Notorious jewel thief, 86, held over theft of $2,000 necklace

An 86-year-old jewel thief made famous by a TV documentary has struck again, according to police in the US.

Officers in Dunwoody, near Atlanta, say Doris Payne was arrested at a Von Maur department store.

They say she was stopped as she tried to leave with a $2,000 (£1,573) necklace in her back pocket.

Police were called when a member of staff apparently noticed her behaving suspiciously.

In 2013 Ms Payne was the subject of a TV documentary called The Life And Crimes Of Doris Payne.

It depicted her as a career criminal who had stolen £2m worth of jewellery since her 20s.

She would dress in fine clothes, charm sales workers at upmarket department stores and pocket expensive items when they were distracted.

Ms Payne, who has spent many years in jail, said in the documentary she had no regrets about her life of crime except "getting caught".

Last October, she was arrested in Atlanta after she allegedly took a pair of $690 Christian Dior earrings from a Saks Fifth Avenue store.

At the time, she was also wanted by police in North Carolina over the theft of a $33,000 engagement ring.

She has not been charged in connection with that incident.