I Arrested a 91-Year-Old Grandma for Felony Theft – but the Moment She Told Me Her Reason, My Knees Buckled

Then they brought her in.

She was fragile, maybe a hundred pounds soaking wet, wearing a faded hospital gown and paper slippers. Her gray hair stuck to her forehead in damp strands. Her hands shook so badly she couldn’t hold them still.

I’d been on patrol for 20 years and seen just about everything.

The other officers at the station went quiet. One of them muttered something under his breath. Another just shook his head and looked away.

The intake officer handed me the sheet. Name: Gigi. Age: 91. Charge: Felony theft, $5,000.

I looked at her and felt something crack in my chest.

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