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Police Officer to Investigate Vt. Elder Abuse

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Vermont's Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living has hired the deputy police chief in Burlington to help with a backlog of abuse cases.

Walter Decker will join an adult protective services unit. It was sued by advocacy groups last fall alleging the state was months behind in investigating hundreds of claims alleging physical abuse and financial exploitation of the elderly and disabled.

The 47-year-old Decker told the Burlington Free Press the timing just seemed to work out; he was eligible for retirement form the police department, where he's spent 28 years. He expects to start his new job next month.

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