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Man charged in theft of 77 books
Posted in News on Monday, December 8th, 2008 at 10:17 pm by Bill DevlinBrodous J. Peterkin 48, may or may not be a bookworm, but Upper Moreland police said the Trenton man certainly is a book thief.
They have a bag of 77 books to prove it.
Peterkin was arrested Saturday in Abington after police said he fled the Barnes & Noble bookstore on Park Avenue in Willow Grove without paying for the books valued at $1,578.45.
According to police, Peterkin entered the store with an empty gray bag and walked throughout the store. A store manager became suspicious and followed Peterkin. When Peterkin left the store an alarm sounded.
Another Barnes & Noble employee told police that Peterkin got into a van with a New Jersey license plate. Abington police stopped the van on Old York Road and The Fairway, and the store employee was brought to the scene to identify Peterkin.
Peterkin was charged with a felony because he had two prior convictions for retail theft. Peterkin, who was placed in Montgomery County Prison, will have his preliminary hearing on Monday in Willow Grove.
posted by Ann Wesley Hardin at 11:24 AM
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I wish they had listed the books he stole. I think that would tell us something other than the fact that he is a book thief. Is he a closet romance reader?. Is he into DIY? Was he doing his Christmas Shoplifting? Inquiring minds want to know!
LOL. Let's make up a list of the books he stole. I'll start:
The Flame and The Flower
Dear Miss Demeanor
Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets
All I Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten
Drat, I was gonna say that.
The Holy Bible
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
In his case, it would be 'ineffective'.
hahaha
How to Win Friends and Influence People
The Dangerous Book For Boys
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