OMEN
08-25-2008, 02:44 PM
A US woman has been arrested and handcuffed for failing to pay fines for two overdue library books.
Heidi Dalibor, of Grafton, Wisconsin, is the first to admit that she ignored calls and letters from her local library.
She also admits that she ignored a notice to appear in municipal court or pay the fine, reports the News Graphic.
But the last thing she expected was a knock on her door by Grafton police.
"They showed me a warrant they had for my arrest," said Miss Dalibor, 20. "They said they had to cuff me and I said, 'Are you serious?'"
She said all she could think about was that her neighbours would not know why she was being led away from her home in handcuffs.
Once at the police station, she was fingerprinted and photographed, and the marks and scars on her body recorded.
Police Captain Joe Gabrish says officers follow the same procedure with every warrant.
Library director John Hanson says a couple of dozen people are cited each year for failure to return materials or pay fines.
The incident cost Dalibor about £15 for the two overdue paperbacks - and it cost her mother £85 bail money to free her.
Nova
Heidi Dalibor, of Grafton, Wisconsin, is the first to admit that she ignored calls and letters from her local library.
She also admits that she ignored a notice to appear in municipal court or pay the fine, reports the News Graphic.
But the last thing she expected was a knock on her door by Grafton police.
"They showed me a warrant they had for my arrest," said Miss Dalibor, 20. "They said they had to cuff me and I said, 'Are you serious?'"
She said all she could think about was that her neighbours would not know why she was being led away from her home in handcuffs.
Once at the police station, she was fingerprinted and photographed, and the marks and scars on her body recorded.
Police Captain Joe Gabrish says officers follow the same procedure with every warrant.
Library director John Hanson says a couple of dozen people are cited each year for failure to return materials or pay fines.
The incident cost Dalibor about £15 for the two overdue paperbacks - and it cost her mother £85 bail money to free her.
Nova