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Gilbert Man, 74, Tells Burger King Cashier He's Having a Bad Day and Proceeds to Rob Him

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Feb. 7 2013 at 2:31 PM

Gilbert PD

James Miletta's day was upgraded to "shitty" after his stop at Burger King.

A 74-year-old Gilbert man moseyed into a Burger King yesterday afternoon, and told the cashier that he was just having a bad day.

That man, James Richard Miletta, then proceeded to pull out a handgun and demand the money from the register, according to Gilbert police.

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arizona, armed robbery, burger king, gilbert, gilbert police department, james miletta

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Rage

Woman Accused of Beating, Trying to Pull Out Eye of Cancer-Stricken Mother

By Jason Lewis Mon., Jul. 2 2012 at 3:05 PM

Categories: Old People, Rage

See also: There's Actually a "World Elder Abuse Day"
See also: Nightmare Nurse Arrested on 69 Counts of Abusing Vulnerable Adults

A woman was arrested on Thursday after she allegedly beat her cancer-stricken mother and attempted to poke her eye out, records show.

On June 27, Joni Lynn Potasky, 55, was on the phone with her 83-year-old mother's doctor, talking to him about the cancer treatment her mother was undergoing.

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All in the Family

Sun City West Woman Charged With Keeping Kid in Poo-Ridden Home, After 87-Year-Old Man Found Handcuffed to a Bed

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Jun. 1 2012 at 1:04 PM

Categories: All in the Family, Bad Parents, Old People

MCSO

Tara Ann Bergland-Haugo von Rothlisberg

A Sun City West woman was charged with child abuse after Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies found a 14-year-old kid living in a house littered with the feces of more than a dozen dogs and cats.

That was only after deputies found an 87-year-old man handcuffed to a bed, who was "wearing a diaper that appeared not to have been changed for a very long time," the Sheriff's Office says.

Tara Ann Bergland-Haugo von Rothlisberg, 56, was running that household, the MCSO says.

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METH

Lancelot Lipe's Accused of Running a Meth Lab in His Sun City Home -- With Three Kids

By Matthew Hendley Tue., May 1 2012 at 12:32 PM

Categories: Bad Parents, METH, Old People

MCSO

Lancelot Lipe raised three kids and allegedly managed a meth lab in the same Sun City house.

On April 22, Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies went to the Sun City home of Lancelot Lipe after receiving anonymous calls about a fire burning at his place.

According to court documents obtained by New Times, Lipe, 29, didn't want the cops there, as he gave deputies a good ol' "fuck you" when they asked for ID, slammed a deputy's foot in the door, and refused to help put out the fire before the deputies left because of "availability of resources."

The Sheriff's Office found out a week later why it all happened -- Lipe allegedly was running a meth lab in the house, which also was home to his wife and three kids.

The Sheriff's Office apparently had a good enough "availability of resources" Monday, when deputies went to arrest Lipe on a charge of assaulting a police officer and made a rare sighting for Sun City: a meth lab, according to the court documents.

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arizona, brandon lipe, child abuse, lancelot lipe, maricopa county sheriff's office, meth, meth lab, sun city

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Old People

There's Actually a "World Elder Abuse Day" -- and AG Tom Horne is a Big Fan

By James King Mon., Jun. 13 2011 at 1:08 PM

Categories: Old People

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"World Elder Abuse Day" actually exists, but the title is misleading -- it's not a day to beat up old people, it's a day to raise awareness of people who beat up old people.

Wednesday is the official day not to abuse old folks, and Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is scheduled to kick off the occasion at an open house at North Phoenix Baptist Church.

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