A Chicago police officer is out of a job after she was caught falsely reporting that she had been held at gunpoint and robbed of thousands of dollars.
Officer Zondranika Williams, 37, was charged with felony disorderly conduct and falsely reporting a crime in a court hearing Thursday, two days after she was relieved of her duties with the Chicago Police Department. CBS News Chicago reported.
Williams called 911 on Sept. 23 to report that $5,000 in cash had been stolen from the alley next to his garage in the 8000 block of South Wabash Avenue. She told the operator that she was a police officer but that she was not on duty at the time, prosecutors said.
The eight-year veteran of the department gave a detailed account of the crime several times and even provided police with a description of the suspect.
He claimed the suspect was armed and yelled “Give me everything you’ve got!” while he pointed a gun at him, according to the local station.
But it was all a lie, prosecutors said.
The patrol told officers who arrived at the scene of the alleged robbery that their surveillance cameras were not working. Investigators later obtained footage from a neighbor’s camera that showed Williams alone in the alley, the outlet reported.
Zondranika Williams, 37, was charged with felony disorderly conduct and false reporting of a crime. CBS News Chicago Williams turned herself in on Tuesday and was relieved of her police duties and powers the same day. CBS News Chicago
She was seen taking a duffel bag out of her car and then disappearing from the camera’s view.
Investigators said the story was made up just a week after Williams called 911. He turned himself in Tuesday, the news station reported.
Williams said the robber pointed a gun at her and demanded she hand over everything she had in an alley near her home. CBS News Chicago
She was relieved of her police powers the same day, the Chicago Police Department said in a statement to CBS.
It is unclear what motivated Williams to allegedly invent the robbery.
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