MT. UNION, HUNTINGDON COUNTY – Local and State officials who deal with elderly abuse investigations say they have a growing problem on their hands. A large meeting was held in Huntingdon County on Friday to help seniors learn to protect themselves and their neighbors. Organizers of the session say there are too many people...
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Throughout Pennsylvania, a lot of effort has been made not only to investigate crimes against vulnerable adults but also to prosecute and bring publicity to these crimes. These efforts serve notice that crimes against vulnerable adults are not tolerated in the Commonwealth. PA News features articles that show the remarkable work of protective service investigators and law enforcement in protecting vulnerable adults.
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Bail stays at $600,000 in alleged scam of 88-year-old
Bail remained at $600,000 Tuesday for the man accused of stealing two vintage vehicles and the South Philadelphia home of a World War II veteran through a yearlong deception scheme. Public defender Beena McDonald asked Judge Nazario Jimenez Jr. at a morning hearing to lower Melvin Mcilwaine’s bail to $60,000 and put Mcilwaine on...
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Supreme Court’s Elder Law Task Force Will Tackle Growing Abuses to Older Pennsylvanians
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has formed an Elder Law Task Force, chaired by Justice Debra Todd, to study the growing problems involved in guardianship, abuse and neglect, and access to justice. The task force has been charged by Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Ronald D. Castille with recommending solutions that include court rules, legislation,...
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Pottsville Caregiver Charged with Stealing Thousands from Elderly Woman
Pottsville, Schuylkill County – A Schuylkill County woman is behind bars after stealing thousands of dollars from a senior citizen. A home health care aid was charged Tuesday with using an 81 year old woman’s debit card and racking up bills in access of twenty thousand dollars. 39 year old Jennifer Ferrier of Cressona...
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East Lampeter woman charged with third-degree murder in mother’s death
An East Lampeter Township woman is facing a murder charge after she failed to care for her elderly mother for nearly two weeks, causing the older woman’s death, officials said. Janice Eileen Harmes, 66, was taken into custody Tuesday and according to court documents charged with third-degree murder, felony neglect of a care-dependent person...
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Rise in senior-abuse cases prompts D.A. to step up to protect elderly
Alice Thurnau never left the hospital after suffering brain bleeding and a broken arm, hip, ribs, eye socket and sinus bone when she was knocked to the sidewalk in front of her Port Richmond home while being robbed of her purse. Esther Ayodele had no signs of life when paramedics found her at her...
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Police allege Ephrata woman stole $50,000 from her mother
Police have accused an Ephrata woman of stealing about $50,000 from her mother. Theft charges against Gail Moyer, 53, of 38 Peaceful Lane, stem from an investigation into her role as power of attorney over the financial affairs of her mother, Lorraine Leisey, police said Wednesday. A Lancaster County Office of Aging employee received...
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Police: Man stole thousands from elderly sister
Police have charged a Lititz man with stealing nearly $200,000 from his elderly sister. Dennis L. Hines, 58, of Kings Cross Road, was charged with 16 counts of theft by deception following an eight-month investigation of elder abuse by Manheim Township detectives. According to police, Hines was serving as power of attorney for his...
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“Grandson” sentenced in $643,503 scam targeting elderly
His victims were elderly, relatively unsophisticated and extraordinarily generous. Each received a phone call from someone they believed was their grandson. The “grandson” said he had been arrested in Canada for drunk driving and desperately need money to pay legal expenses. With the story, Anthony Oluwole Ojo, 44, successfully defrauded more than 120 worried...
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Allentown care home cited after woman’s death
It’s not uncommon for people to die in personal care homes. Many residents are old or ill, and their families accept when death occurs and can come to terms with their loved one’s passing. The circumstances of June Hassler’s death at Emeritus at Allentown on Greenleaf Street were anything but acceptable to her family,...
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