Boston (Mini)Blotter: Elder Abuse; Fake, Lonely Cops

-- A 23-year old nursing assistant at a Quincy assisted-living center pled not guilty on Friday to seven counts of assault and battery on a person over 60. She allegedly abused four Alzheimer's patients on one eight-hour shift last Saturday. The employee, since fired, is accused of a range of abuses from hitting a 79-year old woman who allegedly hit her to allegedly forcing an 89-year old woman onto a toilet by grabbing her jaw and reportedly telling a co-worker "I should make her eat it." The suspect faces 21 years in prison and $7,000 in fines if convicted. [Herald]

-- Three 21-year old men from Southbridge are charged with impersonating police officers after a ridiculous plan to get dates. The men, driiving a Chrysler with blue-tinted front lights, allegedly pulled over a car carrying two women, identified themselves as Southbridge police officers and asked for identication. At this point, the women were asked for their phone numbers. One man allegedly gave his number to the women. [WCVB]

All charges alleged until proven under law.