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 […]
Elderly woman accused of luring boy to send nude photos, sextorting teen
An elderly Tennessee woman is accused of sexually blackmailing a Minnesota teenage boy, authorities say. According to reports, the Anoka County Sheriff's Office was notified on Sept. 30, 2022, of a financial sextortion scheme involving a 17-year-old boy from Linwood Township. The woman allegedly threatened to share the explicit photos with her friends and family […]
Elderly sextortionist tricks teen into sending nudes, may have other vics: cops
An older woman demanded nude photos from Minnesota teenagers, then extorted money from them, and authorities say she may have been involved in other similar scams. Stephanie Godby, 70, of Tennessee, allegedly contacted a 17-year-old boy in Anoka County, persuaded him to send nude photos of himself, then threatened to forward the lewd photos to […]
Alligator gets sucker-punched by elderly woman after attacking her on a walk
Last week, an 84-year-old Florida woman saved her own life by punching an aggressive alligator in the face. Dolores Boeppel, 84, of North Fort Myers, was out walking her dog Thursday evening when she encountered the alligator, and as soon as the alligator started to lunge at her, she threw her Shih Tzu into the […]