A woman is at the Hattieville Prison tonight after she was charged for burglarizing
the home of a very senior citizen. 44 year old Gwendolyn Young is accused of
breaking into the home of 83 year old Edel Mejia. She was charged with one count
of burglary and pleaded not guilty. She was offered bail of five thousand dollars
but was unable to meet it and was remanded to prison.
The incident occurred on Tuesday October 27th, when Mehia a resident of 192
East Canal Street reported that he was asleep in his house when he was awakened
by a noise. When he got up, he saw a woman stealing his money and toaster. Young
was not detained by police until yesterday. The money and the toaster have not
been recovered.
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