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LOWER EAST SIDE — More than $13,000 worth of equipment was taken from an East River Park construction site last week, police said.
Workers from Burtis Construction Company had kept the equipment at the southwest corner of FDR Drive and East Houston Street since April, but discovered an $8,500 light tower and a $5,000 generator missing when they returned to work on June 21 at 9 p.m., according to the NYPD.
According to the company’s employees, the equipment was heavy and could not be removed by hand, police said.
Burtis Construction Company did not immediately return a request for comment.
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