"A criminal mind, they want to sell them, liquidate them for cash for their habit or whatever reason," said Patrolman Bill Torok. "We're going to find them out there and hopefully we can backtrack them to the person who actually stole them."
The stolen guitars include:
-Fender Jeff Beck Stratocaster Guitar, blonde -Fender American Deluxe Telecaster Guitar, yellow -Copper clad, custom made electric guitar -Tacoma acoustic guitar -Parker Import electric guitar, red -Hohner Gruhen acoustic guitar with single cutaway -1972 Guild 12 string acoustic guitar -1967 Martin 0021 guitar -1923 Martin 0018K acoustic guitar; partial serial number 197 -Dayton Guitar Company custom red finished guitar, five speed ("Dayton" burnt into headstock) -Dayton Guitar Company custom rusted iron finished guitar, six speed ("Dayton" burnt into headstock) -Paul Reed Smith electric guitar, serial number D04936, mahogany (in black gig bag) -Electric guitar, body strat style, blue with black knobs -G&L Tribute electric guitar, strat style
Police said several accessories were also taken.
Dennis Rotterman, the owner of Rotterman Music, said he hopes someone recognizes his missing guitars and calls police.
"I spent some time in bed with the energy knocked out of me," Rotterman said of the day he found out his business was robbed. "Maybe (the thieves) can come around to realize that was not a good thing to do."
If you have any information, contact Detective Gina Bier at 937-296-2595.