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Ex-Waterbury Woman Sentenced For Stealing $364,000 From Seniors, Employers: Feds Ex-Waterbury Woman Sentenced For Stealing $364,000 From Seniors, Employers: Feds
Ex-Waterbury Woman Sentenced For Stealing $364,000 From Seniors, Employers: Feds A former Waterbury woman is heading to federal prison after stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from seniors in her care and employers across Connecticut and New York. Marlenin Vito, 45, was sentenced to more than three years behind bars and ordered to pay full restitution, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. She pleaded guilty to wire fraud in June.  Fraud At Assisted Living Facility Vito worked as a Medicaid coordinator at an assisted living facility in Stamford. She was trusted with helping residents apply for benefits and managing their personal trust accounts. Instead, o…
NJ Man Accused Of Groping 89-Year-Old Stranger In Manassas Assisted Living Facility: Police NJ Man Accused Of Groping 89-Year-Old Stranger In Manassas Assisted Living Facility: Police
NJ Man Accused Of Groping 89-Year-Old Stranger In Manassas Assisted Living Facility: Police A New Jersey man visiting family in a Virginia assisted living facility is facing charges for allegedly groping an 89-year-old woman, police say. Wall Township native Harold Leon Edwards II was arrested over the weekend following an investigation that was launched at the Paramount Senior Living facility in Manassas, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Shortly before 8:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5, officers were called to the location on Barrett Drive to investigate a reported assault involving a resident. Police say that staff members at the facility accused Edwards of …
Cell Phone Explodes At Assisted Living Facility In Beacon Cell Phone Explodes At Assisted Living Facility In Beacon
Cell Phone Explodes At Assisted Living Facility In Beacon A cell phone powered by a lithium-ion battery exploded inside an assisted living facility in Dutchess County, prompting a fire department response. The incident happened around 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, at Hedgewood in Beacon, according to the Beacon Fire Department.  Fire units were sent for an automatic fire alarm and arrived to find staff reporting that a resident’s cell phone had exploded on the second floor.  Firefighters soon found light smoke in the hallway and made sure the fire was contained to the phone.   No injuries were reported, and all units cleared the…
9 Dead In Fire At Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility 9 Dead In Fire At Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility
9 Dead In Fire At Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Nine people died in a late-night fire at an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, fire officials said. The fire broke out around 9:50 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at the Gabriel House on Oliver Street in Fall River, according to Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon, Police Chief Kelly Furtado, State Fire Marshal Jon Davine, and Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III. When firefighters arrived, they saw heavy smoke and flames at the front of the building with occupants trapped inside, officials said. Crews immediately went in, rescuing many residents while battling the fire. The bla…
Howard County Seniors Displaced After Sprinkler Floods Health Facility: Officials Howard County Seniors Displaced After Sprinkler Floods Health Facility: Officials
Howard County Seniors Displaced After Sprinkler Floods Health Facility: Officials Dozens of seniors had to be evacuated in Maryland after a sprinkler pipe burst and flooded their assisted living facility, officials say. Firefighters were called around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, to a senior healthcare center on North Ridge Road in Ellicott City, where water was “flooding into rooms from the ceiling” due to a broken pipe, according to Howard County Fire and Rescue Services. More than 160 residents were initially displaced from the building.  Seventy-four residents were transported to nearby healthcare facilities using ambulances and Mobile Ambulance Buses (MABs…
Bethesda Man Killed In Crash With Teen Identified By Police In Montgomery County Bethesda Man Killed In Crash With Teen Identified By Police In Montgomery County
Bethesda Man Killed In Crash With Teen Identified By Police In Montgomery County A juvenile driver is under investigation after causing a fatal crash outside an Olney assisted living facility that claimed the life of a Bethesda man, according to Montgomery County Police. The deadly collision happened around 2:38 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the 2600 block of Olney Sandy Spring Road, police said. 2600 block of Olney Sandy Spring Road Google Maps street view Detectives say 56-year-old Isadore Morton Gudelsky was behind the wheel of a blue 2013 Lexus RSX350, exiting the facility’s driveway, when a green 2019 Jeep Wrangler driven by an underage man slammed into th…
Man, 89, Lying In Road Run Over, Killed By Truck After Leaving Senior Facility: Cinnaminson PD Man, 89, Lying In Road Run Over, Killed By Truck After Leaving Senior Facility: Cinnaminson PD
