Police search for stolen vehicle with 300-year-old cello inside

Nov. 20, 2015 8:24 AM PT

Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of a stolen car and a 300-year-old cello stored inside, police said.

The car — a maroon four-door 2007 Acura TL — was stolen Nov. 1 from the Embassy Suites Hotel parking lot, located at 800 N. Central Ave. in Glendale, said Glendale Police spokeswoman Tahnee Lightfoot.

The cello, a valuable family heirloom, was stored in the trunk. Police did not release details on its worth.

A natural wood color, the cello has an asymmetrical carbon fiber tailpiece with a cutout design and an f-hole labeled “Antonio Domenicelli Fecit en Ferrara 1714.”

Anyone with information regarding the car and cello’s whereabouts is asked to call Glendale police at (818) 637-3242. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at (800) 548-4911.

Alene Tchekmedyian, alene.tchekmedyian@latimes.com

Twitter: @atchek

Alene Tchekmedyian

Alene Tchekmedyian is an investigative reporter at the Los Angeles Times. She previously covered the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, focusing on accountability stories and writing about failures by officials to comply with transparency laws. Before joining The Times in 2016, she reported on crime and policing for the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader.