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INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) -- An Iowa woman has been arrested because she failed to return a library book.

"Thirty-nine-year-old Shelly Koontz was arrested Thursday night on a fifth-degree theft charge. She is accused of keeping ''The Freedom Writers Diary,'' which she checked out from the public library in nearby Jesup in April.

Police say the book -- which is about a high school teacher's effort to inspire students to write -- is valued at $13.95.

Court records show library employees tried repeatedly to contact Koontz by phone and mail. A police officer even visited her home last September.

Officials at the Buchanan County jail say Koontz was released after posting $250 bond. No telephone listing for Koontz could be found in the Independence area."

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I can see it now, a few years down the road when Rapaire's trainees are running the show. The front door gets kicked in and a flash-bang goes off. Lithe, buff 20-somethings in protective body armor burst through waving TASERS and electronic "book detection devices" (BDDs).

"Librarian SWAT ream!! Nobody move!!!!"

"Don't Koontz me, man! Don't Koontz me!!!! Aieeeee!!!!"

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