Wesleyville man charged with stealing from elderly woman

Source: Erie Times-News, Pa.儲存Oct. 03--Investigators said an elderly woman lost thousands of dollars and her car in a series of thefts that they say a Wesleyville man committed over a nine-month period.David A. Burrows, 52, is accused of stealing a total of $25,235.66 from the 90-year-old woman and of taking and selling her 1990 Toyota Camry for $2,500 between Oct. 10 and July 25, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday by Erie County Detective Jon Reddinger.Burrows is not related to the woman, investigators said Wednesday.Investigators charged that Burrows took a $9,334.61 check from the woman after she closed her bank account in October 2012, deposited the check in his bank account and wrote checks to himself and to his business, according to the affidavit of probable cause that was filed with the charges. A report about the matter was reported to the Greater Erie Community Action Committee's Adult Protective Services later that month, according to the affidavit.In February, the victim reported to Erie police that someone had taken her car, and investigators learned that Burrows sold the car to himself in December and sold it to another person in February, according to the affidavit.In July, Wesleyville police were sent儲存倉to Burrows' residence in the 3000 block of Rose Avenue after the woman called 911 and said that Burrows kept her locked in the house and was stealing her money.Investigators then learned that Burrows had gone to a nursing home where the woman was staying in early July and obtained a power-of-attorney document, despite concerns from nursing home officials, according to the affidavit.The woman moved into the Rose Avenue residence on July 23. More money was taken from the woman's bank accounts earlier that month, according to the affidavit.Burrows was arraigned Tuesday afternoon by Harborcreek Township District Judge Mark Krahe on one felony count of theft by deception, four felony counts of theft by unlawful taking, one felony count of dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities, and misdemeanor counts of theft by unlawful taking and misappropriation of entrusted property of government or financial institutions.Burrows remained in the Erie County Prison on Wednesday on $25,000 bond.TIM HAHN can be reached at 870-1731 or by e-mail. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNhahn.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Erie Times-News (Erie, Pa.) Visit the Erie Times-News (Erie, Pa.) at .GoErie.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉最平