The Chicago Tribune reports:
A Vernon Hills nanny claimed to have spotted two possible suspects in the killing of a Fox Lake police officer, launching a massive police search of cornfields Wednesday night in Lake County before she admitted lying to get the attention of the family she worked for, according to authorities.
The search by about 85 officers and three helicopters near Volo was called off after five hours and the woman, Kristin Kiefer, 30, was charged with disorderly conduct and falsifying a police report, according to the Lake County sheriff's office.
There's more:
Kiefer stuck by her story but "through further investigation ... it was learned Kiefer lied about the entire account of her events," authorities said. "Kiefer informed detectives she fabricated the events as she wanted attention from a family where she is employed as a nanny.
Teach women not to lie... off campus.
