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Central Mass Elderly Woman Nearly Loses More Than $20K In Scam; Police Issue Warning Central Mass Elderly Woman Nearly Loses More Than $20K In Scam; Police Issue Warning
Central Mass Elderly Woman Nearly Loses More Than $20K In Scam; Police Issue Warning An elderly woman in Worcester County was nearly out more than $20,000 after a scam artist tried to prey on her vulnerabilities.  The woman called Blackstone police on Friday, June 28, after she became suspicious that the man was trying to steal from her.  She told investigators that she received a message that she believed was from her bank that said her account was compromised. She called the number on the message, and the person who answered said she needed to remove as much money as possible to "reclaim" her account, Blackstone police said.  He told her to meet with a "sp…

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by Josh Lanier
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Brockton Care-Taker Took $150K From 95-Year-Old Boston Woman, Let Home Go Into Foreclosure: DA Brockton Care-Taker Took $150K From 95-Year-Old Boston Woman, Let Home Go Into Foreclosure: DA
Brockton Care-Taker Took $150K From 95-Year-Old Boston Woman, Let Home Go Into Foreclosure: DA A 41-year-old Brockton care-taker left the 95-year-old woman she was caring for in financial ruin by stealing more than $100,000, allowing her home to fall into foreclosure, and swindling rent money meant for her, authorities said.  Dominique Emmanuel is facing one count of medical assistance fraud by provider and theft of over $1,200 by a single scheme, the Suffolk County District Attorney.  Emmanuel was a Tempus Unlimited personal care attendant for the Mattapan woman. In February 2023, the woman's daughter noticed that Emmanuel was named an alternate executor of her mother's wi…

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by Josh Lanier
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Suspect Nabbed In Robbery Of Woman At Big Y Parking Lot In Western Mass Suspect Nabbed In Robbery Of Woman At Big Y Parking Lot In Western Mass
Suspect Nabbed In Robbery Of Woman At Big Y Parking Lot In Western Mass A man is facing charges after police said he robbed an 84-year-old woman in a supermarket parking lot in Western Massachusetts.  Officers responded to a report of a robbery in the Big Y parking lot on West Street in the Hampshire County town of Ware at about 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 10, according to the Ware Police Department. On Friday, December 10, 2021 at approximately 10:27am Officers of the Ware Police Department where dispatched to the Big... Posted by Ware Police Department on Sunday, December 12, 2021 Bystanders tried to apprehend the suspect, identified as 36-year-old Domini…

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by Nicole Valinote