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ANAHEIM -- A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an 84-year-old woman and stealing her car, Anaheim police say.
Anthony Wade of Los Angeles was detained Sunday in Highland in San Bernardino County, and then taken to Anaheim, where he was booked on suspicion of murder at the Anaheim Detention Facility, according to Anaheim police Sgt. Rick Martinez..
He had caused a disturbance at a supermarket, Martinez said.
"When he was detained, he was in possession of a vehicle that was registered to a house in the 2400 block of Paradise Road," Martinez said.
San Bernardino Sheriff's deputies reportedly called the Anaheim Police Department, and advised them to go to the car owner's home to investigate.
When officers entered the home around 7:30 a.m. Sunday, they discovered the 84-year-old woman's body, according to Martinez.
Her name hasn't been released, however, neighbors told the Orange County Register she was Betsy Whiman.
"She was a humble, lovable human being," neighbor Maria Rudal told the Register. "She loved everyone, was friendly to everybody. We called her `everybody's grandmother' because she loved all the kids in the neighborhood."
Authorities would not release information about evidence at the scene that led police to believe the woman is the victim of murder.
Wade was being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Anaheim Detention Facility, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
Anthony Wade of Los Angeles was detained Sunday in Highland in San Bernardino County, and then taken to Anaheim, where he was booked on suspicion of murder at the Anaheim Detention Facility, according to Anaheim police Sgt. Rick Martinez..
He had caused a disturbance at a supermarket, Martinez said.
"When he was detained, he was in possession of a vehicle that was registered to a house in the 2400 block of Paradise Road," Martinez said.
San Bernardino Sheriff's deputies reportedly called the Anaheim Police Department, and advised them to go to the car owner's home to investigate.
When officers entered the home around 7:30 a.m. Sunday, they discovered the 84-year-old woman's body, according to Martinez.
Her name hasn't been released, however, neighbors told the Orange County Register she was Betsy Whiman.
"She was a humble, lovable human being," neighbor Maria Rudal told the Register. "She loved everyone, was friendly to everybody. We called her `everybody's grandmother' because she loved all the kids in the neighborhood."
Authorities would not release information about evidence at the scene that led police to believe the woman is the victim of murder.
Wade was being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Anaheim Detention Facility, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
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