A problem libraries have had since time began is with people who believe that stealing the material is preferable to checking material out. 

On March 29^th, Thief River Falls Library experienced that nefarious philosophy in a large dose when it was discovered that someone had stolen the disks out of 25 children's DVDs. The librarians decided that enough was enough and called in their next door neighbors, the Thief River Falls Law Enforcement Center. An officer was sent over and took the information about the disks and about two possible suspects who had been lurking in that area on Thursday.

Since the two early 20s men did not fit the normal profile for people who check out children's DVDs, the men stuck in librarians' memories. One of the two actually checked out The Little Mermaid and pointed out that a disk was missing and he didn't want to be charged with it. Thus, he attracted even more attention to himself and his friend. 

Lastly, the two men were noticed because they had just applied for library cards the day before. All in all, the police officer had much to go on, including the names and addresses of the suspects.

 In short, a visit on Saturday to their home led an officer to recovering The Little Mermaid which "poof" contained the previously missing DVD and another Leap Frog DVD. This evidence allowed for a warrant to be served, the missing DVDs discovered, and the suspects taken into custody. It does not pay to steal items from the library!!!!