http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged Elderly en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:55:46 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/teen-fatally-shot-by-elderly-grandmother-in-west-bloomfield/ "The neighbors were calling saying they heard shots fired. Our officers responded and when they got there they found a 17-year-old victim with gunshot wounds and a 74-year-old woman, who they took into custody," said West Bloomfield Police Lieutenant Tim Diamond. A jaw dropping case of domestic violence. Police Jonathan Hoffman, 17, was shot several times and murdered by his own grandmother. She is in custody after being checked out at a local hospital. Police t... ]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 07:49:42 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/teen-fatally-shot-by-elderly-grandmother-in-west-bloomfield/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/elderly-okc-man-accused-of-calling-911-to-talk-dirty-to-operators/ OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma City police arrest an elderly man for allegedly calling 911 operators to talk about sex. According to a police report, Clyde Dorain Hobbs, 72, called 911 on Saturday, May 5 at least 17 times. The report reveals Hobbs made sexually oriented comments to the emergency operators each time he called. Police say it isn't the first time they've arrested Hobbs for calling 911. Records show he's been arrested three previous times. The report ... ]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 13:14:17 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/elderly-okc-man-accused-of-calling-911-to-talk-dirty-to-operators/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/elderly-sisters-fight-off-carjacker/ Police in Hamilton, N.J. say two elderly sisters, aged 94 and 93, fought off an armed 27-year-old man who tried to rob them and steal their car. Sergio Fernando Solorzano-Vasquez was jailed Monday and charged with robbery and carjacking. Police say he jumped into their car and hid in the backseat when they went into a CVS store on Sunday morning. When they came out, and got back into the car, Solorzano-Vasquez allegedly made his move. Police say he started swing... ]]> Wed, 02 May 2012 04:50:29 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/elderly-sisters-fight-off-carjacker/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/robbers-duct-tape-99-year-old-woman-during-home-invasion/ The Budzinskis said the intruders were at the house for about 25 minutes, ransacking the home for valuables, stealing some plastic costume jewelry and cash from a recent garage sale. ]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:55:52 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/robbers-duct-tape-99-year-old-woman-during-home-invasion/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/taxi-driver-avoids-jail-over-bashing-of-elderly-female-passenger/ A TAXI driver who bashed an 81-year-old woman in his cab has avoided jail. Bhupinder Singh, 25, punched the woman in the face and pushed her out of his taxi after an argument about her destination on August 14 last year. Singh picked up Zainab Sarwari in Noble Park and was directed to drive her to a Dandenong medical centre, but he took her to Dandenong Hospital instead. Ms Sarwari screamed: "Where are you taking me?" and was pulling at Singh's clothes... ]]> Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:09:38 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/taxi-driver-avoids-jail-over-bashing-of-elderly-female-passenger/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/alicia-henderson-torments-beats-her-elderly-cancer-stricken-mom-to-death/ Charlotte Lovell was 74-years-old, had stage 4 cancer and Alzheimer's to boot. So in February, daughter Alicia Henderson moved into Charlotte's West Palm Beach home to care for her. But Alicia is to doting daughters what Michele Bachmann is to IQ tests.. ]]> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:44:51 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/alicia-henderson-torments-beats-her-elderly-cancer-stricken-mom-to-death/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/elderly-woman-robs-colorado-bank-by-threatening-to-infect-teller-with-aids/ Police in Colorado are hunting for an elderly bank robber who made off with a bagful of cash after threatening to infect the teller with AIDS. Cops said the thief was a pale, bony white woman wearing a train conductor's cap and a gray Bass Pro Shops hoodie. She walked into a Wells Fargo branch inside a Safeway in Longmont, Colo., at around 6:45 p.m. on Thursday and shoved a note in the teller's face announcing the stick up. "She indicated she had AI... ]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:11:26 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/elderly-woman-robs-colorado-bank-by-threatening-to-infect-teller-with-aids/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/holiday-from-hell-over-plane-tumble-news-com-au/ AN elderly couple has allegedly suffered serious injuries after falling down the steps of a plane after flight crew yelled at them to get off and denied them assistance. Constance and Raymond Heath said they endured a holiday from hell following the incident, which has seen Constance in and out of hospital over the past year, Echo News reported. The couple, from Benfleet, UK, were meant to be enjoying a dream holiday in the Cape Verde islands when the incident oc... ]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:17:13 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/holiday-from-hell-over-plane-tumble-news-com-au/