Age Hasn't Slowed 80-Year-Old California Burglar

[Elmore Furth]

It's nice to see some senior citizens have found a way of being active.

Doris Thompson hasn't let age slow her down. At 80, she's still ransacking and burglarizing medical offices.

Thompson, whose criminal record stretches back to 1955, pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking about $1,400 from the Children's Medical Group in suburban Torrance.

Thompson's method involves going into the offices with screwdrivers, chisels and pry tools in her purse then hiding out in a restroom until everybody leaves for the day.

After her latest arrest, she told authorities she wouldn't have to do all this ''nonsense'' if the government gave people more money.


Age Hasn't Slowed 80-Year-Old California Burglar