LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Henderson Police say 15 bass guitars stolen from Korn bass guitarist Ra Diaz have been recovered with help from the local music community.
Diaz posted a thank you on Instagram to those who helped get his instruments back, including the Henderson Police Department.
Musician and tattoo artist Dave Chipp helped track them down after spotting one at a local music store.
“I picked it up, played it. I was like, man, this is awesome. And I looked on the 12th fret, and it said Ra ST, which is Ra Suicidal Tendencies,” Chipp said.
Ra Diaz used to play in the band Suicidal Tendencies.
Chipp called a friend connected to Diaz.
“He’s like, where did you find that? Our storage unit’s been broken into. Everything’s been cleared out,” Chipp said.
Community effort leads to recovery
Chipp and others started calling other music stores, musicians and tattoo shops.
“We found eight of them,” Chipp said.
Chipp says it was just a few days from finding the first stolen guitars to Henderson Police recovering all 15.
“Made a report to the Henderson Police Department, who acted insanely fast, like crazy efficient,” Chipp said.
Henderson Police property crimes detective Jameson Harding confirmed the theft happened at a storage unit in Henderson about two weeks ago.
“It definitely helped us early on to be able to get a couple of leads on recovering some of his property, probably a little bit quicker than we may have found them. Because it’s people that he knows and some of his friends who know his stuff very well. So, I think it was pretty helpful with timing,” Harding said.
Police say they recovered 15 guitars, one amplifier, effects pedals, and personalized memorabilia.
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Diaz thanked Henderson police, Chipp and his friend on Instagram, saying he can’t explain the sentimental value of the instruments. He said he’s heard stories about stolen gear and how lucky he is that his story has a happy ending.
Harding explained what it was like when Ra Diaz came into a police station to recover his stolen instruments.
“One that we recovered had a Chilean flag on it. And Mr. Diaz is from Chile. And so, they’re getting ready to tour there. He was just super thankful that we found that guitar because he said his plan the whole time was to come back to Vegas for Sic New World, get that guitar and take it on tour with him. So, it was really cool to be able to give him that. It’s obviously part of his heritage. He wants to have that with him on this next leg of their tour,” he said.
Harding also said, “They hung out for a couple of minutes with us in the office, just going over his stuff. He just seems like such a super guy. Extremely nice, very friendly with our staff here. And he’s been super thankful.”
The band performed at the Sick New World Festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds this weekend.
No arrests have been made. The investigation remains open.
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