Thief makes off with $7K in instruments after smashing van windows in downtown Kingston

Police looking for help identifying thief

Kingston Police are investigating the theft of musical instruments from a vehicle parked in a downtown lot.

Investigators were called to the third level of the Chown Memorial Parking Lot on Brock St. early Sunday morning.

They arrived to find a van with the rear passenger side and rear windows smashed.

Investigators say someone broke into the vehicle and stole a Hyvibe acoustic guitar, a Fender jazz bass guitar, a Ludwig snare drum, and a '66 Ludwig Hi Tom drum.

There were also several guitar cables and patch cords, hard- and soft-shell guitar cases, a Boss chromatic tuner and a red leather bag containing 4 XLR microphone cables. 

In all, the total value of the items is approximately $7,530.

Investigators were able to obtain video surveillance and are looking for a suspect connected with the theft.

The suspect was seen wearing a black hooded sweater, a blue flannel jacket, and grey camouflage pants with a grey cross body satchel and a large black and grey backpack.

Anyone with information on this is asked to contact Kingston Police at 613-549-4660, ext. 0.

Story by: Ken Hashizume

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