“No satisfaction for this suspect! Just a failed getaway, busted chords and a setlist that includes felony charges”: California police recover $60,000 of stolen Guitar Center guitars
Following a string of thefts across West Coast Guitar Center stores, police discovered that the crimes seemed to be linked. In a statement, the police called the incidents “coordinated”, implying the existence of an organised crime ring targeting Guitar Center stores.
Now, another member of the ring may have been caught. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, a massive haul of stolen guitars amounting to $60,000 was recovered from a vehicle last Friday (15th May). While the Sheriff’s Department hasn’t yet tied it to the criminal ring targeting Guitar Centre, it’s a very timely coincidence.
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The team shared the news via Instagram, going heavy on the puns: “On Friday night, someone tried to strike a chord with a burglary involving nearly $60,000 worth of guitars, but Deputies quickly changed their tune.”
“No satisfaction for this suspect!” the post continues. “Just a failed getaway, busted chords and a setlist that includes felony charges. Deputies hit all the right notes bringing this case to a close.”
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In terms of the gear stolen, the thief certainly swiped an impressive selection. The line-up consists of a Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster, a 1950 Gibson L7-C, a PRS Private Stock McCarty 594, a Gibson Les Paul Custom, and even a Gibson Eric Clapton ‘Crossroads’ Custom Shop 1964 Reissue ES-335.
The guitars all still had their tags on, making the value easy to tally up – the cherry red ’60s Gibson alone would have been a good payday for the thief, with a pricetag of $14,799.
Considering the high-ticket haul, some commenters have winced at the way the police placed the guitars on the pavement, with another photo showing the Gibson ES-335 has some nasty scratches on the back. Users are even joking that putting such expensive axes on the floor should be a crime in and of itself. “You put $60,000 worth of guitars on the pavement?” one comment writes. “Apparently, there were no guitar players in your crew.”
Deputy Carrillo and K9 Billy were the pair that tracked down the vehicle containing the goods “without missing a beat”. For anyone saddened not to see the police pup pictured on the post, there are pictures of Billy across the K9 unit Instagram. You can check out a snap of the charming lad below, too.
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