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A local guitar store manager says the thieves who stole 16 guitars in a break-and-enter early Friday weren’t very smart.

“They left our best Gibsons, and they left our best Epiphones. They are really not that smart. They took the ones beside and below our $14,000 guitar,” said Rory Brown, store manager at Stang Guitars.

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At around 2 a.m. Friday, Brown said thieves smashed through the glass front door, quickly stealing 16 guitars.

Although the alarm sounded and police arrived about 10 minutes later, “everybody was long gone,” said Brown.

Though the guitars were insured, Brown said this kind of crime can be tough for a small, independent store, having to now navigate insurance claims and the inevitable increase in their deductible while also having to shell out $600 to replace the glass at the front of the store.

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“(The store owner, Tyler Stang, is) the guy who is going to have to foot the bill at the end of the day; it’s not like we have a big chain of people. It’s just us, holding on tight,” said Brown.