Elder abuse spotlight at Laguna Woods event
Frank Picker of Garden Grove testified at Laguna Woods World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, recounting a Mexico jail scam that cost him 3400 and spurred his advocacy. About 600 residents attended as organizers highlighted scams and elder abuse awareness.
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Ageless Alliance
National Center On
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Community Civic Association
Denise Welch
Cynthia Conners
Shari Horne
UC Irvine
Kerry Burnight
Cyclist Day Killed After Aliso Creek Ride in Laguna Woods
Michiko Day, 60, and Steve Olah, 78, rode 500 plus trips along the Aliso Creek path. On May 30 Day was struck near Gate 4 Laguna Woods Village and died. Olah mourns and questions intersection design as he copes with her loss.
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Laguna Woods Village
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Bike safety tips and an accident in Laguna Hills
California Department of Motor Vehicles stresses helmet use lights and reflectors at night and proper bicycle fit and control. While riding south on Paseo De Valencia Day entered a cross walk into northbound traffic to avoid cyclists and was struck by a Toyota Sienna driven by a 59 year old man in Laguna Hills. She died about 30 minutes after the crash.
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Laguna Hills
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Laguna Woods
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Village hosts scam seminar in Laguna Woods
A town hall at Clubhouse Three featured four panelists led by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones to educate seniors about scams and financial abuse as elder abuse rises in Orange County. Ombudsman Director Kathleen Weidner, daughter of the victim, spoke about the Mexico jail scam and remote access fraud that compromised bank accounts.
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George Weidner
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Weidner
Ombudsman
Kathleen Weidner
Orange County Council On Aging
California
Dave Jones
Orange County
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