious but nonthreatening injuries to his legs. That reminds us of a deadly trench collapse here in boston. Last month a pair of workers were child a pipe broke flooding the trench they were in. Fox 25 investigates later uncovered the contractor atlantic drain had several safety infractions and unpaid fines. You have to check out this incredible video. Lavanchy reports the boy knew something was wrong and he rushed in. Reporter this video takes your breath away. Keep an eye on the baby on the changing table and then catch. I was just getting everyone ready for bed. I was home alone with the five kids and at first i said i messed up i did something wrong. But then i realized that really it was just a miracle. I must have done something right to have been deserving of this little guy running in at the right catching him in the right moment. Reporter levi is a mother of five. She places her 11 monthold on the changing table. She turns her back for a moment dealing with all the kids first you see one baby leg go over then it happens the baby falls more than four feet. I would have never caught him and i cant run that fast so i felt like something came and just pushed me forward and then when it happened i just ran that 11 monthold has an angel its his the 9yearold brother joseph who races in and catches the nearly 30 pound baby boy. I would never be able to do that again because i cant carry my brother. Because it can happen to anybody everybody has been confessing about when they dropped their baby. So obviously, i am more careful but at the end of the day it happens in a our lives can change in a second. Reporter this happened about a month ago in bell harbor, florida. Its like someone pushed him over there. Im a believing person i believe in god and i do believe in miracles i just never seen one firsthand like in front of my face happen. The mom now wants this video out. One of my friends said to me you are such a brave person and you always try to help other people. Im telling that eventually one day you should think about sharing it because you going to change and who you can help. Miracles can happen always but since this time it was me im really thankful. I said you just saved your baby brother you saved his life, youre a hero. Gene lavanchy, fox 25 news. The video never gets old. I just cant believe it. Every time i see it. He shouldnt even be able to hold that baby. 30 pounds. Falling four feet as they said right there as well. Do the math. Its a miracle. The Salvation Army is auctioning off rings it was worth 1,800 and she asked that the money be sold to benefit children in need during the holidays. Last year, more than 60 rings were donated. So well take any donation that helps us to help others, obviously, but were not experts in the jewelery field. The auction is live right now that, by the way is a want to check it out. And the fox 25 team is also getting into the red kettle holiday spirit. At the Salvation Army Downtown Crossing red kettle december 15th. Well will be from 11 00 to 2 00 perfect time to stop by during your lunch break. Alex, broken equipment and thieves are driving up water bills for all of us. I think it should be reflecting somehow actual water usage. Snemp theres a lot of clouds out there expecting that to break up for some sunshine tomorrow. Temperatures are mainly in the 50s around boston but getting into the 40s in the the suburbs and south shore right now. Hour by hour in boston going down to the 40s tonight a storm will bring at least some rain by thanksgiving. A time when youre being asked to conserve water some are finding ways to cheat the system. A lot of people talking about this one on facebook tonights. Tonight fox 25 investigates uncovers thieves stealing water and driving up the bills for everyone else. Investigative reportinger eric has mussen rasmussen has more. Reporter fox 25 has learned some towns are seeing more than a third of all the water they pump out broken equipment or even outright theft we found customers are being forced to pick up the tab. Reporter hardly a water waster. Alison last you water bill came as a shock. I thought maybe there had been a mistake. Reporter a new 60 base fee from the city of somerville, 240 more a year. I think it should be reflecting somehow peoples actual water usage. Investigates found communities around massachusetts are asking customerses to pay up for water they never use. Water lost to broken mains. Hidden leaks and theft. I really dont want to go into details but people are pretty crafty. Reporter molden supervisor of water meter gary said says they catch nearly 50 water cheaters a year. We had one guy try to superglue his meter back together. Reporter whether its hook youups in boston inspectors checked out 39 cases of suspected water theft just since january. 13 illegal connections confirmed in these records obtained by fox 25 investigates. Water meters disconnected an unmetered hose hooked up to a fire hydrant by a construction contract 84 even a restaurant getting water free of charge until transmitting errors on the meter tipped off inspectors. The boston water and Sewer Commission blacked out the telling fox 25 that information would be an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. My job is to protect all the residents not the few who are getting away with things. Reporter eric runs the you lowell Regional Water utility. He says theft makes up only a small part of all the water that gets lost in the system. In lowell, 19 of all the water it pumps out is unaccounted for but it had been even higher in the past. Now lowell, m meters and doing more Leak Detection to try to get them closer to the state standard of 10 or less. Missing water is money. Here inle lowell they save 12,000 every time the town reduceses water thats unaccounted for by just 1 . When theres unaccounted for water whos picking up the tab. In unaccounted water i cant bill anybody so it goes across the board to everybody. People like barbara. Im not in the workforce its only charging mother and other customer more to pay for maintenance on the system not for unaccounted for water. Even though the citys lost water nearly doubled last year. 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