It s about time : World Elder Abuse Awareness Day marks year of attention on older adults wbfo.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbfo.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Buffalo officials observed World Elder Abuse Awareness Day following a year and pandemic that in many ways pushed older adults to the forefront.
The occasion has been officially recognized by the United Nations since 2011, but the local law enforcement and human services officials who gathered Tuesday outside Erie County Hall say there’s been more attention on older adults over the last year due to COVID-19 than any year they can remember.
“It s about time,” said Kathy Kanaley, president of the Erie County Council on Elder Abuse. “I ve been in this business a long time and seen all kinds of stuff. Finally shedding light on these issues and having the community response, the media response, is great.”
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Amherst doctor charged with taking COVID-19 vaccine dose for his wife
The Erie County District Attorney s office says Dr. Roy DeFrancis took the dose without authorization while volunteering at a COVID-19 vaccine site at ECC South. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 12:39 PM EDT May 21, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. An Amherst doctor is charged with petit larceny after the Erie County Distirct Attorney s office says he took a dose of COVID-19 vaccine for his wife without authorization.
Dr. Roy R. DeFrancis, 74, was arraigned on the charge Friday morning in Hamburg Town Court.
The DA s office said the doctor took the single dose in February while volunteering at a COVID-19 distribution site at the ECC South campus. Dr. DeFrancis allegedly provided the vaccine to his wife, who qualified under NYS guidelines to receive it due to her age.
Bicyclist dead after being hit by car, driver accused of being under the influence of marijuana
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Buffalo police say a woman is dead after she was hit by a car while riding her bike, a Tonawanda man has been arrested on multiple charges.
Police say 24-year-old Zaire Pittman of Tonawanda was driving a Ford Taurus when he allegedly hit a 54-year-old female bicyclist with his car on East Ferry Street near Wohlers Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Friday. The Erie County District Attorney s Office says Pittman was allegedly under the influence of cannabis at the time of the crash.