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

“The police came, and I fainted.”

I believed her. I don’t know what it was. Maybe her shaking hands, the way the tears kept coming, or just something in my gut after 20 years on the job. But I knew something didn’t add up. But believing her wasn’t enough.

“Gigi,” I said gently, “I need to review the security footage from the restaurant. It’s the only way to prove you didn’t take that money.”

“There are cameras?”

“Everywhere.”

I knew something didn’t add up.

She looked at me with something like hope. “Will they show I didn’t do it?”

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