9:15 P.M. — LAKELAND — A woman is recovering from serious injuries in the hospital after sheriff’s investigators say she was “gang attacked” by five raccoons over the weekend. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says 74-year-old Gretchen Whitted

Man accused of conning elderly arrested - Newstalk ZB
Police have caught a man they believe has been conning elderly Christchurch residents. It is alleged the 29-year-old has stolen more than $20,000 through cheque and credit card fraud after impersonating a police officer, a Telecom contractor and a

CHP helicopter finds elderly El Sobrante driver after ravine crash - Contra Costa Times
The phone rang. Ray Johnson stretched for it. Then he tried again. And more times than worth counting. "He heard the phone ringing repeatedly," said Daniel Kelody, the 87-year-old Johnson's son-in-law, "but he couldn't reach it." But, on the bright

New aging studies improving vaccine efficacy for the elderly - Genetic Engineering News
Saranac Lake, NY A new study from the Trudeau Institute in Saranac Lake, New York, demonstrates that immune system cells important for both pathogen resistance and vaccine efficacy live longer in older animals but because of this longevity acquire

Police seek help locating elderly woman's assailant - AZCentral.com
Scottsdale police have released a photo of a man suspected of striking and robbing a 75-year-old woman last week, and want the public's help locating him. The woman was in the driveway of her home in the 6200 block of Avalon Drive Wednesday when a

Elderly Woman Rescued From St Albans House Fire - Herts Advertiser
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Raccoons maul elderly woman - Canton Repository
A 74-year-old who was “filleted” by raccoons when she tried to shoo them away from her central Florida home was hospitalized for more than two days, authorities said Monday. Gretchen Whitted, of Lakeland, was in stable condition Monday, two days

Elderly Sebastian couple hospitalized after fire at home - Jupiter Courier
SAM WOLFE Correspondent Chris Jones, a firefighter/EMT with the Indian River County Fire Department, puts up tape around a quadplex on Louisiana Avenue in Sebastian Monday afternoon. A fire started in the bedroom of one of the rental units, sending a

Robbers Steal Elderly Man’s Cane & His Wife’s Purse - WKRG
FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida - The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help to catch two armed men who robbed an elderly couple in the driveway of their Fort Walton Beach home. According to investigators, two men ran up to Lester

Police Say Elderly Woman Physically and Sexually Assaulted - KCRG.com
CEDAR RAPIDS - Police first reported two men viciously beat a 70-year-old woman in northeast Cedar Rapids. Monday, police said the woman was also sexually assaulted. Early last Thursday morning, two men in their twenties broke into the woman's home