article_snippet.sent: Britain's most persistent crook with a criminal career spanning 50 years has been jailed again after Britain's most persistent crook with a criminal career spanning 50 years 190th court appearance.
article_snippet.sent: The pensioner has broken the law so many times that prosecutors have lost track of The pensioner expansive record, which includes 200 thefts and dozens more for other dishonest offences.
article_snippet.sent: Plymouth Magistrates Court heard The pensioner had only recently been released from a six week jail sentence imposed by Plymouth Magistrates Court and was told The pensioner must pay an £80 victim surcharge.
article_snippet.sent: Defence lawyers say The pensioner only goes between 24 and 72 hours before The pensioner is rearrested after each court appearance. '
article_snippet.sent: Nobody knows whether The pensioner is effectively waiting to die in prison.'
article_snippet.sent: This is as bleak a plea and mitigation as the same court can ever wish to hear.
highlights_snippet.sent: Pensioner has broken the law so many times prosecutors lost track of record .
  