Concord Police: 'Older' Woman Stuck Cookbooks Under Her Skirt

The Concord Regional Crimeline has issued an alert asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman who allegedly stole $500 worth of Julia Child cookbooks.

Police were sent to Gibson’s Bookstore on South Main Street in Concord on April 27, 2015, to investigate a past tense theft.

The manager of the store told police that there was an issue about the missing cookbooks. At first, the manager didn’t know if there was an inventory mixup or the books had been stolen. But after reviewing video, the store’s manager appeared to find a problem.

“Upon viewing video from April 7, 2015, it was discovered that an older woman had removed two books from the shelf and placed them under her skirt before exiting the store,” according to Lt. Timothy O’Malley, the criminal investigations commander for the department. “The manager reported that woman could be seen taking the books from the same section that holds Julia Child cook-books.”

The video showed the woman leaving the store while “holding something between her legs” based on the way she was walking. The woman was described as “older,” with white hair.

The Concord Police Department has recovered photographs and video from store security and is asking the public to assist in identifying the individual of interest depicted in the photographs.

Anyone who has information relative to any criminal incident is asked to call the Concord Regional Crimeline at 603-226-3100, or submit information online to the website at: concordregionalcrimeline.com, or Txt TIP234 and their message to CRIMES (274637). Crimeline awards cash to anyone whose information leads to the arrest and indictment of criminals. All tips remain anonymous.

Editor’s note: This post was derived from information supplied by the Concord Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. Click this link to find out how to get a name removed from a New Hampshire Patch police report.