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Patrick J. Crowley, 29, of Cambridge, who worked as a part-time library assistant at the Observatory, allegedly stole artifacts from the Cabot Science Library and libraries at the Harvard College Observatory and Fogg Museum. Crowley will be charged with four counts of receiving stolen property at Middlesex County Third District Court, according to Harvard police and the district attorney's office...
...Crowley secretly raided valuable book caches throughout the University, police and library officials said. He cut 400 or 500 pages from the texts with razor blades and stole about 40 entire volumes, according to police...
This time, Crowley allegedly did more than juststeal on the job. He used many of the prints hestole to foster a bizarre art fetish, police said...
...Crowley glued the pilfered illustrations tobaroque jewelry-box like constructions, whichexhibited meticulous handiwork and were coatedwith a clear varnish, police said. Police found 12such boxes in Crowley's home...
Donna J. Coletti, a librarian at Harvard'sObservatory, said that she hired Crowley, whoworked with her as a part-time cataloger thissummer. Crowley filed books and had access to theObservatory's rare book room during his month anda half of employment, Coletti said...