Astoria Guitar Thief Arrested
By sonia Posted: December 4, 2015
Police have successfully identified and arrested guitar thief Steven Proios, 32, of 78th Street in Astoria.
The arrest was thanks to surveillance footage that captured Proios entering a Long Island City Guitar Center at 34-17 48th St. on Oct. 18 and stuffing his shirt with a guitar worth $4, 650 before casually walking out.
Proios was subsequently charged with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and bail jumping.
This is just one of a number of robberies that have occurred in or around Astoria in the last few weeks.