When Salina Public Library security contacted police about a man believed to have stolen a DVD from the library, they had no idea they were about to recover nearly $2,400 worth of property.

Officers were sent to the library, 301 West Elm Street, at 9:25 a.m. Monday after security personnel saw in the library a man they had on surveillance video taking a DVD on Sept. 18, said Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester. The officers made contact with Isaiah Wilson, 19, of Salina, who agreed to go to his residence and retrieve the DVD, Forrester said. Additionally, Wilson voluntarily told police that he also had numerous other library items, including the following, Forrester explained.

• 35 graphic novels
• 12 hardback books
• 13 paperback books
• 64 DVD sets with one or two discs each
• 12 DVD sets with two or three discs each

Total value of the items taken was just under $2,400, Forrester said.

Wilson was arrested on suspicion of felony theft, Forrester said.