Age hasn't slowed 80-year-old California burglar

Associated Press ^ | Feb. 25, 2010 | ROBERT JABLON

[Free ThinkerNY]

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Doris Thompson hasn't let age slow her down. At 80, she's still ransacking and burglarizing medical offices.

Thompson, whose criminal record stretches back to 1955, pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking about $1,400 from the Children's Medical Group in suburban Torrance.

During the hearing, the amiable 5-foot-3 woman who ties her gray pigtails with white bows, thanked the judge for letting her serve her time in state prison rather than county jail.

[mylife]

She also called Deputy District Attorney Paulette Paccione "sweetie" and told the judge "God bless you" as he sentenced her to three years behind bars. "She just likes to steal," Paccione said Thursday. "It's just been her occupation, I guess, for years and years and years."

Awww... What a darling... /s

[mylife]

She stole from the childrenz!

[umgud]

[gaijin]

"She did mention one time that she liked medical offices because she thought doctors were cheats and that's why they keep money in their drawer," Paccione said.

After her latest arrest, she told authorities she wouldn't have to do all this "nonsense" if the government gave people more money.

This hip-hop granny has got it allll figgered out, doesn't she...?

[gaijin]

Yeah, if the government doesn’t simply GIVE her money...she has no choice, but to steal, eh..?

[mylife]

Now you see where the attitude comes from.

[eclecticEel]

What an inspiration! You’re only as old as you feel.

[This Just In]

Wow, what a concept. You mean to tell me that although I’m not monetarily wealthy, and could always use a few more dollars, I could have turned to a career in burglary?! Well what are we waiting for?!!!/s

She’s your modern day Robing Hood.

[This Just In]

Age hasn’t slowed her down, but a slug in the leg sure would.

[Blue Jays]

"...Age hasn’t slowed her down, but a slug in the leg sure would..."

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Slugs are very slow and leave a slimey trail wherever they crawl.
A typical garden slug probably crawls slower than she could walk, anyway.

[Constitution Day]

[steel_resolve]

Looks like Looter Guy’s Mom...

[This Just In]

Allow me to rephrase my comment.

Age hasn’t slowed her down, but a bullet wound in the leg sure would.

Is this better?

[greatdefender]

I wonder she will serve cookies & milk in jail?

[Kozak]

What happened to "three strikes"?

Worthless POS is nothing but a drag on society for her entire life.

[Frank_2001]

“if the government gave people more money.”

Did she ever write to Obama and politely ASK for some money, or is she just kvetching?/s;)

[mylife]

She is pwecious. 3 strikes cant count here.

Never mind the fact that she and the authorities are enabling bad behavior.

[Persevero]

Career criminal. Repulsive. Nothing charming about her.

[Blue Jays]

She has only used 27 different aliases during her multi-decade crime streak, according to court records.
So I guess that means she's not so bad. It could have been 30 false names, one supposes.