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Couple Charged for Library Book Theft | Dayton News
An Arizona couple is facing felony charges for allegedly stealing hundreds of library books from Mesa Public Library with plans to flip them for cash, costing the library nearly $6,500. The scheme was uncovered when a bookstore refused to buy 19 marked books, leading to a library investigation that traced the thefts to Ian and Athena Bartlett. Records show Ian had a suspended account for over $1,500 in missing books and another with 66 overdue titles, while Athena sold 423 books in just over a week. After being caught returning to the library, they confessed to the plan. Both are now charged…
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