Washington rescue dog, Gita, saves elderly owner’s life
This dog is a super poster. A loyal Washington rescue dog named Geeta led authorities to the scene and saved the life of her elderly owner hours after she suffered serious injuries in a fall in the woods. The heroic pup became active on Sept. 25, when deputies found her sitting on a driveway in […]
American visiting elderly mom in Lebanon killed in airstrike: family
Among those killed in the latest airstrike was an American visiting his elderly mother in Lebanon, according to her family. Kamel Ahmad Jawad of Michigan died on Tuesday while visiting family in Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, his daughter Nadine Jawad said in a lengthy statement. Instagram post Late Wednesday. Jawad, who lived in the Detroit suburb […]
NYC doorman accused of stealing nearly $480K from elderly tenant
An Upper West Side doorman is accused of stealing nearly $480,000 from a retired teacher and her husband after the woman moved into a nursing home and later died, Manhattan prosecutors said. , in which he disguised his voice as hers as part of an elaborate plan. Alfred Mateo, 38, still lived in the apartment […]
Elderly man dies 47 years after NYC shooting, death ruled homicide: cops
More than 47 years after he was shot in East Harlem, an elderly man has died, and his death has been ruled a homicide, authorities announced this week. Police said Paul Dawkins was shot in the chest at about 6:40 a.m. on January 15, 1976, on East 103rd Street near Second Avenue. Police said Dawkins […]
NYC attacker in ‘X-Men’ shirt randomly bashes elderly woman
An assailant wearing an “X-Men” T-shirt randomly struck an elderly woman with a metal object as she walked through the East Village last week, police said. Police say the 68-year-old victim was walking on East 14th Street near First Avenue, just around the corner from her Stuytown apartment, on Sept. 22 at about 6:15 p.m. […]
Mob of teens brutally beat 2 elderly men in ‘inhumane’ attack recorded on cellphone, Milwaukee police say
Community leaders in Wisconsin are calling for reform after cellphone video showed two elderly men being brutally beaten by a group of teenagers. “Such behaviour is not only unacceptable but inhumane. Violence is never an appropriate method of conflict resolution.” The Milwaukee Police Department said in a press release that officers responded to South 1st […]
NJ man who chewed elderly man’s ear off in attack sentenced to 3 years in prison
A former college football player from New Jersey who brutally bit off an elderly man's ear and face on a train platform in Oregon was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in prison. Collin Kramer, now 27, attacked the 78-year-old victim, whom he believed to be a killer “robot,” at approximately 2 a.m. on […]
Former Patriots fullback Patrick Pass arrested for allegedly shoving elderly man at gym
Former New England Patriots fullback Patrick Pass was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly assaulted an elderly man at a Planet Fitness gym in North Providence, Rhode Island. According to multiple reports, Paz, 46, got into an argument with an 82-year-old man at a gym over exercise equipment after the former NFL player allegedly shoved […]
Ex-Patriot Patrick Pass arrested after allegedly shoving elderly man
Former Patriots fullback Patrick Pass was arrested in Rhode Island Wednesday after allegedly assaulting an 82-year-old man at a gym. Paz, 46, and an unidentified man got into an argument over exercise equipment at a Planet Fitness gym in North Providence in late August, when Paz allegedly pushed the victim to the floor. According to […]
Rep. Bucshon calls vaccine access for children, elderly “critically important.”
Rep. Larry Buckson, R-Ind., said Tuesday that access to vaccinations for Americans, especially children and seniors, is “critically important.” “We need to get back to a state of normalcy where we understand that vaccination has truly changed the world,” Bushong said at a panel event hosted by The Hill and sponsored by the American Society […]