Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Stolen Mandolins Returned to NJ Shop With Apology Note After Viral Video

Police say no arrests have been made.

Overview

  • Lark Street Music owner Buzzy Levine said the instruments were dropped off in shopping bags four days after the theft.
  • A handwritten note left with the return read, "Sorry, I been drunk, Merry Christmas" and "You are good man."
  • Surveillance video posted to Facebook shows a man taking a Gibson F-12 and a Weber Yellowstone and hiding them under a parka on Dec. 22.
  • Levine valued the mandolins at $3,500 and $4,250 and said he briefly chased the man before calling 911.
  • Teaneck police say they are investigating the case and have made no arrests.