Man, 89, Lying In Road Run Over, Killed By Truck After Leaving Senior Facility: Cinnaminson PD An 89-year-old Cinnaminson man was killed after he was struck by a truck while lying in the roadway on the morning of Friday, Jan. 31, authorities said. At 6:35 a.m., officers responded to the Azalea, an assisted living facility and found the deceased body of Robert Richardson, a resident of the facility, in the curb lane of the roadway, Cinnaminson police said. Richardson was lying in the roadway in the curb lane of Route 130 South when he was hit by a truck, police said. Richardson was last seen exiting a side door of the Azalea at 6:30 a.m., police said. Richardson served in the U.S. Na…
Bethpage Nurses Aid Accused Of Stealing Jewelry From Patients: Police Bethpage Nurses Aid Accused Of Stealing Jewelry From Patients: Police
Bethpage Nurses Aid Accused Of Stealing Jewelry From Patients: Police A Hempstead woman employed as a nurse’s aide has been charged with multiple counts of grand larceny after allegedly stealing jewelry from patients at an assisted living facility in Bethpage, police announced on Saturday, Dec. 28. Kumarie Nazir, 55, of Sunnyside Avenue, worked at The Bristol Assisted Living on Stewart Avenue, where police say she removed several pieces of jewelry from patients in her care on four separate occasions in October: Oct. 8, Oct. 20, Oct. 21, and Oct. 23. Following an investigation, Nazir was arrested without incident early Saturday morning, according to Nassau Cou…
Nurse With Suspended License In MD Charged With Fraud, Theft From Assisted Living Facility Nurse With Suspended License In MD Charged With Fraud, Theft From Assisted Living Facility
Nurse With Suspended License In MD Charged With Fraud, Theft From Assisted Living Facility A multi-agency investigation into the theft of medication from a Maryland assisted living facility led to dozens of charges for a 45-year-old Prince George's County woman whose license had been suspended in the DMV, according to investigators in St. Mary's. Temple Hills resident Stephanie Marie Murphy was arrested in connection to reported thefts at the Charlotte Hall Veterans home months after a probe was launched by local, county, and state police. Investigators say that it was determined that Murphy had misrepresented her identity while using an online platform designed to assist wi…
Blaze Breaks Out At Nursing Home In Ardsley Blaze Breaks Out At Nursing Home In Ardsley
Blaze Breaks Out At Nursing Home In Ardsley Firefighters raced to a nursing home in Westchester after a fire began in its attic.  The blaze broke out just before 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 20 at the Atria Woodlands assisted living facility at 1017 Saw Mill River Rd. (Route 9A) in Ardsley, according to the Ardsley Fire Department.  After arriving at the facility, firefighters soon learned that the blaze had sparked in the attic near a washer machine.  Soon after this, the blaze was put out. No injuries were reported.  View this post on Instagram A post shared …
Arrest Made In Case Of Woman Found Bleeding Outside Westchester Facility Arrest Made In Case Of Woman Found Bleeding Outside Westchester Facility
Arrest Made In Case Of Woman Found Bleeding Outside Westchester Facility An aide at a Westchester assisted living facility is facing charges for allegedly shoving a 98-year-old woman to the ground during an argument, sending her to the hospital, police said. Yonkers resident Rita Collazo, age 60, was arrested this week and charged by police after the elderly woman was found bleeding outside of the RiverVue Memory Care Unit in Tuckahoe after the two got into an argument on Sunday, Nov. 21. The woman, who wandered out of the facility before the incident with Collazo, broke several ribs and suffered a brain bleed, according to investigators. She has since been rele…
Fatal Rockland Fire: One Resident Found Safe, Firefighter Still Unaccounted For, Officials Say Fatal Rockland Fire: One Resident Found Safe, Firefighter Still Unaccounted For, Officials Say
Fatal Rockland Fire: One Resident Found Safe, Firefighter Still Unaccounted For, Officials Say Click here for a new, updated story: Body Of Firefighter Pulled From Rubble After Massive Blaze At Senior Facility In Hudson Valley One resident who was missing from an assisted living facility in Rockland County that was destroyed by a massive, deadly fire has been located. The resident, who was feared to be with a missing Spring Valley volunteer firefighter, was located and is unharmed, said John Lyon, spokesman for Rockland County Government. The fire started at 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 23, at the Evergreen Home for Adults at 65 Lafayette St.,  in Spring Valley, said Ro…
'Power Couple': North Jersey Soulmates Die 12 Days Apart From Coronavirus 'Power Couple': North Jersey Soulmates Die 12 Days Apart From Coronavirus
'Power Couple': North Jersey Soulmates Die 12 Days Apart From Coronavirus To put it simply, Sid and Mikki Schneider were soulmates. He was a tennis pro, she was a personal shopper. The two met 30 years ago through mutual friends and finally tied the knot in 1999. They both came from previous marriages and both had their own children. They each had their own hard times -- Mikki was widowed at 31, and then divorced from a second marriage.  But Sid and Mikki were each other's happily ever after, their family members say. Together, Sid and Mikki Schneider lived and died a power couple — just 12 days apart, both of coronavirus.  "They say that true love never die…