Breaking: Police visit 91-year-old woman who missed check-in calls only to find her "playing video titles in her bedroom" and "trying to beat her record"

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Subscribe to our newsletter The urge to lock yourself away and obsess over a game for days on end apparently doesn't fade with age.

A 91-year-old Ohio woman was recently surprised by a visit from police during an extended gaming session, which had apparently been so absorbing that she'd missed check-in calls and alarmed welfare agents.As News 5 Cleveland reports, the unnamed Westlake, Ohio woman is part of the city's "Are You Okay?" police program.

Members of the program receive daily calls to confirm their wellbeing – a godsend for elderly or disabled people living alone, for instance."If the call is not answered, the Police Department is notified and an officer is dispatched to the home to conduct a personal check-in visit," the Westlake police department's website explains.Article continues below On Thursday, April 9, this elderly gamer missed her regular check-in call as well as follow-up calls from police and her daughter.

So, officers were sent to her home to check on her.Rather than an old woman in distress, police found a woman with something to prove.

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