A 40-year-old Naperville woman faces felony charges of aggravated identity theft and financial exploitation of an elderly person after Park Ridge police arrested her Aug. 6 at 200 S. Vine Ave., according to the department's weekly arrest report.
Officers took the woman into custody at 4:07 p.m. on the two felony counts. Under Illinois law, financial exploitation of an elderly person (defined as someone 60 or older) ranges from a Class 4 to a Class 1 felony depending on the value of property involved.
The arrest was one of six logged by the Park Ridge Police Department during the week of Aug. 3–10, three of which carried felony charges.
Drug and resisting charges
A 30-year-old Park Ridge man was arrested at 11:16 p.m. Aug. 8 at 1352 S. Cumberland Ave. on four charges: felony possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of cannabis, resisting a peace officer and a headlight violation.
That arrest came just six minutes after another stop in the southern part of the city. At 11:10 p.m., a 19-year-old Harwood Heights man was pulled over at S. Dee Road and Devon Avenue and charged with speeding 35 or more mph over the posted limit.
Two high-speed stops on city corridors
The Dee Road stop was one of two arrests that week for excessive speed. On Aug. 5 at 5:24 p.m., a 57-year-old Park Ridge man was stopped at N. Northwest Highway and N. Greenwood Avenue and charged with speeding 26–34 mph over the limit along with a seat belt violation.
Other arrests
On Aug. 3, a 33-year-old Des Plaines man was arrested at 12:30 p.m. at 481 Busse Hwy. on charges of driving on a suspended license and an electronic communication device violation.
On Aug. 4, a 35-year-old Chicago woman was arrested on warrant-related felony identity theft and felony theft under $500 charges. The arrest location listed in the report is 501 N. County Farm Rd., Wheaton, indicating the warrant was executed outside Park Ridge city limits.
All charges listed in the arrest log reflect booking charges; formal charges are determined by the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. The six arrests for the week were fewer than the 11 logged the following week and fewer than the seven recorded the prior week of July 27–Aug. 3.
