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Thief Returns Stolen Mandolins After Social Media Outcry

1/4/2026

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A thief returned two stolen mandolins to Lark Street Music in Teaneck after social media attention.
Lark Street Music posted on Dec. 26 that the instruments were recovered after surveillance footage from Dec. 22.
The thief left the mandolins in shopping bags with a note apologizing and stating he was drunk.
The store credited those who shared the video, believing that exposure pressured the thief to return them.

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Story summary

A thief returned two stolen mandolins to Lark Street Music in Teaneck after social media attention.
Lark Street Music posted on Dec. 26 that the instruments were recovered after surveillance footage from Dec. 22.
The thief left the mandolins in shopping bags with a note apologizing and stating he was drunk.
The store credited those who shared the video, believing that exposure pressured the thief to return them.