On December 13th, 2025, Carlisle Borough Police received a report of fraudulent debit card charges on a bank account of a resident at Thornwald Nursing Home, 442 Walnut Bottom Road, Carlisle Borough. The caller, a family member of a resident, was reviewing the residents bank statements and observed multiple transactions for Amazon. They confirmed with the resident that they didn't authorize any charges, and that the debit card was still in their possession. The debit card was kept in a nightstand in the room with the victim, and was only there for emergency purposes.
A search warrant was served to Amazon for all associated transactions with the debit card. Subscriber information was received from the search warrant return, to the name Rodele ASSAD. It was confirmed that ASSAD was an employee at Thornwald Nursing Home and had access to the victim and their room. When Police went to speak to ASSAD, she was observed wearing a pink ID badge holder, which was one of the items ordered with the stolen debit card information.
ASSAD, a person in a position of trust of a care dependent person, knowingly and unlawfully obtained the victim's debit card numbers when she wasn’t authorized to do so, with the intent to defraud and financially exploit her. ASSAD, utilizing a communication facility, input the stolen debit card numbers into her Amazon account and ordered property, which she received.
Based on the above facts, ASSAD is charged with forgery, access device fraud, financial exploitation of a care dependent person, criminal use of a communication facility, theft by unlawful taking, and receiving stolen property.
