Unreturned library book leads to woman's arrest
http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/2009/01/23/D95T18HO0_odd_library_book_theft/index.html
Jan 23rd, 2009 INDEPENDENCE, Iowa -- An Iowa woman has been arrested because failed to return a library book.
Thirty-nine-year-old Shelly Koontz was arrested Thursday night on a fifth-degree theft charge. She is accused of keeping "The Freedom Writers Diary," which she checked out from the public library in nearby Jesup in April.
Police say the book -- which is about a high school teacher's effort to inspire students to write -- is valued at $13.95.
Court records show library employees tried repeatedly to contact Koontz by phone and mail. A police officer even visited her home last September.
Officials at the Buchanan County jail say Koontz was released after posting $250 bond. No telephone listing for Koontz could be found in the Independence area.
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Information from: The Gazette, http://www.gazetteonline.com/
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