The Central Kane County TRIAD will host its spring senior safety academy April 20, with a focus on prescription drug use and a visit from a representative of the attorney general’s office to discuss financial scams.
“It’s very important for senior citizens to attend these programs so that they can stay abreast of issues that they may not even realize are affecting thousands of seniors every day,” said Laurie Laine, TRIAD president. “There are so many crafty scam artists who target this population. Awareness is key to maintaining physical, mental and financial safety.”
A representative from the attorney general’s office will present the Silver Beat program, which teaches seniors about financial exploitation rings, debt settlement traps, how to avoid fake check-cashing scams, health care fraud and new credit card rules.
Representatives from the Kane County Sheriff’s Department and Elgin Police Department also will discuss the theft of prescription drugs from senior citizens by family members to support their abuse.
The free event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at Delnor Hospital’s 351 building in the lower level rooms 3 and 4. The hospital’s address is 300 Randall Road, Geneva.
The Delnor room can hold about 150 people and attendees need to RSVP by calling (630) 232-3602 no later than April 8 so organizers can get an accurate count for breakfast, snacks and lunch.
Laine said the TRIAD does two senior safety programs a year and the last academy, which focused on fires and falls in the home, drew 94 people.
Dog trainer guilty
A 30-year-old Algonquin man and German shepherd trainer accused of ordering his dogs to attack his wife during a December 2009 domestic dispute avoided a possible prison term when he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic battery last month.
Jonathan E. Richard, of the 100 block of Mohawk Trail, was charged with felony aggravated battery, unlawful restraint and misdemeanor domestic battery.
He faced up to five years in prison if convicted, but probation also was an option.
In a plea agreement accepted by McHenry County Judge Joseph P. Condon, Richard pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge and will be on supervision for 18 months and must attend anger management counseling. The felony charges were dropped.
He also must pay $6,870 in fines, fees and restitution. Richard’s wife was briefly hospitalized after the attack.
hhitzeman@dailyherald.com
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