CATONSVILLE, Md. — The folks at Bill's Music in Catonsville are looking for a pricey guitar that was stolen from their store Saturday afternoon.
Bill's shared surveillance footage on Facebook, showing the alleged thief casually strolling into the store and walking back out with a uniquely designed guitar. We're told it's a Gibson Les Paul model worth $2,200.
Still photos show the suspect wearing a Yankees baseball cap, partial mask, and Nike "Just Do It" t-shirt. He's then seen driving off in a gray Acura RDX SUV.
"It's a gut punch," Brian Higgins, the store's general manager, told WMAR. "It's the worst when somebody comes in and does that to you. Yeah, it's an expensive guitar and we're sad about that, but just to watch somebody be as brazen as this fella was, to walk in right in front of us and grab a guitar and do that, it hurts, it feels bad and you just want to hopefully get this fella as fast as you can."
The family business has sat on Frederick Road in Music City, Maryland, since 1965.
Just last month the store's founder, Bill Higgins, passed away.
Throughout the years musical legends such as Bon Jovi and the group’s guitarist, Richie Sambora have walked through Bill's doors.
Recently the store was featured on a show called “World’s Greatest TV” which taped Bill's as the "World’s Greatest Music Store."
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Baltimore County Police confirmed they're investigating a theft at Bill's, but didn't provide more details.
