Historically we haven't covered arrests connected to CWS/APS on this monitor, but it's good to remember that context and what it looks like.
More people now lose their lives to drug overdoses than car wrecks in our county. In this story, authorities say the mother died of a narcotics overdose and the father was on hallucinogens while their 4 and 5 year old children had access to drugs. The father was booked on child endangerment and the children were placed with CWS.
http://www.independent.com/news/2015/jun/08/heroin-suspected-three-deaths/
Banks, APS, and law enforcement work together to stop exploitation of elderly and dependent adults. In this story, authorities say a man took $800,000 from a 93-year-old, promising to invest it but instead spending it on entertainment, gambling and travel.
http://www.independent.com/news/2015/jun/08/man-suspected-stealing-800000-elderly-client/
