Monday, October 20, 2008

89 year old lady arrested for keeping a kid's ball


BLUE ASH, Ohio – Police in Ohio say an 89-year-old woman is facing a charge of petty theft because neighborhood children accuse her of refusing to give back their football.
Edna Jester was arrested last week in the Cincinnati suburb of Blue Ash.
Police say one child's father complained that Jester kept the youngsters' ball after it landed in her yard. Police Capt. James Schaffer says there has been an ongoing dispute in the neighborhood over kids' balls landing in the woman's yard.
Jester said Monday she has received many calls and didn't have time to discuss the matter any more.
Jester is to appear in court next month. The maximum penalty for a petty theft conviction in Ohio is six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.

6 comments:

a wynn wynn situation said...

Holy Cow- is crime in Blue Ash so sluggish that they have to start chasing ball snatching old ladies? And that picture is awesome-- she must do some serious pilates!

Unknown said...

Maybe she wanted to play ball and nobody ever asked her, so she just got mad and kept their ball. Poor lonely old women, she's screaming for some love. :)

Mia said...

Nice... Go get em granny!

Family said...

Gran is the bomb... She takes ballet at the Arts Center.

Peck Family said...

monster house mean old lady

Unknown said...

Seriously, if the kids can't beat her to the ball, I think she deserves it.

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"My professional life has been centered on the home, the well being of the family and everything that these subjects encompass. When I began working in this area more than 25 years ago, the subject of homemaking as it relates to families was largely overlooked, though the interest was clearly broad and the desire for information strong. My colleagues and I soon discovered we were satisfying a deeply felt unmet need."

Martha Stewart, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, April 16, 2008