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MURDER-SUICIDE: Husband Kills 94-Year-Old Wife Then Himself In Lansdale, DA Says MURDER-SUICIDE: Husband Kills 94-Year-Old Wife Then Himself In Lansdale, DA Says
Murder-suicide: Husband Kills 94-Year-Old Wife Then Himself In Lansdale, DA Says A 93-year-old man killed his wife before turning the gun on himself in Montgomery County on Tuesday, Sept. 12, prosecutors say.  Stanley Brown of Lansdale called borough police just after noon and told them he had shot his wife, Florence Brown, said District Attorney Kevin Steele's Office.  He told dispatchers he was going to kill himself before a gunshot was heard, authorities said.  As police arrived, another shot was heard from inside the home, according to the DA's Office.  Inside, officers found Stanley sitting in a chair with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest …

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by Mac Bullock
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Infant, Woman With Dementia Go Missing In Western PA, Police Say Infant, Woman With Dementia Go Missing In Western PA, Police Say
Infant, Woman With Dementia Go Missing In Western PA, Police Say A 1-year-old girl and a 76-year-old woman with dementia have gone missing in Western Pennsylvania and the police are asking for help locating them.  Barbara English was last seen carrying baby Mara Robinson near Oak Street in West Mifflin, according to a police release on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.  English was last seen wearing a black coat and black pants. She has dark hair with highlights. Robinson was last seen wearing black pants and a red shirt. She also has a pink blanket with her. Anyone who sees them of knows of their whereabouts is asked to call the West Mifflin Police D…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NJ Daughter Who Used Broomstick To Fatally Beat Mom Was Acting In Self-Defense: Report NJ Daughter Who Used Broomstick To Fatally Beat Mom Was Acting In Self-Defense: Report
NJ Daughter Who Used Broomstick To Fatally Beat Mom Was Acting In Self-Defense: Report An 80-year-old woman told police her 65-year-old daughter from South Jersey beat her with a broomstick three days before she died of her injuries in the attack, NJ Advance Media reports. The alleged assailant's defense attorney, though, says she was acting in self-defense. Florence Dicriscio told officers arriving at the Woodmont Circle in Washington Township on Aug. 6 that Loretta A. Barr struck her in the head with a broom and beat her up, then locked her out of the apartment, NJ.com says. Barr's attorney, Mark Bernstein, said Dicriscio suffered Alzheimer's and dementia, and of…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lehigh Valley Caretaker Steals Gold Coins Worth $55K While Working For Dementia Patient: Report Lehigh Valley Caretaker Steals Gold Coins Worth $55K While Working For Dementia Patient: Report
Lehigh Valley Caretaker Steals Gold Coins Worth $55K While Working For Dementia Patient: Report A Lehigh Valley caretaker is facing several felony charges after allegedly stealing gold coins worth $55,000 while working for a patient who suffers from dementia, LehighValleyLive reports. The fingerprints of Ivette Robles, of Bethlehem, were found on a jewelry box in an upstairs bedroom of an 86-year-old dementia patient she had been caring for in June after 30 ounces of British sovereign coins valued at $55,317 had been stolen from a box near it, the outlet reports citing court papers. Robles, 47, had reportedly been acting suspiciously since she first started providing care for the woma…

