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Masked Gunmen Steal from LES Hunting and Fishing Club Members, Police Say

By Lisha Arino | May 22, 2015 8:36am
 Police said gunmen stole from three people having drinks at the Los Amigos Fishing and Hunting Club.
Police said gunmen stole from three people having drinks at the Los Amigos Fishing and Hunting Club.
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LOWER EAST SIDE — Two thieves stole more than $600 worth of property from three people enjoying a drink at the Los Amigos Fishing and Hunting Club early Sunday morning, police said.

The members, a 59-year-old man, an 82-year-old man and a 63-year-old woman were having drinks at the Rivington Street social club at about 1:05 a.m. on May 17, police said, when two masked men displayed a gun and forced them into the bathroom.

The thieves stole $365 in cash from the three individuals as well as two cellphones, according to the NYPD. None of the victims were injured, police said.

An employee said he did not know anything about the incident Thursday afternoon.

Other recent crimes in the 7th Precinct include:

► A thief stole $3,200 worth of property when he took a leather bag belonging to a 26-year-old man working a booth at Pier 36 on May 15, police said.

The man last saw his black leather backpack when he put it down on the floor, according to the NYPD.

Police said the $50 bag contained a MacBook Pro laptop worth $2,200, a green and gold “Assembly” jacket worth $500, a black Theory sweater worth $200, a gold and emerald cross pendant worth $150 and a gold earring worth $100.

The New Art Dealer’s Alliance, which hosted an art fair that weekend, as well as Pier 36, located at 299 South St., did not immediately return requests for comment.

► Police said a 23-year-old man realized his $175 Android HTC One cellphone, tan leather wallet, house keys and watch were missing after he woke up on the sidewalk at 2 a.m. on May 12.

The man told police he last remembered drinking at Piano’s, located at 158 Ludlow St. before he “blacked out,” according to the NYPD. About an hour later, he woke up in front of 179 Essex St. and felt someone go through his pockets.

Admitting that he was “heavily intoxicated,” the man thought an EMS worker was trying to help him but later discovered his phone, Casio watch, keys and wallet — which contained his I.D. and $50 in cash — were gone, police said.

The man was taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital for evaluation, police said.

► Two security guards for an Orchard Street construction site stole five pipes, 10 copper and brass fittings and 10 elbows and connections worth $225 altogether, according to the NYPD.

Steven Whaley, 30, and Claudius Williams, 59, entered 180 Orchard St. at 7:15 p.m. on May 8 and took the items from a locked room in the sub-cellar, police said.

The men admitted separately that they had planned to sell the scrap metal, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Whaley and Williams were charged with burglary, according to the DA’s office. Their attorneys did not immediately return a request for comment.