A 65-year-old Redmond woman was arrested on Tuesday for unlawful imprisonment and first-degree theft after detectives discovered that she had stolen more than $67,000 from her aging parents who have dementia.

The woman was listed as the couple’s power of attorney. Her 89-year-old mother and 92 year old father are currently at an adult family care home in Monroe.

The Redmond Police Department (RPD) initially received a welfare check request for an elderly lady in August of 2011, which led to detectives’ discoveries of the daughter’s theft. In addition, detectives found that the mother was strapped into her bed up to 12 hours a day, strapped into her wheelchair unless she needed to use the restroom and neither parent had received proper food or medications despite the fact that their daughter was taking more than $3,000 per month to care for them. The monthly withdrawal rose for “cost of living increases” even though the couple’s home was already paid off.

For more information about vulnerable adult abuse, visit http://tinyurl.com/cpohwan or www.agingkingcounty.org.