Man who stole mandolins from Teaneck, New Jersey store returns them with note saying ‘sorry I been drunk. Merry Christmas’
ByEyewitness News
Monday, December 29, 2025 4:44AM
TEANECK, New Jersey (WABC) — There is an unexpected new development in the case of two musical instruments stolen from a store in New Jersey.
The man who took the instruments returned them with a note. It said, ‘Sorry, I been drunk. Merry Christmas’ and ‘You are good man.’
Both instruments are mandolins.
The man took them from a store in Teaneck on Monday. Security camera video showed him putting the instruments inside his jacket before slipping out of the store.
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