ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Police in Atlantic Metropolis mentioned Tuesday that they retrieved one of many two irreplaceable devices owned by members of the rock band Coronary heart that had been stolen from a venue within the New Jersey metropolis two weeks in the past because the group ready to launch a nationwide tour.
Police mentioned they retrieved the Telecaster guitar from a lady who purchased it from the theft suspect. A classic 1966 Gibson EM-50 mandolin stays unaccounted for.
The purple sparkle baritone Telecaster guitar with a hand-painted headstock was custom-made for band member Nancy Wilson.
Detectives say surveillance video confirmed the suspect giving the Telecaster to a lady, who put the guitar in her automobile parked a pair blocks from the Laborious Rock Lodge & On line casino, the place it had been stolen.
Police then used automated license plate readers to establish the automobile, observe its location and get in touch with the proprietor, who voluntarily surrendered the guitar, police mentioned. The individual she allegedly purchased it from has been charged with housebreaking and theft.
Nonetheless lacking is the mandolin that band member Paul Moak has performed for over 25 years.
The band’s gear was arrange on the Laborious Rock Lodge on Could 30 as a result of it was set to kick off the An Night With Coronary heart tour there the subsequent day.
Wilson and her sister, Ann, lead Coronary heart and have made music collectively for the reason that Nineteen Seventies, with hits together with “Magic Man,” “Crazy on You” and “Alone.” The Rock & Roll Corridor of Famers had been honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy in 2023.
