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Riverside

Elder abuse call yields weapons cache, samurai swords

Photo: Johnathan Domenici and Kimberly Ray PALM DESERT  – Police investigating a possible elder abuse incident arrested a parolee for possession of weapons that included firearms and two samurai swords.

Placer

Purse Thieves Snatched Within 15 Minutes

Photo: Kari Marie Jackson and Joseph Smith ROSEVILLE – On April 28 a woman had her purse taken from her grocery cart in the Walmart parking lot on Pleasant Grove.

Modoc

Purdy and Girlfriend Run Away, but Don’t Get Far

Photo: Tanner Scott Purdy ALTURAS – This story begins in Lake County, Oregon. Last Monday morning the MCSO received a report that a 16-year-old girl had run away from her

Shasta

Home Invasion Burglar Wanted in Redding Area

Photo: Justin James Ezell SHASTA – Early on Sunday morning (3:30 am) the SCSO received a call from 81-year-old Topie Ledford concerning a home invasion that had just occurred. The

Santa Barbara

No Parole for Former Embezzling Insurance Agent

Photo: Joseph Anthony Florendo Mele SANTA BARBARA — Over two years ago, 33-year-old Ventura resident Joseph Anthony Mele was found guilty of several counts of financial elder abuse, grand theft,

Tuolumne

Santa Cruz man charged with elder abuse in Tuolumne County

PHOTO: Stock image (Source unknown) COLUMBIA // The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man for a host of charges, including elder abuse, after he allegedly assaulted a 65-year-old

San Luis Obispo

82-Year-Old Woman Assaulted in her Home

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The SLOPD received a call on Tuesday night concerning an assault in progress on the 900 block of Monterey. Responding officers discovered an 82-year-old woman who

Yolo

Woodland man arrested after lengthy standoff

Stock image (Source unknown) WOODLAND // On August 8th just before 8 AM, police arrived at a North Street apartment complex to investigate a reported incident of domestic violence. The

Ventura

Senior Caretaker Busted for Stealing from Patients

Jose Manuel Orozco Ventura County – There is little doubt that the most vulnerable among us are the aged who live in senior care facilities and rest homes, and that

Los Angeles

Neighbor With Baseball Bat Stops Stabbings On July 4th

Gino Liam Fuentes (Anaheim PD) ANAHEIM — A peaceful morning on the 4th of July turned to mayhem as a man, mowing his lawn at 11:11 AM, saw bloodied next-door