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Woman beaten; waits 8 hours to call policeAn 85-year-old Ontario woman was beaten and robbed late Friday night, but wasn table to call police for eight hours because her telephone lines had been cut and she was afraid to go out in the dark, according to Ontario police.When morning came. Mrs Ora Trewett used a neighbor s telephone to call her son who then called police and took her to the hospital where she was treated and released Mrs Trewett also cleaned house before police arrived, and inadvertantly eliminated some evidence Mrs Trewett told police she was in bed with the door locked at about 11 30 pm Friday, when she heard noises in her dining room, Lt Don Manning saidShe unlocked the bedroom door and saw a man standing there, Manning said The suspect struck Mrs Trewett in the chest, knocking her to the floor, splitting her up and bruising her head Mrs. Trewett got up and struck the intruder m the chest, but he grabbed her and tied her hands and foot with a curtain cord stocking. Manning said The man demanded money and when Mrs Trewett said she had none, he ransacked the house. Manning saidOnce the suspect had left, Mrs Trewett found her telephone dead Afraid to go out in the dark.Mrs Trewett waited until 7 30a m. Saturday to call her son. who in turn called police But police had problems with their investigation because the woman had already replaced the window screen and tidiedthe bedroom before police arrived Police said ‘he woman did not want anyone to see the house so messy A neighbor told police she saw someone walking between her house and Mrs Trewett s around 11pm but thought it was Mrs Trewett Police say they have no suspects in custody, but are investigating some leadsIt takes a lot of concentration to compose just the right letter to Santa as Fred Weaver can attest. On page13 of today s paper, Santawrites back
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Ontario Daily Report
Ontario, California, US
Sun, Dec 22, 1974
Page 1
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Kimberly V.
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