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Teen, Three Adults Charged In Attack On Elderly Woman At Somers Point Supermarket: Police Teen, Three Adults Charged In Attack On Elderly Woman At Somers Point Supermarket: Police
Teen, Three Adults Charged In Attack On Elderly Woman At Somers Point Supermarket: Police Four people were arrested after an elderly woman was "brutally attacked" and had her purse stolen at a Somers Point supermarket, authorities said. A 15-year-old Egg Harbor Township boy was charged with robbery, aggravated assault, and theft, the Somers Point Police Department said in a news release on Thursday, Oct. 10. Three adults were facing conspiracy charges in the case: 60-year-old Maria DeSantis of Woodbine, 23-year-old Charles Ogelsby Jr. of Atlantic City, and 22-year-old Emily Labaco of Atlantic City. Officers responded to a "strong-armed robbery" at t…
Woman Killed In Early Morning Bucks County Fire: Officials Woman Killed In Early Morning Bucks County Fire: Officials
Woman Killed In Early Morning Bucks County Fire: Officials One woman has died after a home caught fire in Newtown Township early on Monday, Feb. 26, authorities said in a release.  First responders were called to the 400 block of Mahogany Walk in Newtown Grant around 4:30 a.m., police said.  Arriving officers spotted heavy smoke and fire, the release says. They forced their way inside but were driven back out by the flames, according to authorities.  After firefighters extinguished the blaze, an elderly woman was found dead in a second-floor bedroom, police said. Her name and age were withheld pending notification of her loved ones.…
79-Year-Old Driver Hits Elderly Woman Crossing Street In Arlington: Police 79-Year-Old Driver Hits Elderly Woman Crossing Street In Arlington: Police
79-Year-Old Driver Hits Elderly Woman Crossing Street In Arlington: Police An elderly woman was injured on Sunday, Nov. 19, after a car hit her while she was crossing a street in Arlington, according to authorities. Police and firefighters responded to a report of a car crash involving a pedestrian on Park and Wollaston avenues, police in Arlington said. An investigation into the crash revealed that a Toyota Corolla hit the woman as she was crossing Park Avenue in a crosswalk. The woman was treated at the scene, and she was rushed to a local hospital for further treatment, police said. No further details on her medical condition was immediately available. A 79-y…
Fatal Fire Erupts At Long Island Home Fatal Fire Erupts At Long Island Home
Fatal Fire Erupts At Long Island Home One person was killed in a house fire that engulfed a Long Island home in flames, officials said. The fire erupted at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 22 in New Cassel, according to Nassau County Police. When officials arrived at Division Avenue, the scene of the blaze, the house was fully engulfed and they were informed that an elderly woman was still inside. The conditions of the fire made the search for the woman impossible until the flames were put out by the Westbury Fire Department and multiple local departments. Jacqueline Geffrand, aged 73, was pronounced dead at the scene by para…
82-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured In House Fire On Long Island 82-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured In House Fire On Long Island
82-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured In House Fire On Long Island An elderly woman is hospitalized with serious injuries after being rescued from a house fire on Long Island. Fire crews were called at around 8:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4, with reports of a Roosevelt home engulfed in flames on East Raymond Avenue near Nassau Road. When police arrived, they found a 79-year-old man outside who had escaped the home, Nassau County Police said. First Precinct officers and members of the Roosevelt Fire Department then used a newly issued tool called a Dynamic Entry Breaching Sledge to break open the home’s rear wall. Inside, crews located and removed an 8…
KNOW THEM? Suspects Targeting Elderly Shoppers Steal Wallet At Lehigh Valley Giant Store KNOW THEM? Suspects Targeting Elderly Shoppers Steal Wallet At Lehigh Valley Giant Store
Know Them? Suspects Targeting Elderly Shoppers Steal Wallet At Lehigh Valley Giant Store Recognize them? Police are seeking the public’s help identifying two suspects they say stole an elderly woman’s wallet while pretending to shop at a Giant food store in the Lehigh Valley. The suspects were seen on surveillance footage at the Nazareth Pike store in Bethlehem Township targeting elderly female shoppers with their purses in the top basket of the shopping cart around 1:35 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, police said in a release on Thursday, June 2. The suspects followed one elderly shopper for several aisles before stealing another woman’s wallet, which was more easily accessible, …
Police Subdue Elderly Arlington Woman Who Fired Gun: Police Police Subdue Elderly Arlington Woman Who Fired Gun: Police
