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Park Ridge police log six arrests including elder exploitation felony
Park Ridge police made six arrests during the week of Aug. 3–10, including a Naperville woman facing felony charges of aggravated identity theft and financial exploitation of an elderly person and a Park Ridge man charged with felony drug possession and resisting an officer.
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Two tornadoes confirmed as storms slam Cook County
Severe storms produced two confirmed tornadoes, 99 mph winds and 357,000 power outages across the Chicago area Tuesday; Cook County, including Park Ridge and Niles, was under a tornado warning, with more storms expected through the week.
Public Safety
Park Ridge police log six arrests including elder exploitation felony
Park Ridge police made six arrests during the week of Aug. 3–10, including a Naperville woman facing felony charges of aggravated identity theft and financial exploitation of an elderly person and a Park Ridge man charged with felony drug possession and resisting an officer.
Public Safety
Park Ridge police log six arrests including elder exploitation felony
Park Ridge police made six arrests during the week of Aug. 3–10, including a Naperville woman facing felony charges of aggravated identity theft and financial exploitation of an elderly person and a Park Ridge man charged with felony drug possession and resisting an officer.
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View MoreWinfield man charged with DUI after Touhy Avenue crash, BAC nearly four times limit
Des Plaines police charged Winfield resident Matthew Drzewiecki, 45, with DUI after he rear-ended a Toyota Highlander on East Touhy Avenue on July 29 with a blood-alcohol level nearly four times the legal limit.
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View MoreFranklin Park man gets 14 years for armed robbery at Park Ridge BMO bank
A federal judge sentenced German Campos Jr., 26, of Franklin Park to 14 years in prison for six armed bank robberies across the Chicago suburbs, including an August 2024 holdup at a Park Ridge BMO branch where he placed a handgun on the counter and demanded cash.
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View MorePark Ridge police log nine arrests week of July 20, including DUI crash on Merrill Street
Park Ridge police arrested nine people during the week of July 20-27, 2026, including a Chicago man charged with DUI after an early-evening crash on Merrill Street; seven of the nine arrests involved speeding well above posted limits.
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