CDL: Tracking stolen books

From: John P. Abbott <abbottjp_at_appstate.edu>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:15:14 -0400
To: COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu
Dear list readers,

[I asked the moderator to post this anonymously because the issue is 
part of an active police investigation.]

We've had a possible book theft of numerous volumes.  The materials are 
all current textbooks and other expensive science and medical books.  We 
assume
that the books are being sold online somewhere. The police are involved.

My question to the list:    If you have ever had anything like this 
happen, what steps did you take to attempt to recover the materials,
were you ever successful, and were the  criminals ever apprehended?

The procedural errors that occurred here for this to have happened are 
being immediately corrected.  It will not be
able to happen this way again.  We would like to hear of any strategies 
for the recovery of stolen items.

Please send your responses to the list and I can summarize.

Thanks much.
Received on Tue Mar 26 2013 - 11:39:17 EDT