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Hartland man charged with stealing Robert Frost papers

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HARTFORD, Vt. (AP) - A Vermont man is in jail on charges he stole original papers and cards written by the poet Robert Frost and received more than $20,000 for them.

Hartford police say Timothy Bernaby, 42, of Hartland, was arrested Friday on a charge of grand larceny.

Police say that after Bernaby stole the papers he sold them for goods and cash.

Bernaby is being held on $5,000 bail at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield. He's due in court Monday in White River Junction.

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