Man Breaks Display Case To Read Rare Book - Arrested

[matcom]

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MADISON, Wis. --A man smashed a display case at the Wisconsin Historical Society to steal a Revolutionary War-era book worth $5,000, authorities say.

Matthew Brooke, 26, was charged Friday with felony theft of library materials and criminal damage to property. He went to the Historical Society on Thursday, according to a criminal complaint, and smashed the window on a second-floor antique display case with his elbow. He allegedly swiped the "Pennsylvania Evening Post" from inside the case.

The book is a collection of the newspaper's issues dating from January to April 1777.

A police officer found the book stuck in the waistband of Brooke's pants, the complaint said. Brooke told detectives he took the book because he wanted to read a story on page 106 about a historical figure named William Hill.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/10/02/man_breaks_display_case_to_read_rare_book?mode=PF

[matcom]

1. kick

:kick:

[CanuckAmok]

2. I suppose he could argue he gave up waiting for the movie version.

:shrug: