PUEBLO, COLO. -- Pueblo County Sheriff's deputies have arrested one man and have identified four other people responsible for allegedly stealing more than $10,000 in books from the Colorado State University (CSU) library on the Pueblo campus.
Deputies and CSU-Pueblo staff members have been investigating a series of thefts from the library since December. They've identified the suspects through video surveillance and witness statements.
Officials said the suspects, who are not students, entered the stores and hid books under their jackets and in backpacks, stealing them and selling them at pawn stores. Deputies recovered many of the books, some of which were also taken from Pueblo Community College, and returned them.
Deputies said 29-year-old Chad Nichols, 61-year-old Wayne Safrit, 26-year-old Jesse Manley and 37-year-old Amy Ratajczak are wanted for multiple counts of providing false information to a pawn broker. Dean Harris was arrested Tuesday.
Officials said a sixth suspect has yet to be identified.
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