4/27/07 -- Stillwater, OK - Just when you thought nothing was as sweet, innocent and trustworthy as a silver haired granny - she turns out to be public enemy number one!
According to court records, Arlene Jo Brooks, 72, had a job at the Antique Mall of Stillwater.
Brooks' duties included selling vendor booths and collecting cash from the items sold - and boy did she know how to collect it!
Seems Brooks was allegedly working a little scam of her own to net thousands (hey, knitting needles, soft foods, and Depends are expensive).
Reportedly, Brooks' scam began to unravel after she rented booth #85 to a Mr. Burruss.
Burruss noticed that approximately $1,795.10 worth of goods had been sold from his unmanned booth, but he had yet to be paid by Brooks.
Burruss reported the apparent theft to police. While investigating the alleged crime, police soon realized Burruss was not the only victim of this silver haired crime spree.
A quick tally showed that 29 other antique mall vendors had not been paid just over $12,000 for items sold.
The Antique Mall of Stillwater is now closed and Brooks is facing felony embezzlement charges.
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