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80-year-old jewelry thief sentenced in LA

Saturday, June 04, 2011
Doris Payne, 80, is shown in this undated file photo. Payne was sentenced to 16 months in prison for swiping a $16,000 ring from a Santa Monica store in October.

Doris Payne, 80, is shown in this undated file photo. Payne was sentenced to 16 months in prison for swiping a $16,000 ring from a Santa Monica store in October. (KABC Photo)

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- An 80-year-old jewel thief has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for another heist in Southern California.

Doris Payne pleaded no contest to swiping a $16,000 ring from a store in Santa Monica in October.

Her sentence will run concurrently with the five years she is serving for stealing jewels in San Diego.

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Payne has admitted to thefts in places like Las Vegas and Monte Carlo.

Her career in crime dates back fifty years. She has been sent to prison twice.

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