Phone Interview w Pam Dennis

Below is a link to a 30 minute interview I conducted with Pamela Dennis on Thursday May 13, 2010.

Ms. Dennis alleges she was denied a jury trial in 2002 over a city ordinance violation issue related to the animals she was keeping in her home, which she claims she ended up winning anyway in 2003. However, she claims that in 2008 when she needed to access those records again for some reason those records had been changed, showing she did not win the case.

Further, in October 2009 Ms. Dennis states she was evicted from the home she had lived in for nearly 25 years, her mother's home at 182 17th Ave, East Moline, IL (her mother who owns the home is named Dorothy Dennis, and she lives in AZ now). Ms. Dennis claims she was given a 24 hour notice that the city did not uphold, rather physically removing her from her home in October 2009, citing that Lt. Regan from the E. Moline police department grabbed her and bruised her and she was not given the 24 hours to gather her things and make arrangements for her animals. She claims she has been told if she goes back on the property, she will be arrested for trespassing and the city took her keys.

She claims that the mortgage is continued to be paid and taxes are up to date on the property. Meanwhile, she is living with her son in Davenport, Iowa now.

She claims that the day she was removed from her home, Patty Ranch (sp?) and Gail Parker from Animal control were also both there.

Ms. Dennis' theory is that the city of E. Moline wants to control that property for some reason and that they are violating resident's rights in order to gain control.

I am posting here for posterity, as there is a lot of information here and in this interview. Anyone who is inclined to take this information and pursue a more indepth story is welcome to. Ms. Dennis is aware I recorded our phone conversation (as you will hear midway through) and approves of me sharing this.

Click Here to Listen or Right Click to Download

Note: you need not cite this blog or me as a source should you pursue a story. I am afraid I cannot devote the time necessary, nor do I have the contacts in E. Moline to sufficiently follow up on this.