Santa Rosa Woman Arrested for Financial Elder Abuse

A woman suspected of stealing identities of several elderly residents at a Santa Rosa care home has been arrested. Last November, a representative for an 82-year-old man in the facility contacted police after checking the victim’s bank accounts and noticing several unauthorized transactions to online retailers over $15,000. After determining the man was incapable of making the transactions, police investigated and determined the suspect to be 32-year-old Santa Rosa resident Imelda Ruby Reyes-Medina. Police searched two residences associated with Medina and found several items believed to have been bought using the victim’s credit card. Some of them included high-end electronics, baby accessories, jewelry, furniture, and other household items. Medina was charged with financial elder abuse among other crimes.