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99-Year-Old Woman Attacked After Delayed Response | Madison News
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A 99-year-old Milwaukee woman was violently attacked in her home at 5:15 AM, but police didn’t arrive for hours—despite her Life Alert system sounding the alarm and 911 recordings capturing screams. The initial call was misclassified as a welfare check, not an active assault, leading to a deadly delay. A 22-year-old man has been arrested; the victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The department is now investigating its protocols, and two dispatchers are on administrative leave as reforms are urgently underway.
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