Woman arrested for keeping over due library book 250 dollar bond
I hate to see what they do to people with over due Blu-ray movies.
An Independence woman was arrested on theft charges Thursday for failing to return a library book.
Shelly J. Koontz, 39, was arrested just after 8 p.m. at her residence after a warrant had been issued. She was originally charged with fifth-degree theft for keeping “The Freedom Writers Diary,” which she checked out from the Jesup Public Library in April 2008.
Jesup Police Chief Rick Deitrick said the book was valued at $13.95.
“Theft is theft, no matter what it is,” Deitrick said.
Library employees tried to contact Koontz with four phone calls, three letters and one certified letter, according to a criminal complaint. A Jesup police officer visited her home in September 2008 and informed Koontz’s teenage daughter that Koontz needed to pay for the book or return it.
When the book still hadn’t been returned by Oct. 10, a library official called the police again, wishing to proceed with theft charges.
“That’s about all the library can do,” Deitrick said.
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