Elderly activist to spend Christmas in prison because tag does not fit | Prisons and probation
A 77-year-old environmental activist will spend Christmas in prison after authorities can't find an electronic device small enough to fit on his wrist, despite being released with an electronic tag. Gaie Delap, a former teacher and Quaker from Bristol, was jailed in August along with four co-defendants for taking part in the destructive Just Stop […]
Elderly Tyrant Raul Castro Pounds Table in Anger at Cuban Communists’ Incompetence
Cuba's 90-something communist dictator Raul Castro was visibly upset at a recent Communist Party meeting, slamming his fist on the table in frustration at the incompetence of officials. reported on Thursday. Castro — who has actually been Cuba's true dictator since 2016, after the death of his brother, murderous dictator Fidel Castro.retired” He was appointed […]
Long Island driver strikes elderly pedestrian
A callous hit-and-run driver struck and killed an elderly man on Long Island Wednesday night, dragged the dying victim to the side of the road and then drove off, authorities said. Nassau County Police say Jeffrey Frank, 74, was crossing Broadway near the Everitt Avenue intersection in Hewlett just after 10 p.m. when he was […]
Elderly man appeared in court for refusing to stop feeding birds
A grandfather who loves animals is being sued by the local council for refusing to stop feeding the town's birds. Brian Wilkins, 76, was given a community protection order last year after local councilors complained that he was feeding birds in an area of Hartlepool, County Durham, which was attracting pests. Daughter Paula Allison claims […]
Elderly straphanger hurt in random Herald Square subway shove
An elderly straphanger was randomly thrown onto the subway tracks at Manhattan's Herald Square station on Sunday afternoon, police said. According to NYPD officials, the 72-year-old victim was standing on the northbound F train platform at 34th Street Herald Square Station around 12:15 p.m. when an unknown creep approached him from behind. It is said […]
Mass. man kills elderly roommate for being ‘too close’ to Thanksgiving dinner
A Massachusetts man reportedly killed his elderly roommate on Thanksgiving Day because he “sneezed frequently” and came “too close” to the holiday. Frank Griswold, 80, was about to enter the kitchen to wash dishes on Thursday when his roommate, Richard Lombardi, 65, threw him to the ground, fatally injuring him, the Plymouth County district attorney […]
Aspiring CHP cop, young daughter rescue elderly driver after rollover crash into canal
A motivated police officer, with the help of his sharp-eyed 6-year-old daughter, rescued an elderly driver who crashed into an irrigation ditch on Monday, California authorities said. Syle Johnson and his wife, Ashley Martin, were visiting their Live Oak home when their young daughter, Kaylee, was playing in the front yard when they saw a […]
Elderly man falls to his death during pre-dawn home invasion in NYC apartment building
An elderly man fell to his death during a home invasion in Washington Heights early Saturday morning, police and news reports said. A neighbor saw the victim climb out of a window and fall onto the scaffolding. Police said the trio of robbers met at about 4:30 a.m. near 161st Street and Broadway after one […]
Elderly man accused of roommate and dog’s ‘brutal’ murder had extensive criminal record
An elderly man has been arrested on suspicion of using a credit card to flee the country in what police described as the “brutal murder” of his roommate and his dog. Just before 2 p.m. on Nov. 18, officers from the Austin Police Department were called to a home in reference to a deceased person. […]
Florida man accused of posing as Elon Musk, defrauding elderly woman of $250K
A Florida man has been arrested after impersonating tech billionaire Elon Musk and attempting to scam an elderly woman out of at least $250,000, police said. Jeffrey Arthur Moynihan Jr. was arrested Tuesday night at his home in Bradenton and charged with grand larceny. Reportedly operating under the guise of the CEO of Tesla and […]