Crime & Safety
Police: Woman Stole $4,000 in Textbooks from Inver Hills Community College
Amy Leigh Bischof of Richfield faces a charge of felony theft.
A Richfield woman has been charged with walking off with more than $4,000 worth of textbooks from Inver Hills Community College.
Amy Leigh Bischof, 38, faces a felony theft charge, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
According to the criminal complaint against her, surveillance video from the Inver Hills Community College bookstore showed Bischof placing textbooks in a large bag last Nov. 3 and walking out the bookstore’s door with them.
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A bookstore employee contacted police on Nov. 11, telling them that the value of the stolen books was in excess of $4,000.
Police located Bischof on Nov. 15, and she admitted that she took the books, according to the complaint. “Bischof stated that she sells them,” the complaint says.
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Bischof, who has a license to teach elementary school in Minnesota, did not return phone calls seeking comment.
Tim Wynes, president of Inver Hills Community College, also declined comment.
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