There is a general belief in society that you get wiser with age. This certainly is true in many cases. This is not true in the following story of a 60-year-old granny that continues to find herself on the wrong side of the law due to theft behavior.

A 60-year-old grandmother pleaded guilty to taking part in a family plot to steal nearly $4 million in a long series of larcenies, including a staged armored car hijacking in Portland six years ago. This as reported in oregonlive.com.

The 60-year-old, Marian Cabello admitted that she played roles in three major thefts/

The first occurred in 1995 when she drove her car to meet her husband, armored car driver Archie Cabello, on his route in Milwaukee, Wis., and allowed him to throw her a bag full of $157,839 before he pretended to be robbed.

Wanting to keep the aberrant theft behavior in the family, in 1998, also in Milwaukee, she helped hide more than $700,000 that her husband and their son, Vincent N. Cabello, took in the staged robbery of a vault at American Security Corp., where Vincent worked as a shipping and receiving clerk. Hiring these folks is an expensive act.

Not satisfied with their haul yet, in 2005, after the Cabello family moved to Portland to be nearer to the stolen cash they had put in a Bellevue, Wash., safe deposit box, she conspired with her husband and son to hide money from another staged armored car heist. This time, her husband, again working as a driver, off-loaded $3 million into Vincent Cabello's hands and then handcuffed himself to the wheel. Maybe cameras on all armored vehicles should become the norm – like police cars.

Vincent Cabello admitted his role to FBI agents where to find nearly $2 million in the safe deposit box in Bellevue. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges involving bank larceny and money laundering.

Marian Cabello is expected to receive an 18-month prison term for her role in the crimes.

The family seems to be splintering as she and her son both are testifying against Archie – who of course maintains his complete innocence in the whole thing.

Despicable family who may have benefited from Oregon theft classes in their past. Then again, maybe they wouldn’t.

Just how does one steal a tattoo? The only way would be if they are temporary ones. Those things cost a buck, so why risk your good name to steal temporary tattoos?

Of course illegal substances that made someone make excessively poor decisions were involved.

Not only di Stephanie Carroll steal two packages of temporary tattoos, but got into an altercation in the parking lot with a Dollar Tree employee after being caught. She managed to speed away, but the employee memorized her license plate and officers were dispatched.

A woman is accused of biting an officer after reportedly shoplifting from a Mesa store on Monday, Mesa police said. This as reported in AZCentral.com.

The 43-year-old was located a short time later and refused to acknowledge the officers and reached into her backpack. Fearing she may have a weapon an officer grabbed her arm. She wrestled and then bit the officer on his arm. Talk about making things worse.

It turns out that in addition to the stolen items police also found broken pieces of glass, which were later discovered to be a part of a glass pipe. She admitted having used the pipe to smoke methamphetamine.

Carroll was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest, possession of drug paraphernalia, aggravated assault on a police officer, destruction of evidence and shoplifting.

I hope she gets both a good Arizona theft class and a drug class. This is abominable behavior, but not atypical from a drug abuser.

Celebrities have long been role models of poor behavior. From infidelity, to alcohol and drugs to shoplifting, our most popular celebrities have a penchant for bad behavior.

Here are some of the “celebrities” that have gotten into trouble for stealing.

Kat Edorsson – Certainly no A lister, Kat was a member of reality television. Yet another beacon of idiocy from a reality TV star – go wonder. The attractive blond who was part of Survivor: One World was arrested after shoplifting from a Macy’s department store back in 2010. After stealing a jacket she was ordered to take a stop theft class and the charges were dropped.

Gary Collins – Some talk show hosts start to think they are larger than life. Not sure if that was the case with a second-tier host like Collins, but he did try to think he could have a nice meal in Biloxi, Mississippi and skip out without paying his bill. He was wrong and spent the night in jail and paid a hefty fine.

Celebrity theft is nothing new. Many celebs get used to people pampering them and offering them free things that they forget they are people too and should have to pay for what they receive.

Here's an interesting infographic for the day:

In these tough economic times, many understand and feel what living life on the edge is like. I am not talking about fun thrills and adventures. I am talking about the frightening thrill of living hand-to-mouth.

With so many governments in debt, many public institutions are feeling the crunch, even a fear to remain open and active. Libraries may face the worst of budget cuts.

Here is a sad story of a library struggling to stay open, which may be forced with no choice but to close for the summer after thieves stole their air conditioning unit.

The public library in Robbins, Florida has barely been able to stay afloat and open the past few years, and now the theft of a $10,000 air conditioning unit was more than just a financial blow. The town of less than 5,000 has extremely high unemployment and a high percentage of people not paying property taxes. Thus, funding has been almost non-existent. This as reported in the Sun Times.

Miami Heat Star to the Rescue

Federal and state grants, and gifts from the community — including a $25,000 check from Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat, a Robbins native — have kept the doors open. But the staff, paid minimum wage, hasn’t gotten raises in six years.

The thief climbed up on the roof, dismantled and stole the HVAC unit.

That left the library — which conducts summer kids’ programs, adult literacy and computer programs and serves as a cooling center — when there’s air conditioning. It will probably cost more than $10,000 to replace the air conditioning unit and the facility may have to close.

Yet another case where society as a whole pays for thievery. Hopefully, mandatory Florida theft classes in the future will keep gut-less acts of theft like this away.

What began as a prank to steal a few minor items from a convenience almost turned into complete tragedy in Cincinnati, Ohio.

