Man jailed for theft and reset of thousands of university books

A man responsible for the high-value theft of books from Edinburgh’s universities has been jailed for stealing nearly 7000 books from Edinburgh colleges.

At Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday Darren Barr, who is also known as Alexander Van De Kamp, was given 25-months in prison for stealing and resetting thousands of pieces of literature from Edinburgh Napier University, Heriot Watt University and the University of Edinburgh. Continue reading Man jailed for theft and reset of thousands of university books