To her acquaintances, Marcella Grammer was the "most caring and devoted mother." The Pasadena widow, they say, was convinced that she alone was responsible for caring for Erich, her 32-year-old son who not only was profoundly retarded and physically handicapped, but also aggressive.This week, acquaintances were wishing someone could have convinced Grammer to accept help.The 74-year-old mother was charged Tuesday with injury to the disabled, accused of not seeking...
One of parents' major fears is the lurking stranger who suddenly grabs and kidnaps their child. But a new government study released Monday shows that parents need to worry about more than stranger danger: Youngsters are more likely to be kidnapped by an acquaintance. The most common kidnapper -- listed in 49 percent of cases -- is a member of the child's family, said the report "Kidnapping of Juveniles," released by the Office of Juvenile...
PEORIA - A Chillicothe-area man was giving an acquaintance and several children a ride home when a bullet apparently intended for the acquaintance fatally struck him, police said Tuesday.Scott Brown, 23, of 4311 E. Rome West Road died at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center at 5 a.m., about nine hours after he was shot while behind the wheel of his car at Ellis and Elizabeth streets. Two men were arrested within minutes, but a third fled when police stopped their vehicle and was still being...
Jolanta Kwasniewska, the wife of the Polish president, has issued a statement in which she wishes "to explain the facts to public opinion and indicate the manipulations that have been made, above all by the Zycie daily" concerning her alleged meetings and acquaintance with businessmen implicated in a series of political scandals and corruption cases. Declares that the Zycie daily "is doing everything, using lies, half-truths and connotations, and...