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by Valerie Musson
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PA Home Health Aide, Man With Dementia Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide PA Home Health Aide, Man With Dementia Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide
PA Home Health Aide, Man With Dementia Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide A man and woman were found shot dead in what authorities believe to be an apparent murder-suicide in Chester County. First responders found a 65-year-old woman and an 87-year-old man dead from gunshot wounds inside his home on the 1000 block of Kaolin Road in Kennett Square around 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office and the Kennett Township Police Department. A handgun was recovered at the scene and no one else was inside the home, authorities said. The man was being treated for dementia, and the woman was a home hea…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Ex-PA Care Facility Worker Accused Of Raping 94-Year-Old Resident With Dementia Ex-PA Care Facility Worker Accused Of Raping 94-Year-Old Resident With Dementia
Ex-PA Care Facility Worker Accused Of Raping 94-Year-Old Resident With Dementia A former employee at a care facility in the Lehigh Valley was arrested on charges he raped a 94-year-old resident, authorities said. Anthony Clark, 48, of Allentown, was immediately fired from his position after the incident on Feb. 2 at South Mountain Memory Care on Seventh Street in Emmaus, according to District Attorney Jim Martin and Emmaus Police Chief Jason Apgar. Another worker entered the victim's room and witnessed Clark assaulting the woman, who had dementia and couldn't communicate, authorities said. The investigation turned up evidence that was eventually matched to Clark's DNA…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Missing PA Woman With Ties To NJ Found Safe (UPDATE) Missing PA Woman With Ties To NJ Found Safe (UPDATE)
Missing PA Woman With Ties To NJ Found Safe (Update) UPDATE: Shakuntalaben Patel, 71, was found safe. ***Original story below*** Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help in locating a missing woman with dementia. Shakuntalaben Patel, 71, was last seen walking away from her Pintail Court home in Bensalem just before 9 a.m. on Monday, June 28, local police said. She needs to take daily medication for her dementia, police said.  Patel also has family in Trenton and Edison, NJ, and may have gotten on a SEPTA bus, they added. Patel stands 5'0" tall and weighs 70 pounds. She has salt and pepper hair pulled back in a ponyta…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Newly Released Video Shows Virginia Deputies Tackling 77-Year-Old Man (WATCH) Newly Released Video Shows Virginia Deputies Tackling 77-Year-Old Man (WATCH)
Newly Released Video Shows Virginia Deputies Tackling 77-Year-Old Man (Watch) EDITOR'S NOTE: The above video could be difficult to watch for some audiences.  Newly released police camera body footage captures deputies with the Warren County Sheriff's Office slamming a 77-year-old man to the ground during his arrest. Authorities originally said that Ralph Ennis "fell over" when deputies arrested him for reckless driving in Fort Royal, Virginia in April.  However, the video shows one deputy running up to Ennis and throwing him against Ennis' red pickup truck. Another deputy is seen jumping on top and sending both men to the ground. Ennis died 13 days later …

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by David Cifarelli
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Deputies Under Investigation In Connection With 77-Year-Old's Death Deputies Under Investigation In Connection With 77-Year-Old's Death
Deputies Under Investigation In Connection With 77-Year-Old's Death Authorities are investigating whether police properly handled a situation after a Virginia man died from his injuries sustained during an arrest last month.  Virginia State Police are investigating the death of 77-year-old Ralph Ennis, of Gainesville, and the response of deputies from the Warren County Sheriff's Office, WTOP reports.  Ennis was arrested in Front Royal after officers chased him down for speeding, driving erratically and refusing to stop on Saturday, April 2, according to Warren County Sheriff's Office.  Ennis also refused to comply with officers dur…

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by David Cifarelli
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Community Rallies For Chester County Boy With Childhood Alzheimer's Community Rallies For Chester County Boy With Childhood Alzheimer's
Community Rallies For Chester County Boy With Childhood Alzheimer's Support is surging for a 13-year-old Chester County boy who is fighting a rare, degenerative syndrome that has been compared to Alzheimer’s. Connor Dobbyn was recently diagnosed with Sanfilippo syndrome Type C, a fatal brain disorder caused by a single missing enzyme. "Because Connor lacks this single enzyme, toxic storage material is building up in his brain every second and damaging it," Marisa DiChiacchio, his mom, wrote on a GoFundMe. There is currently no FDA-approved treatment or cure. Connor will eventually lose the ability to walk, talk, and feed himself, DiChiacchio wro…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Missing 81-Year-Old Man With Dementia Found Dead By PA State Troopers Missing 81-Year-Old Man With Dementia Found Dead By PA State Troopers
Missing 81-Year-Old Man With Dementia Found Dead By PA State Troopers An 81-year-old man with dementia who went missing over the weekend was found dead by Pennsylvania State Troopers from the Avondale Barracks on Monday, reports say. Robert Owen was last seen early Saturday morning in a home on the 200 block of Rosehill Road in London Grove, around 5 a.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police. Owen had no known means of transportation or communications, and left the home on foot in an unknown direction, state police said. State police and the West Grove Fire Company initiated a search on Saturday around 10 a.m. His body was found around 9:20 a.m.on Mo…

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by Nicole Acosta