Man charged in theft of 47 books, DVDs from library

Published: Thursday, Dec. 20 2012 10:20 p.m. MST

Alan Henry Chock

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A 60-year-old man is in jail after police say he tried to take 47 books and CDs from the Salt Lake City Main Library.

SALT LAKE CITY — A 60-year-old man is in jail after police say he tried to take 47 books and CDs from the Salt Lake City Main Library.

Alan Henry Chock, of Salt Lake City, is charged with possession of a controlled substance, a third-degree felony, and library theft, a class A misdemeanor, according to charges filed Thursday in 3rd District Court.

According the the charges, a library patron alerted security that a man was attempting to leave with library property concealed in his coat. The security guard stopped Chock and found he had filled his coat pockets with 47 books and DVDs, valued at $610.

Arresting officers also found a bag of methamphetamine in Chock's pocket as he was booked into Salt Lake County Jail. He is being held on $5,000 bail.

— McKenzie Romero

Twitter: @McKenzieRomero

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LDS Liberal

Farmington, UT

$610 of books and DVDs.
How dare he?!

Lock him up and throw away the key!

Hey --
Why do we focus of the REAL criminals in our Society,
rather than only locking up the homeless transiets looking for a warm bed

3:07 a.m. Dec. 21, 2012
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