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California police recover guitars stolen from Tom Petty and band, arrest security guard
Tom Petty performs at the MTS Centre with his Band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in this archived photo. (DAVID LIPNOWSKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
CULVER CITY, Calif. - It was a heartbreaker for Tom Petty and the band when someone stole five of their precious guitars from a soundstage, but it was music to their ears when police in Southern California announced Tuesday that the instruments had been recovered and a security guard was under arrest.
Police identified the arrested man as Daryl Emmette Washington, 51, of Los Angeles, a private security guard at The Culver Studios lot.
Police Chief Don Pedersen said the break in the case came when the suspect pawned one of the guitars at a Hollywood pawn shop for $250.
"Mr. Petty would have joined us, but he's preparing for a concert in Denver," said Pedersen, who described the stolen guitars as collectively worth $100,000.
A message seeking comment from the band's publicist, Jim Merlis, was not immediately returned.
The instruments were reported stolen last Thursday from The Culver Studios, a sprawling complex of soundstages west of downtown Los Angeles where Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers had been rehearsing for an upcoming tour.
The instruments were Petty's blond 1967 maple 12-string Rickenbacker and his Gibson SGTVJunior, Mike Campbell's blue Dusenberg, Ron Blair's Fender Broadcaster and Scott Thurston's 1967 Epiphone Sheridan.
On its website, the band offered a "no questions asked" $7,500 reward for information leading to the return of the instruments.
Their return comes as the band prepared to kick off their tour Wednesday in Broomfield, Colo.
The band is known for a string of hit singles, including "American Girl", "Don't Do Me Like That" and "Breakdown."
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Associated Press writer Robert Jablon in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
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