LANTANA, Fla. — A short note with an urgent message led police to the home of an 81-year-old man, who they say was battered by his caretaker.
According to a police report, officers with Florida’s Lantana Police Department were called to a home on Dec. 29, 2025, by a mail carrier after finding a note in the elderly man’s mailbox that read “call the police.”
Rachael Perry, a reporter with our sister station WPBF, sat down with the victim, who asked to remain anonymous.
The 81-year-old said his now former caretaker, Denise Williams, had gotten upset with him the day before police arrived over his bathroom being messy. He said she began screaming at him, so he reached for his phone to call for help…