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AGAIN? Released Elder Fraud Artist Victimizes Another Lyndhurst Senior, 91, Police Say AGAIN? Released Elder Fraud Artist Victimizes Another Lyndhurst Senior, 91, Police Say
Again? Released Elder Fraud Artist Victimizes Another Lyndhurst Senior, 91, Police Say Between bail reform and COVID-related limits on jail admissions, Lyndhurst police reluctantly released a borough woman who they said ripped off an elderly resident. Sure enough, she went out and did it again, they said. The first time, they said, Melissa Kaups befriended a 78-year-old woman who didn’t know that she had a drug-related criminal history stretching back more than 20 years. Police arrested Kaups last week after she stole two sterling silver necklaces from the victim’s bedroom dresser, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. She was processed and released on theft charges pending fur…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Lyndhurst Senior, 78, Victimized By Con Artist Police: Lyndhurst Senior, 78, Victimized By Con Artist
Police: Lyndhurst Senior, 78, Victimized By Con Artist ELDER FRAUD: A Lyndhurst senior was befriended by a drug user whose intentions were no good, authorities said. The thief was caught, however, thanks to a real friend, they said. The 78-year-old victim didn’t know that Melissa Kaups, 39, of Lyndhurst has a drug-related criminal history stretching back more than 20 years, authorities said. The victim suddenly discovered Kaups in her home one day, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Kaups said she was “checking on her,” he said. The woman later found two sterling silver necklaces missing from her bedroom dresser and told a friend who called p…

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by Jerry DeMarco