NEW YORK — A suspect has been arrested following the theft of two “irreplaceable” instruments from the rock band Heart in Atlantic City.

Garfield Bennett, 57, of Pleasantville, New Jersey, has been charged with burglary and theft, the Atlantic City Police Department announced Thursday.

The charges come days after the “Barracuda” rockers discovered a guitar and a mandolin had been swiped last Saturday from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The gear had been set up the day prior in preparation for the kickoff of the “Evening With Heart” tour at the South Jersey venue.

According to the band, the stolen guitar — a custom-built, purple sparkle baritone Telecaster with a hand-painted headstock — belonged to Nancy Wilson, while the mandolin was Paul Moak’s vintage 1966 Gibson EM-50 that he’s owned for more than 25 years.

“These instruments are more than just tools of our trade — they’re extensions of our musical souls,” Wilson said in a statement. “Their value to us is immeasurable.”

Police said they were able to nab the suspect after surveillance video showed Bennett trying to sell the instruments around Atlantic City. He was able to sell one of the instruments and the second hasn’t been located.

“While we’re encouraged by the progress made and thankful that an arrest has been made, our instruments have not yet been recovered,” Wilson wrote on social media after the arrest was announced. “We remain hopeful that they will be returned to us soon.”

Heart was first founded by sisters Nancy and Ann Wilson in the 1970s, and went on to record a number of rock radio staples like “Magic Man” and “Crazy on You.” The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.

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