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Woman Stole Thousands From 89-Year-Old's Bank Account, Berks DA Says
A Pennsylvania woman has been arrested for financially exploiting a senior she had the power of attorney over, police said.
Mary S. Shealer, 58, is charged with multiple felony counts related to theft, Berks County DA John Adams said.
According to forensic auditors, Shealer drew checks totaling $9,600 from the victim's bank account in 2019 and 2020, without the victim's knowledge or consent, Adams said. Authorities were notified of the incidents in August 2021, according to the DA.
Shealer surrendered to Berks County detectives on an arrest warrant on Thursday, June 13, the DA's …
Missing Senior Last Spotted In Delco: Police
An 81-year-old man is missing, and was last known to be in Nether Providence, authorities announced.
James Lee was last seen at around 11 a.m. near the 700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue on Thursday, Jan. 19, a loved one told Nether Providence police.
Lee is disabled, but does not have his cell phone or his hearing aids with him, officials said. Loved ones say it's unlike him to disappear, and that he has no connections in the immediate area, so it's unclear where he might have gone.
He "may have access to public transportation," police noted.
James Lee is 5-foot-2, …
NY Man In Custody, Second Suspect At Large For DelCo Contracting Scam
Two men were charged Thursday for their alleged involvement in a contracting scam targeting Delaware County senior citizens, authorities said.
John Cassidy, 48, of Yonkers, NY, and Thomas Kenny 23, were charged with violations of the Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act and theft for pressuring residents into paying them for faulty contracting jobs, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer and Brookhaven chief of police Michael Vice said.
Cassidy, an Irish national, is in the country on an expired visa. He is in custody while Kenny is still at large.
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