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  • America’s Most Successful Jewel Thief Retires From Life of Crime

    If you turned the true story of America’s greatest jewel thief into a movie, it would include scenes from Monte Carlo, New York and even Tokyo. It would feature a black woman, and the script would span seven decades. It would feature hair-raising tales; but, like most movies, the problem is always the ending. Will…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • 86-Year-Old International Jewel Thief Doris Payne Is Once Again a Free Woman 

    Notorious international jewel thief Doris Payne, who has stolen some $2 million in jewelry over the past 60 years, is once again a free woman. Payne, who has found it hard to to quit old habits, was last arrested back in July at a Walmart in Chamblee, Ga., after she was charged with pinching about…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Notorious 86-Year-Old International Thief Doris Payne Arrested Again 

    Old habits truly do die hard, and notorious international jewel thief Doris Payne is back at it again. She was arrested Monday night at a Walmart in DeKalb County, Ga., and charged with theft by shoplifting. According to WSB-TV, police were called to the store around 5 p.m. after receiving a report about a woman…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • 86-Year-Old International Jewelry Thief Doris Payne Arrested in Ga.

    An 86-year-old international jewelry thief was arrested Tuesday for allegedly shoplifting at a mall outside Atlanta, WXIA-TV reports. The notorious Doris Payne, 86, has a criminal career that spans some 50 years on at least two continents. In this most recent incident, Payne was arrested by Dunwoody, Ga., police and charged with shoplifting after she allegedly attempted…

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    Breanna Edwards

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