NEW YORK POST: A serial thief who repeatedly stole books from the New York Public Library and sold them to unwitting downtown stores was busted after a furious shopkeeper laid a trap for him, The Post has learned…
“The guy tries to push me, [and] I slam into the floor,” Davis said. “I’m on top of him. He tries to get up. I was a high-school wrestler, so every time he tried to get up, I’m putting the riding move on him.”…
“There’s no other situation where I would do this. I was so angry that he was stealing from the library,” Davis said. “The library is just a very important piece of our community.”… (more)
EDITOR: The public is passionate about libraries which today provide so many services beyond lending out books. Too bad that the county and local municipalities aren’t willing to do more for them.
