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🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

VIDEO: elderly man arrested in flagrant for keeping intellectually disabled son in private custody in the interior of AL

A 67-year-old man was arrested for allegedly keeping his intellectually disabled son, aged 20, in confinement and neglect in Campo Grande, Alagoas, Brazil.

Feb 27 • 13:02 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice

Re-arrest of instructing roles in dark job robberies in Chiba's Funabashi and Shirai incidents

Four men have been re-arrested in connection with a series of robberies in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, linked to 'dark job' schemes involving coordinated attacks on elderly victims.

Feb 27 • 11:58 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Trio arrested suspected of scamming over R$ 50,000 from elderly woman in Mogi das Cruzes

Three suspects, including two men and a woman, were arrested for scamming an elderly woman out of over R$ 50,000 in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.

Feb 26 • 19:54 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice

Arrest of Osaka Prefectural High School Teacher on Assault Charge Against Elderly Man, Denies Accusation; Man Subsequently Dies

An Osaka high school teacher was arrested for allegedly assaulting an elderly man, who was later pronounced dead in the hospital.

Feb 26 • 09:05 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
Crime & Justice

Arrest in the Elderly Home: How Investigators Traced the Suspect in the Amy Lopez Case?

An 81-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the 1994 murder of American tourist Amy Lopez in Koblenz, Germany, thanks to DNA evidence.

Feb 25 • 17:18 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Video Call, 25 Days of Digital Arrest... The Story of Fraud of 25 Million Rupees against a Doctor

A retired Air Force doctor in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, was defrauded of approximately ₹25 million over 25 days through a cyber scam that involved threats of legal action and continuous pressure via video calls.

Feb 25 • 01:09 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Civil Police arrest con artist posing as doctor and scamming elderly tourists in Belém

The Civil Police of Pará arrested a 69-year-old man who posed as a doctor to scam elderly tourists in Belém as part of Operation Mirage.

Feb 24 • 13:42 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Elderly woman falls ill on bus and dies after suffering cardiac arrest in Juiz de Fora

A 79-year-old woman died after suffering a cardiac arrest while on an urban bus in Juiz de Fora, Brazil.

Feb 23 • 20:05 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

'Digital Arrest' for 60 Days... 3 Crore Fraud Against a 70-Year-Old Woman

A 70-year-old woman in Dehradun was defrauded of 3 crore rupees by cybercriminals posing as CBI officers and threatening her over a 60-day period.

Feb 22 • 11:14 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Woman suspected of participating in the torture and burial of an elderly man alive is arrested 10 years after the crimes in MG

A woman was arrested a decade after her involvement in the torture and murder of a 60-year-old man in Brazil's Minas Gerais.

Feb 20 • 21:48 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Woman in her 80s found dead in freezer as police swarm Porthcawl road

An elderly woman was discovered dead in a freezer in Porthcawl, leading to the arrest of a man on suspicion of preventing a lawful burial.

Feb 19 • 14:24 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

In Jhansi, a youth removed earrings saying 'Bua Pranam'

A man was arrested in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh for fraudulently acquiring jewelry from an elderly woman by feigning a familial relationship.

Feb 18 • 06:07 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

'Bua Pranam' said the young man before taking away the earrings..., trickster fooled and robbed an elder woman

A young man tricked an elderly woman in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, into giving away her gold earrings under false pretenses, leading to his arrest by the police.

Feb 18 • 04:44 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Elderly man arrested on suspicion of racial slur during Carnival in Salvador

A 60-year-old man was arrested in Salvador for racial slurs and threats made during Carnival festivities.

Feb 15 • 14:42 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Minister confronted over arrest of priest, 83, as she defends Palestine Action ban

UK Minister Yvette Cooper defends the controversial ban on Palestine Action after the High Court ruled it unlawful, while facing backlash over the arrest of an elderly priest under the same legislation.

Feb 15 • 11:06 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

UP: Elderly Woman Killed for Just 300 Rupees, Accused Arrested

A 70-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh was murderously strangled over a mere 300 rupee theft, leading to the swift arrest of the perpetrator.

Feb 13 • 10:01 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
Crime & Justice

Body in the Woods, Son Confesses: "I Killed Mom for Her Pension"

A son has confessed to murdering his elderly mother for financial gain, leading to his arrest for aggravated homicide and concealment of a corpse.

