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New Jersey Man Arrested for Stealing Instruments From Heart
A New Jersey man has been charged with burglary and theft after stealing "irreplaceable" instruments from the band Heart.
According to NBC 10 Philadelphia, the Atlantic City Police Department obtained surveillance footage of the 57-year-old Garfield Bennett from Pleasantville, NJ, trying to sell various items he had stolen from the band on the eve of their Royal Flush summer tour on May 31. Bennett is accused of stealing what Nancy Wilson described as a “custom-built, one-of-a-kind purple sparkle baritone Telecaster with a hand-painted headstock, crafted specifically for [her]” as well as a vintage 1966 Gibson EM-50 mandolin that band member Paul Moak has used for almost three decades. Their value to us is immeasurable.” She added, “We are deeply grateful to the Atlantic City Police Department, the Hard Rock organization, and everyone who came together to support us in the search for our stolen instruments.
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