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Nearly $50K Stolen From Elderly Woman By UMBC Grad Relative: Police
A Virginia woman is accused of stealing nearly $50,000 from her elderly relative in Willow Street, West Lampeter Township police announced on Tuesday, July 22.
Margaret Christel, 34, of Falls Church, Virginia, was charged with one count of Felony Financial Exploitation of an Older Adult after police say she stole and altered checks belonging to her elderly family member between December 2023 and March 2025.
The case began on Thursday, May 15, 2025, when West Lampeter Township B Platoon officers were dispatched to a report of theft in Willow Street, police said. Investigators allege Christel…
Elderly Woman Raped Inside Assisted Living Facility During Burglary In DMV, Police Say
A Manassas man is behind bars after police say he broke into a Virginia assisted living facility and raped an elderly woman in her room.
Benjamin Alex Dinarte, 32, was arrested on Friday, June 20, and charged with rape, abduction, object sexual penetration, and burglary, according to the Prince William County Police Department.
The disturbing attack happened just before 7 a.m. at The Fairmont by Barclay House, located on Fairmont Avenue in Manassas.
Police said Dinarte entered the building through an unsecured rear door, then walked into the private room of an 85-year-old resident.
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