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Shoplifter Arrested For 61st Time

Woman 86, Allegedly Tried to Steal Anti-Wrinkle Cream

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(Aug. 4) -- An 86-year-old "career shoplifter" was arrested on Sunday for the 61st time, this time for allegedly stealing anti-wrinkle cream.
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Not Your Typical Senior Citizen: Ella Orko was arrested for the 61st time on Sunday in Chicago. The 86-year-old woman, who was first arrested in 1956, allegedly tried to steal over $250 worth of grocery store items, including a tube of anti-wrinkle cream, stuffed into her pants. Orko is charged with felony shoplifting and is being held on a $10,000 bail.
Chicago Police Department
Chicago Police Department
Police said Ella Orko attempted to steal over $250 worth of merchandise by stuffing items into her pants at a Chicago grocery store. Along with the anti-wrinkle cream, police said the woman tried to make off with AA batteries, several packs of salmon, instant coffee and cosmetics, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Orko was first arrested in 1956 for petty larceny. Though police said she has since been convicted 13 times for shoplifting, the Cook County state attorney's office could confirm only five convictions. Orko's most recent conviction, in 2006, carried prison time and she was paroled in 2007.
A Cook County judge ordered Orko held on a $10,000 bail Monday. She is charged with felony shoplifting, in light of her long history with the law, and prosecutors recommended she be electronically monitored.
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Jorgebrito2

05:52 PMAug 04 2009

Yes of course she should be in jail, She is a delinquent.

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LarryBerglof

05:51 PMAug 04 2009

news swat.......THANK YOU!

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rfritzA1A

05:51 PMAug 04 2009

TYPICAL JEW BEHAVIOR ! DUMBA$$ B1TCH WILL NEVER LEARN. GAS HER !

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Clan Lindsay Sct

05:51 PMAug 04 2009

book her dano

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Jmbulluck

05:50 PMAug 04 2009

This is not an illness, idiots. She obviously doesn't want to pay for anything. People who cannot conform to society's rules need to taken out of society. Had she been a minority I wonder if so many of you would call it an "illness".

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HSA Broker

05:50 PMAug 04 2009

Old grifters never die, they just keep getting arrested!

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ThatSa1HotPepper

05:49 PMAug 04 2009

why even bother

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Identityno1

05:47 PMAug 04 2009

How many times has she stolen things that she hs NOT gotten caught? Might be far bigger loss than imagined so far!CrimeScumBags steal for two reasons: 1. They can get away with it, and/or 2. There is no penalty that they effectively fear!IF, for example, a would be shoplifter KNEW FOR CERTAIN that, when caught, they would lose their left thumb, snip-snip, almost instantly, (NOT thirty years from now), I suspect We the SHEEPle would be saving BILLIONS of dollars and that their would be far fewer shoplifters!Imagine such being the case for DrugScumBags, PoliticalScumBags, car-jackers, GangScumBags, Etc., etc., etc.This lady is now in jail awaiting bond and it is We the SHEEPle who are feeding her, clothing her, paying for her electricity, water, Etc., etc.If she has no attorney, It is We the SHEEPle who will pay for BOTH her Defense AND her Prosecution!IDIOTS We the SHEEPle are and IDIOTS we shall remain!Read Deut. 17:15 and 28:43 and you will understand...

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xjdub420

05:46 PMAug 04 2009

I see people screaming for the 3 strikes law in this case. How stupid can you get. Throw someone in jail for 25 years to life for petty crimes. No wonder the government is going broke. You can't throw people in jail and not have it cost something. Use your brains people. That's one of the problems in California. They're throwing everyone in jail for stupid petty crimes and it's costing the state billions.

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newsSwat

05:43 PMAug 04 2009

LarryBerglof 05:29 PMAug 04 2009 It appears to me that this elderly lady needs some kind of professional help. Not jail time or lame jokes from a lot of you room temperature IQ posters on this site.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::"room temperature IQ posters" That's very funny.

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An 86-year-old career shoplifter was arrested on Sunday for the 61st time, this time for stealing anti-wrinkle cream.