Crime & Safety

Suspected Shoplifter Arrested

Man arrested Friday in Barnes and Noble for attempting to load a backpack full of books.

A 48-year-old Stone Mountain man was arrested after officers received a report Friday that he was in the local Barnes and Noble trying to steal books.

The books included a several art and photography books and an expensive bible, police say.

One witness said the man tried to also steal a children's book and then put it back on the shelves.

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