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Missing Guitars? Renton Police Find Instruments In Backyard

If the guitars are yours, contact Officer Van Halen ... err, we mean Officer VanderHoek.

RENTON, WA - This definitely does not rock.

Renton police recently found several guitars abandoned in a backyard, and they're trying to find the owners.

Police found two guitars. One is a black Squier Stratocaster electric guitar, the other is an Oscar Schmidt brand dreadnought acoustic guitar. Both guitars are in heavy-duty hard cases, the kind usually used by touring musicians.

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Renton police are asking anyone who was the victim of a recent burglary - or who recognizes the instruments - to contact Officer Jesse VanderHoek at 425-430-7500.

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