86 year old woman is arrested for the 61st time

Ella Orko

Ella Orko was arrested August 4th by the Chicago Police for shoplifting from a North Side grocery store in Chicago.  Ella Orko is 86 years old and this is her 61st arrest!

On her recent arrest, she is charged with felony shoplifting; she allegedly stole wrinkle cream, salmon, cosmetics, batteries and instant coffee and other items worth $252 in total.  She allegedly stuffed the groceries into her pants.

Ella Orko has used as many as 20 aliases in the past.  Court records indicate that she has been arrested 61 times and has 13 convictions for shoplifting.  Her first arrest was in 1956 for petty larceny.  In 1958 she was arrested and charged with grand larceny.

She is currently being held on $10,000.00 bail.