Eartha Jan Melzer of The Michigan Messenger reported on 3/9/10 (For more detail see http://michiganmessenger.com/35608/senate-committee-considers-new-penalties-for-energy-theft):

“One week after three Detroit children died in a home with an illegal electricity connection, the Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee has scheduled a hearing on legislation that would create new penalties for people who illegally hook up gas or electric service or tamper with meters.”

For more details about the actual incident also see http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/22737426/detail.html.