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Elder Abuse
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Charges in elder abuse case added
California | Local |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
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 |
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 |
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
Friday, March 16, 2007
Garden Grove woman, 81, died of beating
California | Local |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
