Police: Woman charged with robbing Antioch eatery, trying to rob another

A 21-year-old Lake Geneva woman was charged with taking money from an Antioch Taco Bell and trying to take money from an Antioch Culver's five days later, police said Tuesday.

Delores R. Hillary went behind the counter of the Taco Bell at 322 W. Route 173 around 10:40 p.m. Sunday and took money from the cash register, but had fled by the time officers arrived, according to a news release from the Antioch Police Department.

While investigating the theft, police determined the same woman had previously tried to take money from cash registers at a Culver's three miles away at 451 E. Route 173, according to reports.

Employees of the Culver's had called Friday because the woman had returned, police said, and when officers arrived at 8:04 p.m., Hillary was sitting at a table with a pellet gun tucked into her waistband. She had just given the cashier a note demanding money when officers arrived, according to the news release.

Officers soon discovered Hillary had been driven to the Culver's by a friend, Joseph Shaffer, whom they found in his car in the Culver's parking lot, according to reports. Hillary and Shaffer were both taken into custody.

Hillary was charged with armed robbery, aggravated robbery and burglary. A judge set her bond at $200,000.

Shaffer was charged with being an accomplice to aggravated robbery. A judge set his bond at $75,000.