On Feb. 1, my house was broken into. The thieves stole a guitar that I had owned since I was 15, and I was devastated. The next day I went to the Music Loft and gave them a picture of my guitar and told them to please keep an eye out for it. Today, the owner of the Music Loft, Jim Dennis, called to tell me that someone attempted to sell him my stolen guitar. Mr. Dennis’ cool head and nerves of steel allowed him to quickly coordinate a sting with the Carrboro Police Department. My guitar has been recovered, and the thief was apprehended.
The Music Loft did not have to go out of their way to help me, and they certainly did not have to disrupt their business by having a ton of police inside and in the front of their store. I think it is a testament to the character of Carrboro that a business like the Music Loft and men like Jim Dennis and Hugh Swaso exist in the community.
William Dawson
Efland