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Atlantic City Police Retrieve Heart’s Custom Purple Telecaster; Mandolin Still Unrecovered

Surveillance footage through license plate readers guided detectives to a buyer who returned the guitar to authorities.

Nancy Wilson and Ann Wilson of Heart perform on April 28, 2024 in New Orleans.
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Overview

  • Garfield Bennett, 57, was arrested on June 4 and charged with burglary and theft after allegedly stealing two vintage instruments from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City.
  • The purple, baritone Fender Telecaster, custom-made for guitarist Nancy Wilson, was taken on May 30, one day before Heart’s sold-out show.
  • Detectives traced the guitar’s transfer to a private buyer by matching surveillance video with automated license plate reader data.
  • The 1966 Gibson EM-50 mandolin belonging to Paul Moak remains missing as investigators continue their search.
  • Police credited advanced surveillance and license plate reader technology for the swift recovery and are asking anyone with information on the mandolin’s whereabouts to come forward.