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Resident alleges elder abuse and fraud, asks Springfield police oversight board to investigate
Summary
At the Board of Police Commissioners meeting Jan. 29, a resident urged the board to investigate alleged elder abuse, impersonation and mishandling by the Springfield Special Victims Unit and other officials; the board directed the speaker to file complaints with the Internal Investigations Unit and local police.
Resident Rhonda Latney told the Springfield Board of Police Commissioners on Jan. 29 that she and Raymond Ramey have sought, for years, investigations into alleged elder abuse, fraud and the deaths of several older residents, including her aunt, Alberta “Dolly” Howard.
Latney said she filed an initial complaint in May 2020 with Sergeant Karen Simmons of the Springfield Special Victims Unit and that a criminal case, Commonwealth v. James Charles Voatz, followed. She said subsequent investigations and internal complaints “kept getting shut down” and that her aunt, who she said was the city’s oldest living resident, died after being removed from her home while under a restraining order.
Latney asked the commissioner…
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