ROANOKE, Va. – A woman who stole from people visiting local cemeteries will spend 10 months in jail.
Earlier this month, 74-year old Linda Bolen pleaded no contest to charges including grand larceny and credit card theft.
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Police said she took purses from the cars of people paying their respects at Blue Ridge Memorial Cemetery in Roanoke.
A judge sentenced Bolen to 10 years in prison Tuesday but suspended all but 10 months.
She will be on probation for two years once she is released.