Textbook Thief Allegedly Steals Statistics, Algebra Books from HFCC

A 56-year-old Detroit man was arrested for allegedly shoplifting two books from the Henry Ford Community College bookstore on April 17.

According to police reports, HFCC campus security officers were dispatched to the store after the man attempted to leave with a "Beginning Algebra" book ($187.85) and a "Elementary Statistics" book ($179.50) concealed under his shirt, triggering the store's alarm.

When employees attempted to stop the man, he left the store but was pursued on foot and detained by campus security.

While awaiting transfer to the Dearborn Police Department, the suspect informed campus security that an unknown person had given him the books a week earlier and that he was not a student at HFCC. A subsequent review of the store's security camera, however, shows the man enter the store with only a yellow envelope, police said.

Security officers also observed the man throw a object underneath his seat while he was being detained for questioning. Upon investigation, officers located a small bag of marijuana near the suspect.

The man was arrested for larceny of a building and possession of a controlled substance.