Police: 86-year-old jewel thief strikes again

ATLANTA -- An 86-year-old jewel thief who has kept jewelry sellers on their toes since the 1970s has struck again, police say -- this time by slipping a $2,000 diamond necklace into her pocket.

Doris Payne, who has been the subject of a documentary and said during an interview earlier this year, "I was a thief," was arrested Tuesday at a Von Maur department store outside Atlanta.

Payne was arrested after she put the necklace in her back pocket and tried to leave the store, Dunwoody police spokesman Mark Stevens said in an email. She faces a shoplifting charge.

Authorities have said Payne has lifted pricey baubles from countless jewelry stores around the world in an illicit career that has spanned six decades. The legend of Payne's alleged thefts long have fascinated the public, with countless news stories and a 2013 documentary film.