Park Ridge police have arrested a man they said man pretended to be one of their officers and fondled teenage girls.
The Park Ridge Police Department said a man pretending to be one of their officers has inappropriately touched teenage girls in 2 incidents this monthPark Ridge police said a Streamwood man has been arrested and charged for allegedly impersonating a Park Ridge police officer and fondling teenage girls.James Tripi, 38, has been charged with two counts of false impersonation of a police officer, two counts of unlawful restraint, and two counts of aggravated battery.
Park Ridge police said as part of their investigation, they sent out female decoy officers dressed as teenaged girls. On Thursday, two of the decoy officers were walking in the 300 block of South Lincoln Avenue when police say Tripi approached them while wearing a surgical mask and a badge on a chain around his neck.
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