Web Desk: A surprising incident of its kind occurred in the United States, where a thief returned the items stolen from the store to the owner and also left a letter of apology.
A strange theft in a vintage guitar store in the Halcyon Village of Teaneck, New Jersey came to a surprising end. The thief slipped two pricey and unique mandolins into his jacket and disappeared.
After two days, the thief who had stolen two mandolins (small guitars) previously was surprisingly returned to the owner a few days later.
It was reported that the thief had committed the crime while intoxicated and later realised his mistake.
Buzzy Levine, owner of Lark Street Music, said that he usually keeps the store’s walls fully stocked so that any missing instruments are immediately noticeable a precaution that hadn’t been necessary in two decades, aside from a past incident involving a few stolen Les Pauls. “That’s when I realised two instruments were missing side by side,” he said. Fortunately, the shop had recently installed advanced security cameras, which captured the theft in clear detail.
On December 23, Levine posted the footage on Facebook, warning: “Here’s how someone stole two mandolins at once! Keep an eye out for this thief and the Gibson F-12 #A2985 and Weber Yellowstone #9360302. The suspect speaks with a Montenegrin accent.” Despite efforts, including Rolling Stone’s facial recognition attempts, the individual could not be identified. For a time, it looked like the store had lost nearly $8,000 worth of instruments.
The music store said in a Facebook post that the two mandolins stolen in the past few days had been returned, along with an apology that read, ‘Forgive me, I was drunk, Merry Christmas, you are a good man.
The Facebook post further said that the thief secretly opened the front door of the store and left with both guitars in shopping bags.
According to American media, the owner of the store, who has been running the business since 1981, said in an interview that this is a shocking incident, I can’t believe it, it’s like a strange movie with a happy ending. The owner said that the stolen devices were worth $3,500 and $4,250, respectively.
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