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jlf1961 -> RE: 80 year old woman sentenced to 3 years in prison for burglary (3/1/2010 6:50:44 PM)
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80 Year Old Woman Gets 3 Years in Prison for Burglary
KTLA News
February 25, 2010
80 Year Old Woman Gets 3 Years in Prison for Burglary
TORRANCE -- An 80-year-old woman with a rap sheet dating back to 1955 has been sentenced to three years in state prison for burglarizing a medical office building in Torrance.
Doris Thompson appeared in Torrance Superior Court Wednesday, announcing loudly, "I plead guilty," the Daily Breeze reported.
Thompson could have spent up to 12 years in prison but accepted a plea bargain to avoid any more time in county jail, which she said she didn't like. She was ordered to pay $1,400 in restitution.
Thompson was arrested Feb. 4 for slipping into the Children's Medical Group office at 3440 Lomita Blvd. last December. Employees think she snuck in while a male employee was there and then waited for him to leave.
"She just kind of came through and ransacked the drawers and stole money," an employee told the Breeze. "She was very sly and quiet."
Thompson, who has 27 aliases, has repeatedly been arrested during the past 55 years, mainly for petty theft and burglary, state records show. She's gone to jail several times.
She was told she will be elibible for parole in about 18 months. Thompson reportedly said she deserved a longer prison sentence.
From ABC Good Morning America:
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State records show Thompson, who has used 27 aliases, has repeatedly been arrested during the past 55 years, mainly for petty theft and burglary. She's gone to jail several times.
From huffingtonpost.com:
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TORRANCE, Calif. — An 80-year-old woman with a criminal record stretching back to 1955 has been sentenced to three years in state prison for ransacking and stealing cash from a Southern California medical office. Doris Thompson thanked a judge Wednesday for not sending her to Los Angeles County jail, which she doesn't like, and said she deserved a longer sentence. She also told the judge, "God bless you."
State records show Thompson, who has used 27 aliases, has repeatedly been arrested during the past 55 years, mainly for petty theft and burglary. She's gone to jail several times.
In other words, this is not the first time she has gone to jail, if fact, it is just the latest of many jail stays. It is a wonder why she hasnt been jailed as a habitual criminal.
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