Overview
- The 81-year-old Lantana man left a note reading "Call the police" after he said his live-in caregiver took his phones and keys, leaving him unable to seek help.
- Police say they found Denise Williams at a nearby gas station with the man’s debit card and checkbook after responding to the mail carrier’s alert.
- Investigators report that Williams admitted to taking the man’s cellphone, injuring his hand, and disconnecting and hiding the home’s landline phones.
- Lantana Police booked Williams into the Palm Beach County Jail on charges that include robbery and battery on a person 65 or older.
- The Navy veteran is recovering, searching for a new live-in caregiver, and has contacted the VA for assistance after paying Williams about $2,000 a month for roughly two and a half years.