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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Charges in elder abuse case added

California | Local | By Scott Glover | October 14, 2008
An investigation sparked by a suspicious death at an upscale senior living facility in Calabasas has expanded to include the alleged abuse of three more elderly residents, including a 78-year-old woman who was allegedly body-slammed into her bed, according to court records and interviews. Read more
 

Monday, August 25, 2008

Suspect arrested in Westside home invasion robberies

California | Local | By Andrew Blankstein | August 25, 2008
A man suspected of committing at least a dozen home invasion robberies targeting elderly women in the West Los Angeles area has been arrested, authorities said Monday. Read more
 

Chatsworth woman arrested in elder abuse case

California | Local | By Victoria Kim | August 25, 2008
A Chatsworth woman was arrested on suspicion of elder abuse after authorities found her 85-year-old mother, who later died, covered head to toe in her own waste, a Los Angeles police spokeswoman said Sunday. Read more
 

Friday, February 29, 2008

Elder abuse is suspected at putrid Villa Park home

California | Local | February 29, 2008
The 53-year-old son of an elderly woman whose filthy Villa Park home was overrun with cats – both living and dead – is under investigation for elder abuse, Orange County sheriff’s officials said Thursday. Read more
 

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

A grim mystery

California | Local | By Scott Glover | December 19, 2007
The day Rita Kittower buried her husband last month, the 83-year-old widow from Tarzana thought she had endured the worst life had to offer. Read more
 

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Guardianship abuses draw attention in Senate

National | By Robin Fields | December 13, 2007
After a string of chilling reports detailing abuse of the elderly, lawmakers and advocacy groups will unveil recommendations today to strengthen oversight of adult guardianships. Read more
 

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Arrest is made in 1987 homicide

California | Local | By Ari B. Bloomekatz | September 11, 2007
A man initially suspected of raping and killing an elderly Pasadena woman 20 years ago has been rearrested in connection with the case based on new DNA evidence, police said Monday. Read more
 

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Man arraigned in attacks on elderly

National | April 29, 2007
A man accused of beating and mugging three women, including a 101-year-old and an 85-year-old, was arraigned on charges that included hate crimes, authorities said. Read more
 

Saturday, April 28, 2007

N.Y. police question suspect in mugging of 101-year-old

National | By Rocco Parascandola | April 28, 2007
The city’s most notorious mugging suspect – a man whose image was captured on a security video as he assaulted a 101-year-old grandmother leaving her Queens home for church – may finally be behind bars, police said Friday. Read more
 

Friday, April 27, 2007

Ex-con gets 10 years for defrauding ill veteran

California | Local | April 27, 2007
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Ex-con gets 10 years for defrauding ill veteran

California | Local | April 27, 2007
An ex-convict who befriended an ailing World War II veteran and was then named as beneficiary of his estate was sentenced to 10 years in prison for elder fraud. Read more
 

Saturday, April 7, 2007

Suit says rat died in O.C. Alzheimer’s patient’s mouth

California | Local | By David Reyes | April 7, 2007
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Suit says rat died in O.C. Alzheimer’s patient’s mouth

California | Local | By David Reyes | April 7, 2007
A lawsuit filed on behalf of an Alzheimer’s disease patient says care at a Mission Viejo home for the elderly was so poor that a rat climbed into the former lawyer’s mouth and died, where it was found by staff. Read more
 

Saturday, March 17, 2007

13 nursing homes accused of abuse, fraud in suit

California | Local | By Amanda Covarrubias | March 17, 2007
Thirteen nursing homes in Southern California operated by one of the largest elder care providers in the nation were accused this week of elder abuse and fraud in a class-action lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Court. Read more
 

13 nursing homes accused of abuse, fraud in suit

California | Local | By Amanda Covarrubias | March 17, 2007
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Friday, March 16, 2007

Garden Grove woman, 81, died of beating

California | Local | By Garrett Therolf | March 16, 2007
An 81-year-old woman found dead Wednesday in her Garden Grove home had been beaten to death, authorities said. Read more
 

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Film shows attack on 101-year-old

National | March 11, 2007
For a moment, the man in the grainy video looks like a good Samaritan holding the door open for an elderly neighbor. Read more
 

Friday, January 19, 2007

O.C. conservator who looted woman’s estate gets 9 years

California | Local | By David Reyes | January 19, 2007
An Orange County conservator accused of embezzling more than $900,000 from a dead woman’s estate to feed an Internet gambling addiction was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison after pleading guilty. Read more
 

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Gov. Signs Conservator Reform Bills

California | Local | By Jack Leonard And Robin Fields | September 28, 2006
Heeding calls to overhaul California’s troubled conservatorship system, Gov. Read more
 

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Family Feud Puts Focus on State Conservator System

California | Local | By Evelyn Larrubia and Jack Leonard | September 17, 2006
When a San Bernardino County judge placed Raymond Horspool under the control of a conservator in July, the 86-year-old chemist and former Navy captain was not even present in the courtroom. Read more
 
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