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Suspect Arrested in Theft of Heart’s Custom Guitar and Vintage Mandolin

The band has pressed on through its summer tour with a reward in place as police follow leads after the May 31 theft

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Heart shared on social media that two instruments were stolen ahead of their tour kickoff show in Atlantic City, and have offered a reward to anyone who can help recover them.
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Overview

  • Atlantic City Police took Garfield Bennett into custody on June 5 in connection with the May 31 theft at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino where Heart’s gear was staged ahead of its tour opener.
  • Nancy Wilson’s one-of-a-kind purple sparkle baritone Telecaster and Paul Moak’s 1966 Gibson EM-50 mandolin remain missing after being described as “extensions of our musical souls.”
  • Heart is offering an unspecified reward for information leading to the safe return of the instruments and urges anyone with knowledge to contact tour manager Tony Moon.
  • The band discovered the loss on June 3 and publicly reported the theft two days into their “An Evening With Heart” summer tour.
  • Despite the setback, Heart continues its North American tour through late June while investigators pursue recovery of the stolen instruments.