While it didn’t come much of a surprise after hearing that someone got arrested again after being already arrested 60 times in the past. It did shock me when I heard that it was an 86-Year old woman.
As far as I know, women in this age or shall I say a grandma in this age should be sitting in old folks home knitting socks or sweaters for her gran children. But this woman seems a little different.
Ella Orko
Ella Orko, who was arrested for the first time in 1956, got arrested this time for shop lifting at a local grocery shop. She is accused for trying to pick items worth $252.26 in her pants before trying to leave without paying when one of the employees noticed her.
The employee said he saw her stuff 2 medium packs of L’Oreal RevitaLift anti-wrinkle cream, 8 jars of Olay face cream, 11 packs of AA batteries, 5 packs of salmon fish and 4 jars of Taster’s Choice instant coffee.
Trying to pick food and beauty items, eh grandma? But unfortunately if you don’t pay then you get caught and go to jail. The authorities havce charged her with felonies of shoplifting and her bail is set at $10,000 due to her extensive history of being arrested in which 11 were due to shop lifting.
“She’s a career shoplifter,” a District police lieutenant said. Tandra Simonton, who is a spokeswoman for the county’s state attorney’s office said that she could only find five cases of conviction. Out of which four will in Illionois and 1 was in Winconsin.
Her last conviction was in 2006 for retail theft led to her being in prison and then being released in 2007. The prosecutors have recommended to put her on electronic moniotoring since she’s due to the court again on Monday, 10th August.
This is definitely one of the most odd and weird stories I’ve heard in a while and neither did I expect an 86-Year Old woman to do such a thing. But I suppose, things aren’t much predicatable nowadays. We can expect anyone to do anything, without feeling bad about it.
