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July 17, 2022 - 1:38 PM
A guitar that was stolen in 2007 in the Lower Mainland has been recovered 15 years later.
In July 2007, Surrey RCMP officers responded to a break and enter of a storage locker where multiple guitars were stolen. The complainant, a country music musician and promoter Mitch Merrett, reported 14 of his guitars were stolen from the storage locker, some having significant sentimental value, according to the RCMP's news release.
At the time, the guitars were valued at approximately $25,000. Cpl. Bob Keay was able to recover three guitars at the time and two more were recovered by Ridge Meadows RCMP and Vancouver Police.
On July 6, Merrett called Keay, stating he believed he found one of his guitars was listed for sale online at a Vancouver pawn shop. Surrey RCMP officers attended the pawnshop the next morning, where they confirmed the guitar was one of Merrett’s and seized it. The guitar was then returned.
This guitar was of significant sentimental value to him as it was a gift from his father. "It is like getting a piece of my soul back," Merrett said, in the the press release.
Merrett never gave up hope of finding his guitars, and he continues to look through advertisements, retains his receipt for the purchase, keeps the certificate of authenticity, and even has the email correspondence between himself and Cpl. Keay from 2007, making it easy for the RCMP to retrieve the guitar.
Merrett has several guitars that are still outstanding. If you think you have one, contact the Surrey RCMP, and police can check to determine if it is stolen or not.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502, or Crime Stoppers, if they wish to remain anonymous, at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca.
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