The incident took place at 5 pm on Monday at Wal-Mart in Chambliss. Payne was accused of stealing property worth $86.22 (about 582 yuan) in the medicine and electronic goods area. After being arrested, Payne argued that he just forgot to pay.
Surveillance shows that she put the goods in her purse, Wal-Mart shopping bag and a shopping cart, but when she checked out, she only paid for the items in the shopping cart and was arrested when she left the supermarket.
It is reported that Payne is one of the most notorious jewel thieves in the world. In the past 60 years, she has been stealing from two continents and has traveled all over the United States, France, Britain and Japan. The criminal file is more than 20 pages long and has been arrested more than 20 times. Even she can't remember how many times she has been in prison.
Her life is full of legends, and she was even made into a documentary called Dorothy Payne's Life and Crime. Payne said that she is currently negotiating to publish a book and make a film. In the documentary, Payne boasted that he stole at least $2 million in jewelry in the United States, Paris, Monaco and Tokyo.