'Shorte' On The Run For Abusing Children and Senior Citizens
SEATTLE - Kathleen Dear has a huge criminal history and had her kids taken away after authorities say she burnt them with cigarettes, choked them, and hit them with beer bottles and mop handles.

The jaw-dropping abuse doesn't stop there: Dear has also been busted for beating a 64-year-old man in a wheelchair with her fists and a coffee cup.

Kathleen 'aka Shorte' Dear is 45 years old. 4 four foot 8 and 130 pounds. She has brown hair and eyes.

Authorities say she has ties to Mason, Lewis, Pierce, and Thurston counties.

This violent child and senior citizen abuser has been on the run for too long -- but one tip from you could bring it all to a halt.

If you know how cops can slap the cuffs on Kathleen shorte Dear, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-tips.