Feb 13 • 04:00 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Elderly couple in Bhubaneswar subjected to 'digital arrest' for 35 hours, coerced to demand ₹1 crore

In Bhubaneswar, an elderly couple was coerced for over 35 hours by cyber fraudsters who threatened them with a fabricated link to terrorism, demanding ₹1 crore but ultimately causing no financial loss due to banking issues.

Feb 13 • 02:47 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

DNA technology used to catch Golden State Killer leads to NSW arrest over historic alleged sexual assaults

An elderly man has been arrested in New South Wales for a series of historic sexual assaults, facilitated by advanced DNA technology similar to that used in the Golden State Killer case.

Feb 12 • 03:52 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
National & Local

Marie-Louise fooled the fraudsters: "I was a bit surprised"

An 82-year-old woman named Marie-Louise Moell outsmarted a fraudster who knocked on her door, only to be met by two police officers waiting to arrest him.

Feb 11 • 16:37 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Traces of blood, cell phone, blank cartridge, and audios: what the police are analyzing in the investigation of the disappearance of a family in RS

The investigation into the disappearance of Silvana Germann de Aguiar and her elderly parents in Brazil has intensified with the discovery of critical evidence, including traces of blood and a temporary arrest of a suspect connected to the case.

Feb 10 • 19:22 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

Kastoria: Arrest of a 'collector' for a gang of fraudsters

A man was arrested in Kastoria, Greece, for involvement in a criminal organization and repeated fraud schemes targeting elderly victims.

Feb 10 • 14:55 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Body of elderly man found burned in forest area in Santarém; suspects arrested

The body of a 67-year-old man was discovered burned in a forest in Santarém, Brazil, leading to the arrest of three suspects.

Feb 9 • 19:27 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

A 70-year-old man was arrested for fraud against the elderly in Attica, with 35 cases uncovered

A 70-year-old man has been arrested in Agia Varvara, Attica, for defrauding elderly individuals, with losses exceeding €15,000 across 35 reported cases.

Feb 6 • 17:22 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Video shows brothers suspected of robbery and homicide arriving at the condominium where an elderly man was found dead and tied; they were arrested

Security cameras captured the moment two brothers, suspected of robbery and homicide, arrived at the home of a 62-year-old man in Arealva, SP, the morning before he was found dead and tied up.

Feb 6 • 15:17 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice

70s couple cut and seriously injured; 28-year-old man arrested for attempted murder in Shiga Prefecture

An elderly couple in Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture, was seriously injured after being attacked with a knife by a 28-year-old man, who has been arrested for attempted murder.

Feb 4 • 23:57 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Crime & Justice

Montenegrin Pretended to be a Doctor, Took 10,000 Euros from 98-year-old Woman in Dubrovnik

A 58-year-old Montenegrin man was arrested in Dubrovnik for allegedly defrauding a 98-year-old woman out of 10,000 euros by posing as a doctor.

Feb 4 • 10:39 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

I am safe... Cyber thieves sent messages every hour, kept digital arrest for a month

A 73-year-old man from Gandhinagar, Gujarat, was scammed out of 4.9 million rupees by cyber thieves who forced him to send hourly messages confirming his safety and restricted his sleep without permission.

Feb 4 • 03:47 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Justice decrees preventive detention of elderly man with marijuana greenhouse in Rorainópolis

A judge in Roraima has ordered the preventive detention of 61-year-old José de Maria Menezes da Silva, also known as 'Zé Valdo', for maintaining a hidden marijuana cultivation greenhouse and possessing a firearm illegally.

Feb 3 • 13:11 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

Masked robbers threatened a 97-year-old woman and her daughter in Kaminia: They were arrested after a chase

Masked robbers threatened a 97-year-old woman and her daughter in Kaminia, leading to their arrest following a police chase.

Jan 12 • 20:16 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

Two men charged after allegedly scamming $50,000 from elderly women in car parks across NSW

Two men have been charged for scamming over $50,000 from 18 elderly women in shopping center car parks throughout New South Wales.

Jan 8 • 04:48 UTC
🇮🇹 La Repubblica
Crime & Justice

Beats and assaults ex-girlfriend at the elderly people's home where she works: 20-year-old man arrested on Christmas

A 20-year-old man has been arrested for assaulting his ex-girlfriend at the elderly care facility where she works, with evidence collected including numerous screenshots and photographs of her injuries.

Dec 27 • 15:57 UTC

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