Notorious 86-Year-Old Jewel Thief Arrested In U.S

A notorious international jewellery thief, aged 86 years, was arrested on Tuesday for shoplifting at a mall.

Doris Payne, whose criminal career spans at least two continents and five decades, was arrested by Dunwoody Police in the US and charged with shoplifting for trying to steal two diamond necklaces worth $1,995  from Von Maur – a department store.

Payne was booked into the DeKalb County jail, and no bond information was listed on the jail’s website, according to 13WMAZ.

The elderly Payne is seen as a celebrity among thieves.

She was the subject of a documentary, The Life and Crimes of Doris Payne, which is available now on Netflix.

Her thieving career has spanned five-decade, earning over 20 arrests in countries around the world, including Greece, France, Britain and Switzerland.

In a jailhouse interview with The Desert Sun in May 2014, Payne said she began stealing watches to save her mother from an abusive relationship, but continued into her golden years so she could live a glamorous lifestyle, a far cry from her childhood of poverty in West Virginia.