fresnorich
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I already posted this up in Beth's Stolen basses thread, but I thought some of you might miss it there:
Music store owner accused of stealing instruments worth $150,000
By Leslie Griffy
Mercury News
A man planning to use stolen instruments to open his own music store was arrested in Ceres, Calif., after an investigation led by Peninsula police departments, Palo Alto Sgt. Sandra Brown said.
Police recovered $150,000 in high-end guitars and violins at a soon-to-be-opened music store in the Central Valley town of Delano run by Dennis Keith Lloyd, 36, of McFarland, according to Brown.
Officers believe Lloyd is responsible for at least eight burglaries of music stores throughout Northern California and Nevada.
A Aug. 5 burglary at the Peninsula Music Store on El Camino Real in Palo Alto started the investigation. That night, according to police, Lloyd stole 25 high-end guitars worth $44,000.
As Palo Alto police looked into the case, they discovered similar thefts at music stores in San Jose, Mountain View, San Carlos and Livermore. The instruments stolen from those stores were worth about $96,000.
Working with the other departments in the case, investigators narrowed in on Lloyd. After arresting him in Ceres, they uncovered his plans for the music store, according to Brown.
At Lloyd's store in Delano, police said they found about $100,000 in stolen property, mostly from the Bay Area stores. Also there were guitars and violins stolen from businesses in Reno and Dublin, Brown said.
Officers booked Lloyd into Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/15686470.htm
Music store owner accused of stealing instruments worth $150,000
By Leslie Griffy
Mercury News
A man planning to use stolen instruments to open his own music store was arrested in Ceres, Calif., after an investigation led by Peninsula police departments, Palo Alto Sgt. Sandra Brown said.
Police recovered $150,000 in high-end guitars and violins at a soon-to-be-opened music store in the Central Valley town of Delano run by Dennis Keith Lloyd, 36, of McFarland, according to Brown.
Officers believe Lloyd is responsible for at least eight burglaries of music stores throughout Northern California and Nevada.
A Aug. 5 burglary at the Peninsula Music Store on El Camino Real in Palo Alto started the investigation. That night, according to police, Lloyd stole 25 high-end guitars worth $44,000.
As Palo Alto police looked into the case, they discovered similar thefts at music stores in San Jose, Mountain View, San Carlos and Livermore. The instruments stolen from those stores were worth about $96,000.
Working with the other departments in the case, investigators narrowed in on Lloyd. After arresting him in Ceres, they uncovered his plans for the music store, according to Brown.
At Lloyd's store in Delano, police said they found about $100,000 in stolen property, mostly from the Bay Area stores. Also there were guitars and violins stolen from businesses in Reno and Dublin, Brown said.
Officers booked Lloyd into Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/15686470.htm
Wonder if any EB folke have read about this yet.
