Dementia society lauds Palos Park police officer
The Dementia Society of America recently recognized Palos Park Officer Ross Chibe for his commitment and dedication after helping a couple in need.
One night in late July, Chibe noticed an older vehicle driving slowly through the forested roadways of Palos Park in the middle of the night that kept stopping and starting. Since it was the only vehicle on the dark road, Chibe followed it until making contact with the occupants, an older couple believed to be in their 70s.
The couple had not been seen since the previous week at home in South Carolina and they had been driving off and on for days and sleeping in their car.
Recognizing that the couple was weak and disoriented, Chibe had the man and woman taken to Palos Northwestern Health and remained with them to make sure they were safe and secure while working on locating their family.
Eventually, Chibe was able to contact their son in Las Vegas and arrangements were made to get the couple back home to South Carolina.
The combination of medical conditions and fatigue from driving and living out of a car for a few days had taken its toll on the couple. They were suffering some memory issues and apparently lost track of where they were and where they were going.
“Officer Chibe was definitely in the right place at the right time to get these folks back home safely,” said Kevin Jameson, president of the Dementia Society of America.
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