October 8, 2019 An Aurora woman has been charged with lying to police about an attempted robbery that didn’t happen in May at a La Fox Post Office.
Moore, a postal worker, is charged with making a false police report about an attempted armed robbery at the post office at 1N279 La Fox Road.
At the time, the Kane County sheriff’s office said deputies responded shortly after 10 a.m. May 2 for a report of an attempted robbery. They were told a 5-foot, 9-inch, 220-pound man, whose ethnicity was unknown, entered the post office wearing a ski mask and gloves, pulled out a handgun and demanded money.
Moore said she tackled the suspect before he got any money, and he ran from the building, authorities said.
AURORA WOMAN CHARGED FOR FALSE ARMED ROBBERY REPORT AT LaFOX POST OFFICE IN MAY
An Aurora woman faces criminal charges for allegedly lying to police in May about a crime that did not occur.
Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon has charged 47-year-old Zelpha K. Moore with the offenses of:
• Disorderly conduct, Class 4 felony
• Obstructing justice, Class 4 felony
Kane County prosecutors allege that on May 2, 2019, Moore falsely reported to a Kane County Sheriff’s deputy that an armed robbery had been committed at the U.S. Post Office in the 1N block of LaFox Road, LaFox, Ill.
A Kane County judge on Oct. 4, 2019, signed a warrant for Moore’s arrest and set her bail at $10,000.
Kane County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Oct. 7, 2019, took Moore into custody. Moore appeared that day in Kane County bond court. Kane County Associate Judge Keith Johnson released Moore from custody on her promise to appear in court.
Judge Johnson set Moore’s next court appearance for 9 a.m. Oct. 7, 2019, in Courtroom 305 at the Kane County Judicial Center.
If convicted, Moore faces a sentence of probation or between 1 and 3 years’ imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
The charges against Moore are not proof of guilt. Moore is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the state’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Zelpha K. Moore: Age 47 (d.o.b. 10-27-1971), of the 2200 block of Sans Souci Drive, Aurora, Illinois. Case No. 19CF1999.
note: According to USPS info Zelpha Moore was hired 9/21/2002