A group of girls accused of shoplifting snacks from a convenience store led police on a chase that ended when their car crashed into a utility pole, injuring three of them, police said. This are reported in the Washington Post.

The pursuit began after a store manager reported that two girls entered the store around 4 a.m. and stole potato chips and other items before taking off in a.

The responding officer saw a similar vehicle pass by 45 minutes later but could not get them to pull over. This led to the pursuit that ended with the crash.

The 16-year-old driver and two passengers, a 12-year-old and a 14-year-old, were taken to the hospital. The two older girls had injuries that weren’t life-threatening, and the youngest was in critical, but stable, condition. All this for a couple of bags of chips.

The two youngest passengers were cited for curfew violations and released to their parents and police do not believe they were involved in the theft.

What was this girl thinking? The officer who pursued the car reported that the driver attempted to walk away from the crash and was told to stop, or a stun gun would be used. The officer said he fired the stun gun after the driver ignored commands. The driver was not hit by the gun’s barbs, but stopped at that point.

What a sad story. I hope that 16-year-old gets a good Ohio shoplifting class and counseling for whatever caused her to make such stupid decisions.

No one likes to be ripped off. It is a feeling of being completely violated when you are stolen from. One of the places you constantly worry about theft is the water park.

Hot weather brings the crowds to water parks, but what to do with your money, credit cards and cell phone while you are enjoying the slides and wave pool could make all the difference in how you feel at the end of the day.

We all know that it is risky to leave behind unattended cell phones and wallets when enjoying the water slides. So what can we do?

First, it is best not to leave your wallet or other valuable items in the car. This includes placing it in the trunk. A locker is the best option for keeping your valuables safe.

If you must leave something in the trunk, do it well before you get into the parking lot. Believe it or not there are thieves scouring the parking lot waiting for people to hide keys or other items in the car.

It also is dangerous to leave backpacks unattended. Thieves comb through water parks picking up backpacks rifling through the contents and depositing them in another part of the park.

Being a celebrity is living a life of privilege.  Not only do celebrities have enough money to buy whatever they want, but also are used to getting a lot of stuff for free.  Sometimes they might even think they can take what they want and get away with it.  This is the second in a series of blogs looking at celebrities who get arrested for stealing.

Lindsay Lohan – As in my blog on Lohan for alcohol, I beg to ask, what has she not done? From two DUI convictions, numerous drug-related incidents and a torrid lesbian affair, Lohan also has been busted for stealing.  The incident occurred in Los Angeles when she stole a necklace from a jewelry store.  Given the value of the necklace and that she was on probation, the theft could have landed in jail for quite some time.  At her court-hearing the feisty Lohan wrote “F*** You” in tiny print on her finger nail. Who was this intended for?

Bai Ling – This Chinese seductress made a very stupid mistake. While at LAX airport she stole a couple of magazines and packs of batteries. She was arrested after trying to lay the blame on a breakup with her boyfriend. She starred in such movies as The Crow and Wild, Wild, West and been parts of television shows including Entourage and Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.

Hopefully, both have taken theft classes and are working to control the impulse they may have to steal.

We all have read about the epidemic worldwide with metal theft. Thieves steal everything from pipes to siding to railroad ties and everything in between. Some of these thefts are for large items with the value netted from the sale of scrap metal resulting in mere peanuts.

The story of the marine who stole “scrap” metal involved a lot more than peanuts.

Stolen Helicopter Landing Pads

Is he a genius or an opportunity? Most likely a greedy opportunist that in another era might be charged with treason against his country!

Christopher Cook used the cover of the closing of the Willow Grove Naval Air Station for the theft of military equipment. The 29-year-old Cook is a former Marine sergeant now living in Michigan. He was discharged for his conduct, admitting he stole 60,000 pounds of aluminum helicopter landing pads from August 2010 through February 2011 from Willow Grove where he unit was assigned. This as reported in cbslocal.com.

How dishonest was the scrap dealer who accepted these?

Cook to eight months in a supervised treatment facility, five years of probation, and ordered him to pay restitution in excess of $377,000.

He admitted that he had disgraced himself, his country and the US Marine Corps by his actions and did not fight the penalty.

A psychiatrist testified saying Cook suffers from Post-traumatic-Stress-disorder and traumatic brain injury from four tours of duty in war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. Still that was no excuse.

Perhaps a theft class should be mandatory for all members of the US armed forces. What do you think?

Have you ever been to Five Guys Burgers? I have to tell you it is the best fast-food burger in the country. Yes, it is even better than California’s famous In & Out Burgers!

Now, in addition to having great burgers attached to their name and reputation, there is a new image – theft! Is it Five Guys’ fault? Check it out and see.

Trustco Bank wants a refund after its customers were burned by identity thieves while patronizing Five Guys Burgers and Fries. This as reported in timesunion.com.

Customers' debit card information got flipped at four local burger chain outlets and was used to purchase almost $90,000 worth of goods.

The primary problem is the burger chain failed to notify customers of the problem. Thieves used 376 transactions to buy $89,835.46 worth of merchandise.

Trustco had to repay its customers for the false charges, and it is suing to get the money from Five Guys. It also is seeking payment for having to cancel and reissue the cards. It pegged the cost at $14,323.57. In total, the bank wants to recover $104,158.

Yet another case of people stealing from their fellow man. Perhaps if we mandated theft classes in middle school and high school we could curb the recent spike in theft and shoplifting.