Library Card Leads Sheboygan Cops To Alleged Thief

Library Card Leads Sheboygan Cops To Alleged Thief
Library Card Left At Crime Scene Leads Sheboygan Police To Alleged Bar Thief

SHEBOYGAN, Wis., Mar. 9, 2009

(AP) Sheboygan police say they were able to track down a theft suspect because he left behind his library card, which he apparently used to try to unlock a tavern door. Thirty-four-year-old Kristopher G. Lehnhardt was charged Friday with misdemeanor counts of theft and property damage.

Prosecutors said a bartender called police in early-morning hours last month after finding the bar's lights on, a cooler open and a window screen slashed in the basement.

The criminal complaint said the bartender also found Lehnhardt's library card on the floor by a door.

More than four cases of beer were missing.

A telephone listing for Lehnhardt couldn't be found Saturday evening. Online court records didn't list a defense attorney.
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