Woman Charged With Stealing Pickup Truck From Aurora Parking Lot
The Aurora Police Department has secured felony charges against a 33-year-old Waterman woman in connection with the theft of pickup truck that occurred Thursday, Jan. 17, in the 100 block of S. Broadway.
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Stephanie Bedgood of the 300 block of Cleveland Street, is being held in lieu of $40,000 bail at the Kane County lockup after the charges were authorized by the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Bedgood’s charges include single felony counts of possession of a stolen motor vehicle and driving on a suspended or revoked license and a citation for not using her headlights.
The episode began just before 6:30 p.m. Jan. 17, when the truck’s owner left the vehicle running unattended in a parking lot.
Seeing the truck being driven away, the owner hollered at the driver, then asked a friend to follow the vehicle while he called 911. The man’s friend did as asked and also called 911, giving dispatch operators his location and direction of travel.
Respond officers were able to curb the vehicle at Flagg and Union streets, and Bedgood was taken into custody without incident.
The charges are not proof of guilt. Bedgood is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which it is the burden of the state to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
SOURCE: Aurora Police Department
