Instruments stolen from Shari Ulrich found by Vancouver police

Singer-songwriter Shari Ulrich says in an elated post of Facebookthat her precious violins and a mandolin have been found by Vancouver police after they were reported stolen on May 25, 2016.

In the post Ulrich writes that patrol officers in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside discovered the two violins oneof which she has played for 43 years and a mandolin that she reported stolen.

"I am SO SO SO happy and so grateful to all for your support and concern," she wrote on her Facebook page. "And wildly appreciative of the Vancouver Police department!!! I'm over the moon!!!!"

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Ulrich lives on Bowen Islandbut often stays with friends in Vancouver. After decades of gigging, usually on theroad, she wasreluctant to load all her equipment in and out of the car every day.

Instead, Ulrichreliedon her dark-tinted windows and a cover over the gear inside to keep her equipment out of sight. She told CBC News on Friday that the instruments were burgled from her vehicle.

Sadly the bicycle she also reported stolen was not recovered.Ulrich said at the time that the stolen items probably had a value of $8,000, but she said she was more troubled by the loss of them because of their personal value.

Ulrich, who has playedsolo and in groupsincludingThe PiedPumkin, The Hometown Band, and The High Bar Gang, now plays with musicians like BarneyBentall, Tom Taylor, BillHendersonand Roy Forbes.

After 43 years without having anything stolen from her vehicle, Ulrich said she'll now have to start loading all of her valuables in and out of the car whenever she parks.