ALBANY---The principal of the Albany City School District's Abrookin Vocational Tech Center will return to Albany County Court on April 30 after being accused of stealing about $40,000 from the Rensselaerville Library where he is a member of the board of trustees.

David Bryan, 53, of Rensselaerville who unsuccessfully sought election as town supervisor in 2005, has pleaded not guilty to charges of third degree grand larceny.

The Albany County Sheriff's Department said Bryan wrote several checks to himself from the library checking account. Police said he's also under investigation for allegedly taking money from the Rensselaerville Trinity Church where he is a member and depositing it into the library account in an attempt to replace the missing money. 4-25-07

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