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...
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...
- 4/18/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Culver City, Calif. (AP) — Five guitars belonging to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have been stolen from a Southern California soundstage where the band has been rehearsing for an upcoming tour. Culver City Police Sgt. Dan Sukal says the theft at The Culver Studios was reported Thursday. On its website, the band offered a "no questions asked" $7,500 reward for information leading to the return of the instruments. The stolen guitars include Petty's blond 1967 12-string Rickenbacker and his Gibson SGTVJunior, Mike Campbell's blue Dusenberg, Ron Blair's Fender Broadcaster and Scott Thurston's 1967 Epiphone Sheridan. The band is known for...
- 4/16/2012
- by AP Staff
- Hitfix
Rock legends Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have been the victims of theft, as five of their guitars have been stolen from a Los Angeles-area studio, the band says on their website. The band posts that the missing guitars include Petty's 1965 Gibson Sgtv Junior and his 1967 12-strong blonde Rickenbacker 360 (pictured, inset), a Fender Broadcaster belonging to bassist Ron Blair, a 1967 Epiphone Sheridan belonging to rhythm guitar player Scott Thurston and a Dusenberg Mike Campbell model belonging to lead guitarist Mike Campbell.
The band has offered a $7500 reward with "no questions asked to anyone with information leading to the recovery of the guitars."
Police are also investigating the theft, which occurred Thursday (April 12). The band has been rehearsing for a North American tour that is set to kick off Wednesday, April 18 in Colorado and runs through June 3 before the band takes off for a European leg of the tour.
The band has offered a $7500 reward with "no questions asked to anyone with information leading to the recovery of the guitars."
Police are also investigating the theft, which occurred Thursday (April 12). The band has been rehearsing for a North American tour that is set to kick off Wednesday, April 18 in Colorado and runs through June 3 before the band takes off for a European leg of the tour.
- 4/16/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Culver City, Calif. — Five guitars belonging to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have been stolen from a Southern California soundstage where the band has been rehearsing for an upcoming tour.
Culver City Police Sgt. Dan Sukal says the theft at The Culver Studios was reported Thursday.
On its website, the band offered a "no questions asked" $7,500 reward for information leading to the return of the instruments.
The stolen guitars include Petty's blond 1967 12-string Rickenbacker and his Gibson SGTVJunior, Mike Campbell's blue Dusenberg, Ron Blair's Fender Broadcaster and Scott Thurston's 1967 Epiphone Sheridan.
The band is known for a string of hit singles such as "American Girl", "Don't Do Me Like That," and "Breakdown." Their tour kicks off on April 18 in Broomfield, Colo.
The Culver Studios is a sprawling complex of 16 soundstages west of downtown Los Angeles.
Culver City Police Sgt. Dan Sukal says the theft at The Culver Studios was reported Thursday.
On its website, the band offered a "no questions asked" $7,500 reward for information leading to the return of the instruments.
The stolen guitars include Petty's blond 1967 12-string Rickenbacker and his Gibson SGTVJunior, Mike Campbell's blue Dusenberg, Ron Blair's Fender Broadcaster and Scott Thurston's 1967 Epiphone Sheridan.
The band is known for a string of hit singles such as "American Girl", "Don't Do Me Like That," and "Breakdown." Their tour kicks off on April 18 in Broomfield, Colo.
The Culver Studios is a sprawling complex of 16 soundstages west of downtown Los Angeles.
- 4/15/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have been one of America’s greatest live bands since their first club tours and opening-act jobs, in 1976 and ’77. Lethal garage-rock modernists with pop-hook savvy, they’ve always had the chops and empathy to make a studio record like Mojo: everybody in one room, going for the master take together and getting it fast. They just took 34 years to work up the nerve.
It was worth the wait. Mojo is dynamite — Petty and the Heartbreakers’ matured return to the elementary fury of their first golden-twang era,...
It was worth the wait. Mojo is dynamite — Petty and the Heartbreakers’ matured return to the elementary fury of their first golden-twang era,...
- 6/15/2010
- by David Fricke
- Rollingstone.com
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers will be releasing a new effort, "Mojo," via Reprise Records some time this spring. It marks the group's first studio set since 2002's "The Last DJ," though Petty released his third solo effort "Highway Companion" in 2006. The first peak into the album, the slow-churning, blue-tinged "Good Enough," is streaming now on tompetty.com. What do you think? Along with the album release, The Heartbreakers -- Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Ron Blair, Scott Thurston, Steve Ferrone -- are going on tour, naturally. Tapping My Morning Jacket, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joe Cocker, Zz Top and Drive-By...
- 2/25/2010
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
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