A 99-year-old pensioner accused of burglary is among more than 200 pensioners arrested by one police force in the last two years, ITN reports.
Avon and Somerset Police detained suspects aged over 70 for offences including loan sharking, possessing an automatic weapon and conspiracy to murder.
Information released under the Freedom of Information Act shows the force arrested 200 men and 23 women in 2007 and 2008.
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