Police Subdue Elderly Arlington Woman Who Fired Gun: Police Police restrained an elderly woman last week after she fired several shots into an Arlington home, authorities said. Neighbors called Arlington County police just after 9 p.m. on Friday, May 13, to the 3900 block of 26th St. N., saying an elderly woman had gotten into an argument with someone inside the home before pulling a gun and firing several times into the front door.  When police arrived they demanded the woman drop the weapon, but she refused.  Officers stunned her with a TASER device after she began walking toward them. Paramedics took the woman to an area hosp…
4 Suspects Behind Violent Senior Citizen Attack Wanted By PG Police (VIDEO) 4 Suspects Behind Violent Senior Citizen Attack Wanted By PG Police (VIDEO)
4 Suspects Behind Violent Senior Citizen Attack Wanted By PG Police (Video) Prince George's Police are asking the public for help in identifying multiple suspects who violently attacked an elderly woman in an attempt to steal her car.  The four suspects attacked the woman as she was approaching her Capitol Height home around 6:40 p.m. on March 29, police said. The suspects pushed the woman to the ground, took her belongings and stole her car keys. When the victim tried to run toward a neighbor's house for help, one of the fleeing suspects chased and tackled her to the ground, police said.  The carjacking suspectsPrince George's Police Department The victim suf…
Elderly Woman Dies, Firefighter Injured In Baltimore House Fire Elderly Woman Dies, Firefighter Injured In Baltimore House Fire
Elderly Woman Dies, Firefighter Injured In Baltimore House Fire A 85-year-old woman died and a firefighter was injured in a Baltimore house fire Monday, Mar. 14, fire officials said.  Crews responded to a call of a reported fire in the 4000 block of Garrison Boulevard just before 9 a.m. on Monday, the Baltimore City Fire Department said.  Upon arrival, firefighters noticed smoke coming from a two-story occupied home. As crews made their way into the home, they found an 85-year-old woman unconscious near a window on the second floor, the department said. The woman was immediately pulled out of the home and was later taken to the hospital in fu…
Woman Injured By Man Attempting To Steal Her Purse In CT Parking Lot, Police Say Woman Injured By Man Attempting To Steal Her Purse In CT Parking Lot, Police Say
Woman Injured By Man Attempting To Steal Her Purse In CT Parking Lot, Police Say A Connecticut woman was seriously injured after being knocked to the ground in a plaza parking lot during a street robbery. The incident took place in New Haven County around 10:15 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 12,  in Hamden. According to Sean Dolan, spokesperson for the Hamden Police Department, the 83-year-old woman was walking in the parking lot when she was knocked to the ground by a young Black man who allegedly attempted to steal her purse. The man fled in a dark-colored Toyota with three to four other individuals inside, Dolan said. An investigation found that the vehicle had been sto…
Jersey Shore Crash Victim Airlifted To Hospital Jersey Shore Crash Victim Airlifted To Hospital
Jersey Shore Crash Victim Airlifted To Hospital An elderly woman was being airlifted to an Ocean County hospital after a serious car crash, authorities said. The crash occurred about 4 p.m. on Wednesday at Bey Lea Road and Old Freehold Road in Toms River, according to initial reports. An unconfirmed report said that the victim, about 63 years old, had suffered a lower extremity injury and that a tourniquet had been applied. She was en route to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune.  This is a developing news story.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Body Found In Middletown Lake Body Found In Middletown Lake
Body Found In Middletown Lake A body was found floating in a reservoir in Middletown Township on Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The body was recovered along Shadow Lake Drive, according to initial reports.  An elderly woman from Shadow Lake Village went missing last week, as reported here. This is a developing news story.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Reward Offered In Sex Assault Of 89-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Reward Offered In Sex Assault Of 89-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman
Reward Offered In Sex Assault Of 89-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman A reward has been offered to anyone who has information regarding the sexual assault of an elderly woman in Nanuet. The New York State Crime Stoppers issued a $2,500 reward this week for anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a suspect who assaulted an 89-year-old woman around the time of the Fourth of July. Police said that the assault took place between 4:30 p.m. on July 3 and 5 a.m. on July 4 in the area of Normandy Village in Nanuet. No additional information or description of the suspect has been provided. The woman was temporarily hospitalized for t…