Former Cloquet Officer Guilty of Theft From Woman with Dementia

Former Cloquet police officer convicted of stealing $35K from woman with dementia

A former Cloquet, Minn., police officer has been found guilty of stealing from a 78-year-old woman suffering from dementia. Laci Silgjord was found guilty Monday of one count of felony attempted theft by swindle for over $35,000 over the estate of Joan Arney, a Cloquet woman suffering from dementia, whom then-police officer Silgjord was given temporary guardianship over shortly before Arney died in 2020. “My thoughts today are with the late Joan…

Former Cloquet officer guilty of theft from woman with dementia

CARLTON — Former Cloquet police officer Laci Silgjord has been found guilty of stealing from a 78-year-old woman suffering from dementia. Silgjord was found guilty Monday of one count of felony attempted theft by swindle for over $35,000 over the estate of Joan Arney, a Cloquet woman suffering from dementia, whom then-police officer Silgjord was given temporary guardianship over shortly before Arney died in 2020. “My thoughts today are with the …

Former Cloquet police officer found guilty of taking advantage of elderly person

SAINT PAUL & CLOQUET, Minn. – Former Cloquet Police Officer Laci Marie Silgjord was found guilty of one count of felony attempted theft by swindle. Silgjord exploited a now-deceased 78-year-old vulnerable adult. She gained access to victim’s bank accounts and attempted to inherit the estate worth more than $150.000, despite Ms. Armey having surviving family. Silgjord was financially exploiting Joan Arney, at the time a 78-year-old with dementia,…